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du, Preez Gerald T. "A history of the organizational development of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church amongst the Coloured community in South Africa 1887-1997." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2648.
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The Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa was planted towards the end of the 19th century. Within less than forty years after its inception, a separate Coloured department developed. This was not to be the last organizational development impacting upon the Coloured community within the Church. The problem that this study will seek to address is: "What factors contributed to the different organizational phases that the predominantly 'coloured' section of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa underwent between 1887 and 1997?" It will examine particularly the role and impact of racism on the various organizational phases.Philosophiae Doctor - PhD
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Steley, Dennis. "Unfinished: The Seventh-day Adventist mission in the South Pacific, excluding Papua New Guinea, 1886-1986. (Volumes I and II)." Thesis, University of Auckland, 1990. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/9100749.
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The Seventh-day Adventist Church, incorporated in the United States in 1863, was driven by the belief that it was God's 'remnant church' with the work of warning the world of the imminent return of Christ. When that mission was finished the second coming would occur. In 1886 following a visit by an elderly layman, John I Tay, the whole population of Pitcairn Island desired to join the SDA church. As a result in 1890 Adventist mission work began in the South Pacific Islands. By 1895 missions had been founded in six island groups. However difficulties, both within and without the mission's control, ensured that membership gains were painfully slow in the first decades of Adventist mission in Polynesia. However before World War II the Solomons became one of the most successful Adventist mission areas in the world. After 1945 Adventism also prospered in such places as Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. Education provided the key to the gaining of accessions in a number of countries, while in others a health-medical emphasis proved important in attracting converts. Since World War II public evangelism and the use of various programmes such as welfare, radio evangelism, and the efforts of lay members contributed to sharp membership gains in most countries of the region. Of no small consequence in hindering Adventist growth was the opposition of other churches who regarded them as pariahs because of their theology and 'proselytizing'. Adventist communities tended to be introverted, esoteric and isolationist. Nevertheless Pacific islanders adapted aspects of the usually uncompromising Adventist culture. Unity of faith, practice and procedure was a valuable Adventist asset which was promoted by a centralized administration. After a century in the Pacific region its membership there has a reputation among other Adventists for its continued numeric growth and for the ferver its committment to Adventism. Nevertheless Adventism in the region faces a number of problems and its aim of finishing the Lord's work remains unfinished.Subscription resource available via Digital Dissertations
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Fink, Jerrell N. "Perceptions of seventh-day adventist church ministers toward seventh-day adventist schools." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71197.
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The Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church operates one of the largest private educational systems in the United States. However, throughout the past ten years, there has been a steady decrease in the enrollment of Seventh-Day Adventist schools, although church membership has increased. Previous research has shown that SDA ministers have considerable influence, and have proved particularly influential in decisions regarding SDA schools. Since the educational values of SDA schools are conveyed to the church members by their ministers, it is important for Church leaders to have a knowledge of the values held by their ministers. The primary purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions of the SDA Church ministers concerning the values, effectiveness, fiscal status, and future structure of the SDA schools.Ed. D.
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Steed, Robert. "A consulting approach to assisting Seventh-day Adventist Church Parishes /." View thesis View thesis, 1997. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030603.151459/index.html.
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Thesis (MSc. Soc. Ecol. (Honours)--University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, 1997.Thesis submitted for Masters of Science (Hon) Social Ecology. Thesis is an inquiry into how a consulting approach can be used by a church helping organisation in the Seventh-day Adventist Church to assist congregations.
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Dunn, H. "Reality and truth in the seventh-day adventist church." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.377815.
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Steed, Robert, of Western Sydney Hawkesbury University, of Health Humanities and Social Ecology Faculty, and School of Social Ecology. "A consulting approach to assisting Seventh-day Adventist Church Parishes." THESIS_FHHSE_SEL_Steed_R.xml, 1997. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/73.
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This thesis is an inquiry into how a 'consulting approach' can be used by a church helping organisation in the Seventh-day Adventist Church system to assist local church congregations. This inquiry will focus specially on the service providers known as Conference Departments and how a consulting approach can improve the service they provide. The exploration of the methodology and relationship between department personnel and churches will inform this inquiry. Consultancy within the Australian Seventh-day Adventist church is in its infancy. For the majority of churches the concept of using an external consultant to assist them on an ongoing basis would be a radical thought. The Seventh-day Adventist church system has traditionally provided resources and training to church parishes via their Conference departments youths, Bible school, outreach, health, welfare etc. However, few of these departments have offered a true constructive service where diagnostic assessment and long term problem-solving occurs. This thesis aims to develop a methodology by which consultants can gain entrance into churches and offer ongoing assistance to them. The study attempts to establish a model and identifies the issues that relate to using such an approach.Master of Science (Hon) (Social Ecology)
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Brown, Maurice. "Collaborative preaching and congregational response in the Edmonton Seventh-Day Adventist Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.
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Somasundram, Drene. "A gender inclusive model in theological education for the Seventh-day Adventist church." Thesis, Middlesex University, 2007. http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/2659/.
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Clergywomen in the Seventh-day Adventist Church have spoken for the first time of their theological training at a private Christian tertiary institution in Australia. A phenomenological design was utilised where Clergywomen’s collective lived experience of theological education was captured and analysed. The major themes of ambivalence in identity formation, the struggle to question dominant hegemony and existence in hostile environments depict the lifeworld of Clergywomen. The findings from this investigation, together with the Clergywomen’s recommendations for improvements to theological training, have guided the development of a contemporary model for theological education for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This model is called the TRI-Space Model Design in Theological Education; it embodies both gender inclusive pedagogy and thirdspace thinking – a relatively new philosophy that is beginning to emerge within theology. This model offers new directional formation that opens up new and exciting possibilities in Seventh-day Adventist institutions and the wider field of theological education. This study is pivotal for Christian educators and administrators who seek to develop and employ a holistic approach to ministerial formation.
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Moon, Charles. "Comparative study of educational program of Denver Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church and Temple Baptist Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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Watts, N. W. "Guiding the Naha Seventh-Day Adventist Church in a process of self assessment and in implementing training programs designed to produce positive changes in selected areas of perceived need." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.
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Grant, Jonathan. "Heaven bound, earthly good: an historical analysis of race relations in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2010. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/174.
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The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a denomination that has contributed much to the development of American society. Although the Church is a religious and social institution, its views on race in America have changed over the years, from its abolitionist approach during the mid 19th century to its stance of non-involvement during the Civil Rights Movement. By studying the race relations in the Adventist Church, this thesis reveals the factors that may have caused its position of non-intervention during the Civil Rights Movement. The thesis analyzes the development of black/white race relations in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and how it has led to the Church’s stance regarding race during the Civil Rights Movement. The functionalist theory is utilized to elucidate the Church’s racial approach from a sociological perspective. This thesis allows for future research of other religious organizations and how those institutions have helped advance or delay the quest for social freedom amongst African Americans.
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Caceres, Hugo H. "Towards a spiritual growth ministry for the Seventh Day Adventist family in the Chiapas State, Mexico." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.
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Rodriguez, Chalas Rafael. "Continuing education in music ministry of the Atlantic Union Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church." Thesis, Boston University, 2012. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/12606.
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PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.Previous studies of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) music have explored theological foundations, historical roots, and administrative challenges of the music ministry. However, these past studies did not assess the continuing education of the SDA music ministers, or provide Adventist research-based strategies for improving the professional development of SDA music ministers. Thus, this investigation sought to evaluate the continuing education needs of the music ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist churches of the Atlantic Union Conference, consisting of the northeastern states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and the territory of Bermuda. Utilizing a quantitative, descriptive research design, a total of 552 SDA churches were surveyed. The researcher identified, located, and invited 138 music ministers from those churches to complete an online questionnaire. The study investigated music ministers' demographic profiles, educational backgrounds, music and worship practices, and their reported needs for continuing education. Specifically, the study examined music ministers' preferred topics and methods in pursuing continuing education, their perceptions and beliefs regarding the adequacy, effectiveness, relevance, and support of the music ministry, and reported obstacles that prevent them from receiving continuing education. Among other findings, music ministers chose the top three topics they most needed: appropriate music for various worship styles; singing techniques; and where to find literature and resources. Nearly half of respondents preferred to receive continuing education by attending workshops, seminars, and clinics. The top three out of ten reported obstacles to receiving continuing education were time commitments, financial constraints, and unavailable local church funding. Some of the recommendations of the study included increasing offerings of workshops and clinics directed to Adventist music ministers, establishing worship and music offices within the local conferences to support and coordinate music ministry, and providing opportunities for intercommunication among music ministers, such as internet forums that promote collaboration and continuing education. This study has enabled music ministers to reflect upon and express their continuing professional and educational needs as they strive to make greater musical and educational contributions to their churches.
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Griffiths, Herbert. "The impact of African Caribbean settlers on the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Britain 1952-2001." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2003. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/672/.
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The purpose of this research is to examine the impact, which African Caribbean Settlers had on the British Seventh-day Adventist church from 1952-2001, and to determine what characterises Adventist mission in Britain and worldwide today. Before the arrival of African Caribbean settlers, the British SDA denomination experienced stagnation in membership. In spite of the efforts of both the church administration and local church pastors in organising evangelistic meetings to counteract such development, the membership was in decline by the early 1950's. It was this condition that African Caribbean immigrants found British Adventism when they arrived in the early 195Os. The research process incorporated several methods: historical documents, and interviews in the Caribbean, the USA and Britain. A survey administered to eight congregations in Britain was also used to determine the extent to which Adventism and its mission is understood and practiced in both Black and White, or Caribbean and English cultures. The research findings begin with the affirmation that the Africans forcibly removed from the continent of Africa to the Caribbean Islands in the 17th and 18th centuries had retained elements of their cultural and religious beliefs. They indicate that African elements of oral culture, family and community orientation were also carried over into Adventism in the Caribbean. Adventist teachings, philosophy and life-style were well placed to accommodate these elements. Together with the rapid growth of church membership, the development of educational establishments, healthcare facilities and other community training projects contributed to the mission of Adventism in the Caribbean. This concept of mission was transmitted to Britain with the arrival of African Caribbean immigrants from the 1950's. From their arrival, British Adventism began to experience a steady increase in membership. Furthermore, African Caribbean Adventists Christians continued to employ the philosophy and methods they were accustomed to in the Caribbean to strengthen Adventist mission programmes on these new shores. Similar results to what had been experienced in the Caribbean have been achieved in Britain. For example, the research identifies areas such as the development of new congregations, African styles of worship, the establishment of educational facilities such as nurseries, evening and weekend schools, infant and primary schools, adult training centres and day centres for the elderly and youth, and the overall drive to serve a multicultural community. From here it is evident that Adventism in Britain today is concerned about the needs of individuals as well as different groups in the wider society, and is finding ways of reaching out to them as part of the church's mission. This reflects the larger picture of a paradigm shift in global mission in the Adventist church internationally as well as in worldwide Christianity, especially of the Two-Thirds world. This paradigm shift in global mission is reflected in the type of projects local churches are actively engaged in, both in the Canbbean and Africa, as they are compelled to respond to the social, educational and economical needs of the community.
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Hartman, David Lee. "Implementation of the personal styles of evangelism in the Highland Seventh-day Adventist Church for maximal evangelistic impact /." Link to Dissertations, 2007. http://wwweprint.cc.andrews.edu/25/.
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Nyarenchi, M. K. N. (Matwetwe). "A theological ethical assessment of homosexuality in the east African context : a Seventh-Day Adventist perspective." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23854.
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In the world in which we are living today many people, especially Christians, wonder why people should talk about homosexuality. For many past years, the Christian Church, especially in East Africa, considered herself more or less immune from many of the challenges, experienced by the rest of the world, particularly the Western world. However, as the church now continues to grow in numbers and expand its territories, these problems start to appear in the church also all over East Africa. Increasingly the consciousness of the society is being raised concerning social-ethical issues such as women's rights, battered children, single parent families, teenage pregnancy, wife beating and of course homosexuality. As a result such issues are widely discussed within the church and outside, sometimes causing a rift within the church. Such has been the case with homosexuality. Recently at a Seventh-day Adventist Church camp meeting in East Africa, a debate in a Bible study on the ethics of homosexuality as perceived by the Seventh-day Adventist Church paved the way for divisions in the church, which has left church members in four categories (groups) namely: culturalist, rejectionist, reinterpretationist and the reaffirmationist. Unfortunately the debate closed without a definite conclusion as to what should be the normative basis for the theological ethical evaluation of homosexuality by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in East Africa. The issue was whether the Bible, culture or both the Bible and culture should be the normative basis and also as to what theological ethical guidance does the Bible provide for the ethical evaluation of homosexuality in the present-day context. The dissertation surveys definitions and causes of sexuality, and traces some of the background from the pre-modem to the postmodern era reflecting on the definitions and causes of homosexuality, and it also traces some of the historical background regarding homosexual practices and views on homosexuality. It also discusses and assesses the Cultural beliefs on homosexuality in East Africa. The study also looks at the Biblical texts that refer to or are thought to refer to homosexuality and "examines" the claims made in much of the "gays" literature with reference to these texts. Other texts used by over-zealous Christians bent on finding condemnation of homosexuality through Scripture. During the East African pre modem era, sexuality, including homosexuality was not publicly discussed. The whole subject was encircled by a halo of secrecy and hedged around by innumerable East African taboos. When this silence is combined with the absence of written documentation on the cultures and histories of many parts of East Africa, the difficulties of accessing traditional understanding of homosexuality and sexuality become immense. One can conclude that it will be a serious mistake for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in East Africa to make East African culture normative in the ethical evaluation of homosexuality since: (i) Oral East African tradition does not really provide any moral view on homosexuality. To read into the silence on homosexuality the moral condemnation of homosexuality is not acceptable. (ii) Homosexual practices, in a ritualized form, are not foreign to East African culture. (iii) The strong condemnation of homosexuality in East Africa is often politically and ideologically inspired. This dissertation advocates the need for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in East Africa to use the Bible alone, Old and New Testament, being the written word of God, given by divine inspiration through holy men of God who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit, as the infallible revelation of God's will. The Bible is the standard of character, the test of experience, the authoritative revealer of doctrines, and trustworthy record of God's acts in history and therefore is central in any formulation concerning homosexuality, whether theological or ethical evaluation and therefore should be used as the only normative basis for the ethical evaluation of homosexuality.Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2011.
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Mirilov, Branislav. "An examination of the response of the Seventh-day Adventist church to some contemporary socio-political issues in the light of two distinctive adventist doctrines." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.520507.
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The principal sources of SDA identity are the biblical books of Revelation and Daniel. On the basis of these documents Adventists have built their eschatology, missiology, and other distinctive doctrines, such as belief in an imminent second advent and the notion that they constitute the "remnant". The purpose of this study is to examine in the context of the Book of Revelation how these two particular doctrines have affected Adventists' moral commitments. Broadly speaking it will be argued that Adventists have not paid sufficient attention in their theory and practice to the very book to which they have traditionally appealed. The first part of the study seeks to examine the effects which distinctive Adventist doctrines have had on the moral commitments of the church in the various phases of its existence. An attempt will be made to identify the basic principles which guide Adventists in their social behaviour. The second part examines the social role of the Adventist church in an environment more hostile than the liberal democracies in which it first developed. The modem socialist state of Yugoslavia will be used as a case study. It will be argued that the traditional denominational understanding of the book of Revelation has considerably contributed to make the Adventist church, particularly in places like Yugoslavia, a highly marginalized socio-religious entity. The third part attempts to demonstrate that Adventism has never fully responded to the radical call of the book of Revelation. It will be argued that the book of Revelation when read in conjunction with the rest of the Scripture and in the light of contemporary scholarship demands from all Christians an active and effective social involvement.
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Merklin, Lester P. "Historical review and critique of the development of the B. Th. program for ministerial training for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Pakistan." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.
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Williams, Walton A. "The impact of mentor training on Seventh-Day Adventist senior pastors and interns participating in a formal mentoring program." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.
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Sokupa, Mxolisi Michael. "The priesthood of believers : a critical analysis and evaluation of developments in the Ecclesiology of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6535.
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Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation is a critical analysis and evaluation of the teaching of the priesthood of believers and the development of ecclesiology in the Seventh-day Adventist church. The study analyses this development in Seventh-day Adventist ecclesiology by evaluating how the doctrine of the priesthood of believers has been viewed in biblical, historical, and theological contexts. The comparative analysis of (mainly, though not exclusively) the Free church ecclesiology with the aim of contributing towards the understanding of the development of the Seventh-day Adventist ecclesiology is key. The importance of the development of ecclesiology in general and more specifically within the Seventh-day Adventist church is reflected in the discussions on the priesthood of believers by Free Churches and Seventh-day Adventist church historians and theologians. This research demonstrates that the development of ecclesiology cannot be studied in isolation. Therefore the development of ecclesiology in the Seventh-day Adventist church should be viewed with the history of the Christian church in view. For the purposes of this study this implies that the reflection of the Christian church on the priesthood of believers should have an impact on the development of the history of ecclesiology within the Seventh-day Adventist church. The critical analysis and assessment of the development of Seventh-day Adventist ecclesiology highlights the importance of biblical, historical, theological and ecclesiological contexts combined, on the priesthood of believers. Therefore this highlights the importance of the doctrine of priesthood of believers in the development of ecclesiology.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie werkstuk is ‘n kritieke analisering en evaluering van die leer van die priesterskap van gelowiges en die ontwikkeling van ekklesiologie in die Seventh-day Adventist Kerk. Die studie analiseer die ontwikkeling in die Seventh-day Adventist ekklesiologie deur te evalueer hoe die doktriene van die priesterskap van gelowiges gesien word in bybelse, historiese, en teologiese konteks. Die vergelykende analisering van (hoofsaaklik, tog nie alleenlik nie) die Vrye kerkse ekklesiologie met die doel om by te dra tot die begrip van die ontwikkeling van die Sewendedagse Adventiste ekklesiologie is opperste. Die belangrikheid van die ontwikkeling van ekklesiologie in die algemeen, meer spesifiek in die Seventh-day Adventist Kerk, word gereflekteer in die gesprek oor die priesterdom van gelowiges deur die Vrye Kerke en die Sewendedagse Adventiste geskiedkundiges en teoloë. Hierdie navorsing demonstreer dat die ontwikkeling van ekklesiologie nie in isolasie bestudeer kan word nie. Daarom moet die ontwikkeling van ekklesiologie in die Sewendedagse Adventiste kerk gesien word met die geskiedenis van die Christen kerk in sig. Vir die doel van hierdie studie impliseer dit dat die refleksie van die Christen Kerk op die priesterskap van gelowiges, ‘n impak moet hê op die ontwikkeling van die geskeidenis van ekklesiologie in die Seventh-day Adventist kerk. Die kritieke analisering en assesering van die ontwikkeling van die Seventh-day Adventist ekklesiologie beklemtoon die belangrikheid van die bybelse, geskiedkundige, teologiese en ekklesiologiese konteks saamgebind om die priesterskap van gelowiges. Daarom word die belangrikheid van die doktriene van priesterskap van gelowiges in die ontwikkeling van ekklesiologie beklemtoon.
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Benz, Cynthia Dawn. "An exploration of the place of pastoral care in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church with particular reference to the Church in the British Isles." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.410281.
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Myrie, Nerval S. "Preaching for transition aiding a biological family centered congregation to move toward becoming the spiritual family of God /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.
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Garbi, Samuel. "Safety as a foundational pre-requisite to spiritual growth and effective church life in the Fox Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church of the Fox Valley District in Wisconsin." Thesis, Andrews University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3689393.
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Recent publications on the topic of safety, my observations of some church members' reluctance to be involved, and a serendipitous experience of added safety I had outside of the church coalesced to point me to lack of spiritual and emotional safety in my church as a possible cause of deficient personal spiritual growth in some members and of a resulting want for greater church efficiency. Emotional safety seems to be a core component of the ideals of love usually professed in the church. This indicated to me a possible need to focus on facilitating practice of emotional awareness and safety that would be experientially confirmed as conducive to personal growth in contrast to simply using the traditional methods of just preaching and teaching on these subjects.
The theological and biblical study specifically allowed me to describe the type of individual spiritual growth stemming from genuine personal awareness acquired through a sense of safety. I was able to legitimately equate such spiritual growth with the concept of personal stewardship or "sanctification" used in the Bible—in an understanding of it that encompasses the development of all of one's life as part of the spiritual endeavor. This involves all aspects of life and not just those commonly understood as "spiritual" in a narrower religious sense. Others have used the term "individuation" to describe this spiritual development. This is different from other understandings that associate "sanctification" with lists of concrete attitudes and behaviors which, in the mind of some outside observers, are "evidence" of spiritual growth, but may not always be reflective of such.
My assumption at the beginning of this project was that practice of emotional safety could enable increased awareness leading to spiritual growth. This foundational element, in my estimate, seemed to be the missing piece in the promotion of spiritual growth and organizational effectiveness in the church. However, my study revealed two more foundational levels of safety that must precede the practice of safety because they either enable it by their presence or foil it by their absence. Practiced safety is greatly impaired by a lack of structural safety (i.e., retained parts of organizational structures that enable lawful harm to some); and a lack of structural safety may be the outworking of a lack of theological safety—that is, retained personal and organizational elemental worldview, assumptions and beliefs about self, God, and the universe that generate unsafe space instead of a place of safety and trust. Lack of safety deters people from seeking awareness that can lead to growth, while the presence of safety can facilitate a fuller experience of awareness leading to satisfying and genuine spiritual growth. But such safety which enables awareness towards growth cannot occur without its foundational theological, structural, and practiced components being attended to, in this order.
Two circles of causes and effects are proposed to the consideration of the reader through this project. One is a circle of theological, structural and practiced safety which seems to facilitate individuals' willingness to engage in the pursuit of increased conscious awareness, resulting in greater spiritual growth and a safer world. The alternate circle is one which continues to perpetuate theological, structural and practiced dangers, thus apparently metastasizing individuals and organizations' inhibitions towards greater conscious awareness into regressive conformism and dangerous projections.
The process successfully used in this project at the Fox Valley Church in Neenah, Wisconsin, to increase a sense of safety conducive to conscious awareness and spiritual growth among project participants is proposed to all readers and entities willing to recognize a lack of safety as a reality to be addressed, and it may serve as a model to any such individual or organization to improve safety, with the ensuing increased spiritual growth and organizational efficiency, within their sphere of influence. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
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Plaatjes, Calvin William, and H. J. Hendriks. "The administrative functioning of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa and the disillusionment and alienation of its members : a catalyst for change." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/15500.
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Thesis (DTh)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation addresses the functioning of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa and the disillusionment and alienation of its members. Its aim is to uncover what the key factors are in the administrative functioning that has contributed to the disillusionment and alienation of the rank and file from the administration of the church. It gives particular attention to five aspects of administration: administrative authority, leadership, power, transition, and organizational structures. The objectives of the study are multifaceted. It wants to sensitize and make the Conference and Union administrations aware of the issues that separate them from the rank and file in the church, and how that the present challenges can be solved on a broad consultative basis. Furthermore, the study wants to make recommendations as to how broader representation can be established. Importantly, the study wishes to help the SDA Church administration to maintain a healthy balance between the church as institution and the church as organism. The study is basically exploratory as it seeks to explore the social phenomenon between the administrative functioning and the grassroots of the church for the reason of gaining insight as well as to explain the reason for its existence. It is also hermeneutical in nature as it seeks to establish a proper understanding of the interrelatedness between the administrative functioning and the laity in the church. Empirical enquiry is an important aspect of the study as it employs structured interviews with church boards and survey questionnaires to pastors in order to establish quantitative and qualitative aspects of the study. The study made use of a practical-theological methodology. The methodology is a hermeneutical sensitive and correlational dialogue that brings different theological parameters into dialogue with the realities of practice of ministry and the world. Chapter one introduces the study. It outlines the various dimensions of the study. Chapters two and three are historical. It deals with the present reality and the identity of the church using literary sources. Chapter five deals with the empirical research and gives a description of the views of ministers and the church boards concerning the five aspects of administration of the church, which has been researched. Chapters four and six deals with the theoretical-theological aspects of the study. Chapter four deals with the tension that exists between the church as institution and the church as organism. Chapter six is a theological evaluation that seeks the will of God or His guidance in terms of the problem which the church faces. Chapter six describes the way forward by making recommendations and gives some strategies that can be used to realize the goals of the study and the church.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie verhandeling ondersoek die denominasionele etos en die administratiewe strukture van die Sewendedag Adventistekerk in Suid-Afrika. Die studie toon aan dat daar ontnugtering en vervreemding by die gewone lede van die kerk ten opsigte van die administratiewe strukture bestaan. Dit gee aandag aan vyf aspekte van administrasie: administratiewe gesag, leierskap, mag, oorgang en organisatoriese strukture. Die doelstellings van die studie is veelvoudig. Dit poog om die Konferensies en die Unie-administrasies sensitief te maak van die strydpunte wat hulle verwyder van die gewone mense in die kerk. Dit stel voor dat die huidige uitdagings opgelos kan word deur middel van 'n bree konsultatiewe proses. Verder maak die studie aanbevelings oor hoe wyer verteenwoordiging in administratiewe strukture bereik kan word. Die studie wil die SDA-kerk administrasie van hulp wees om 'n gesonde balans te handhaaf tussen die kerk as organisasie en die kerk as organisme. Die studie is verkennend en hermeneuties van aard. Dit wou vasstel wat die mening van die werkers (predikante) en kerkrade is oor die administratiewe strukture en leierskap in die kerk. Ten einde dit vas te stel is 'n omvattende empiriese ondersoek gedoen deur gestruktureerde onderhoude met kerkrade oor die hele land te voer en deur vraelyste aan 'n verteenwoordigende steekproef predikante te stuur. Die navorsing het gebruik gemaak van 'n prakties-teologiese metodologie. Die metodologie is 'n hermeneuties sensitiewe en korrelatiewe dialoog wat verskillende teologiese parameters in dialoog met die realiteite van die bedieningspraktyk en wereld bring. Hoofstuk een is inleidend en gee 'n oorsig oor die navorsingsontwerp. Hoofstukke twee en drie is histories. Dit behandel die huidige realiteit en die identiteit van die kerk deur gebruik te maak van literere bronne. Hoofstuk vyf handel oor die empiriese ondersoek en gee 'n beskrywing van die menings van predikante en kerkrade oor die vyf aspekte van die administrasie van die kerk wat ondersoek is. Hoofstukke vier en ses handel oar die teoreties-teologiese aspekte van die studie. Vier bespreek die spanning wat altyd bestaan tussen die kerk as organisasie en die kerk as organisme. Ses is 'n teologiese evaluering wat soek na die wil of leiding van God in terme van die probleem waarmee die kerk worstel. Die laaste hoofstuk maak voorstelle oor die pad vorentoe en stel strategiee voor wat gebruik kan word om doelstellings te bereik.
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Lazic, Tihomir. "Remnant in koinonia : towards an Adventist version of communio ecclesiology." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:96ee05e6-8a4c-4dc0-80de-fefc73a8c009.
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In the last two decades, Seventh-day Adventist scholars have been attempting to articulate a balanced and distinct ecclesiology, aimed at helping the denomination to retain its global unity, maintain its relevance and enable a more fruitful and meaningful interaction with others. No comprehensive account of the church has been developed yet, however. This thesis is intended to facilitate a more rounded and systematically articulated concept of church from an Adventist perspective. Part I presents a thumbnail history of the denomination and considers the advantages and limitations of its standard claim to be the 'remnant', awaiting a pre-millennial parousia. Part II engages with the ideas of some of the ablest communio ecclesiologists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and considers their ecclesiological system, built around the concept of koinonia, while Part III examines ways in which their theoretical framework can assist the Adventist community to deal with practical ecclesial issues. Four major proposals are made for deepening Adventist understanding of the nature of church. Whereas the formal structure of communio framework can help Adventists move beyond one-sided, single-metaphor communal self-descriptions, the idea of the church as essentially a koinonia of believers in God can supplement their predominantly functionalist portrayal of the church as herald or messenger. Thirdly, the Adventist notion of truth can be enriched by viewing the community of believers not only as a messenger, but also as an organic part of divine revelation. This makes ecclesiology central to the theological enterprise, intrinsic to the grounding of theological claims and the interpretation of biblical texts. Finally, the development of a richer interpretation of the Spirit's activity in the church is seen as one of the key prerequisites for a fuller, more nuanced account of the church's participation in the life of the triune God. The highlighting of these four aspects, hitherto neglected or underdeveloped in Adventism, and the presentation of tentative solutions to its ongoing ecclesiological problems, form the principal contribution of this monograph.
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Souza, Cleyton Ribeiro de. "A filosofia por trás da Superbom: uma história do Adventismo." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2018. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/21600.
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The present work presents a historical narrative of the Superbom factory.The need to research such an institution of the Seventh-day Adventist Church lies in rescues and have initial approximations of the history of this factory that was essential for the dissemination of the health message preached by the denomination. The objective this research was to present elements that show the health message of the denomination interacting with the development of the Superbom factory. As will be seen, the Adventist Review shows Superbom as being fundamental for the development of the movement in Brazil, so far, there are no researchers who have studied the subject. Here is the justification of the present work, to propose a first narrative of the factory, based on the organ of institutional disclosure, Adventist Review. If on one hand the factory had to seek modernization to meet the business demands, on the other, the institution had to suit market nuances. Thus, the adaptation of the products was a reality, although in content, the institution remained engaged with the health message of the denomination. As will be seen, the factory from its founding to the present day remained committed to the Second Advent message and White's instructions on health reform
O presente trabalho apresenta uma narrativa histórica da fábrica Superbom. A necessidade de pesquisar tal instituição da Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia está em resgatar e ter aproximações iniciais da história dessa fábrica que foi essencial para a difusão da mensagem de saúde pregada pela denominação. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi apresentar elementos que evidenciem a mensagem de saúde da denominação interagindo com o desenvolvimento da fábrica Superbom. Ainda que, como se verá, a Revista Adventista mostre a Superbom como sendo fundamental para o desenvolvimento do movimento no Brasil, até o momento, não existem pesquisadores que se debruçaram sobre o tema. Aí está a justificativa do presente trabalho, propor uma primeira narrativa da fábrica, baseada no órgão de divulgação institucional, Revista Adventista. Se por um lado a fábrica teve de buscar a modernização para atender as demandas comerciais, por outro, a instituição teve de se adequar as nuances do mercado. Assim, a adaptação dos produtos foi uma realidade, embora em conteúdo a instituição continuasse engajada com a mensagem de saúde da denominação. Como se verá, a fábrica, desde sua fundação até a contemporaneidade, permaneceu compromissada com a mensagem do segundo advento e as instruções de White acerca da reforma de saúde
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Cunningham-Fleming, Jeryl Lee. "“WE SANG ALLELUIA, PRAISE THE LORD!”: AFRICAN-AMERICAN IDENTITY AND THE USE AND RECEPTION OF MUSIC WITHIN A SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH IN NEW YORK CITY, 1970 – 2010." UKnowledge, 2013. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/15.
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The Ephesus Seventh-day Church, one of the first Black SDA churches that were formed in the New York City area during the late 1920s and early 1930s, is one church that has been faced with the challenge of maintaining traditional repertoire and musical practices, while including more popular genres and styles that lay outside the SDA guidelines. Located in Central Harlem, Ephesus is surrounded by the cultural and historical influences within the Harlem community. The Ephesus Church, based on extant hymnals and the recollections of church members, continued in the Euro-centric musical traditions of early SDA churches until the 1960s, when it began to explore African-inspired musical practices. Around 1970, close in time to the SDA 1972 Music Guidelines were instituted, a struggle between Euro-centric versus Afro-centric musical cultures became apparent. Following introductory chapters on the history of African-American membership in the SDA Church from the 19th century to the early 20th century and early musical leaders of Ephesus Church, the musical practices of Ephesus from 1970 to 2010 serves as the focus of this study.
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Mukweyi, Alison Isaack. "The West Indies College and its Educational Activities in Jamaica, 1961-1987." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332158/.
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The West Indies College is an institution of higher education in Jamaica which was established by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in 1909. It has had three names: 1909-1923, West Indian Training School; 1924-1958, West Indian Training College, and 1959-present, West Indies College. The school has been served by over 20 presidents. The needs of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, the Mandeville community, Jamaica, and the West Indies region continue to play an important role in the addition and elimination of academic programs at the college. Present programs have attracted students from Africa, North and South America, the West Indies, and Europe. The college has industries that are used as facilities to provide the work-study program for students to fulfill the college's operational philosophy of educating the entire person. The industries assist students in the development of manual skills and in the payment of tuition. The West Indies College is funded by grants of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, tuition fees, profits from industries, and individual contributions. The school also receives a financial advantage in the form of tax exemption from the Jamaican government. An organized Department of Alumni Affairs assists the college in moral, professional, and material support. Due to the generosity of individual alumni, scholarships have been established to help needy students.
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Martins, Rafael Malisani. "CONFLITO GERACIONAL E A IDENTIDADE DOS JOVENS ADVENTISTAS DO SÉTIMO DIA: NEGAÇÃO OU RECONSTRUÇÃO DA IDENTIDADE ADVENTISTA POR PARTE DOS JOVENS." Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, 2012. http://tede.metodista.br/jspui/handle/tede/235.
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This present study aims to examine the generational gap and identity formation of young Adventists, in order to verify if the generational gap is a demonstration that young people are breaking with the church or, reconstructing identity. The generational gap can be seen in various spheres of society and even within the Adventist Church. However, the generational gap is not caused by rebellion, but for different ways to react and cope with the characteristics of contemporary society. Thus, older people do not agree with the new proposals of young people and also not even the youngest wish to continue living with the old stuff. The Adventist Church has experienced the generational gap in two main aspects: The first is evident in the communication, the second in the worldview of the world. The language has changed in the time to communicate, in the present context, the image took the words function. Therefore, communication may not reach your goal, especially the younger ones, when expressed only through words. The other aspect that has caused the conflict is the world concept to the youngest. For them, the world is not synonymous with sin as some older people understand. Because of this difference, certain issues are not acceptable within the church, because they are linked to the world and the world is understood as sin. However, my conclusion is that though the young do not understand the world itself as a sin, they understand that there are aspects of the world that are wrong. These aspects are not acceptable to them and therefore they do not wish to break with the church. But they are looking for significant changes that fit with their worldview. It s possible to show this same line of reasoning in some church leaders, but the reports of young people express that did not reach the local practice. Once I conceive the Hervieu-Leger s thought that identity is not passed intact from father to son, but built individually, I understand that young people are forming their own identity. For this identity to be solidly formed on the Adventists principles and opened to the necessary changes in society, it does, in my perception, need to re-read Ellen White based on the thought of Walter Mignolo, presented and explained by Adolfo S. Suarez.
Este presente trabalho, tem por objetivo analisar o conflito geracional e a formação da identidade dos jovens adventistas, com o objetivo de verificar se o conflito geracional é uma demonstração que os jovens estão rompendo com a igreja ou, reconstruindo a identidade. O conflito geracional pode ser notado em diversas esferas da sociedade e inclusive dentro da Igreja Adventista. Todavia, o conflito geracional não é causado por rebeldia, mas sim, por diferentes maneiras de reagir e conviver com as características contemporâneas da sociedade. Sendo assim, os mais velhos não concordam com as novas propostas dos jovens e tão pouco, os mais novos desejam continuar convivendo com as coisas antigas. A Igreja Adventista tem vivido o conflito geracional em dois aspectos principais: o primeiro se evidencia na comunicação; o segundo na cosmovisão. A linguagem sofreu alterações na hora de se comunicar; no contexto atual, a imagem tomou a função das palavras. Por essa razão, uma comunicação pode não alcançar seu objetivo, principalmente aos mais novos, quando expressa somente através de palavras. O outro aspecto que tem causado conflito é a compreensão de mundo que os mais novos possuem. Para eles, o mundo não é sinônimo de pecado como algumas pessoas mais velhas entendem. Por conta desta diferença, certas questões não são aceitáveis dentro da igreja, por serem vinculadas ao mundo e o mundo ser entendido como pecado. Porém, a constatação que faço é que, embora o jovem não entenda o mundo em si como pecado, ele compreende que existem aspectos do mundo que sejam errados. Esses aspectos não são aceitáveis para eles e por isso, eles não desejam romper com a igreja. Mas estão em busca de mudanças significativas que se encaixam com sua visão de mundo. É possível evidenciar essa mesma linha de raciocínio em alguns líderes da igreja, mas os relatos dos jovens expressam que isso não alcançou a prática local. Uma vez que, concebo o pensamento de Hervieu-Leger de que a identidade não é transmitida intacta de pai para filho, mas construída individualmente. Entendo que os jovens estão formando sua própria identidade. Para que essa identidade seja formada de maneira sólida nos princípios adventistas, e aberta as mudanças necessárias da sociedade, se faz necessário, sob minha percepção, uma releitura de Ellen White baseada no pensamento liminar de Walter Mignolo, apresentado e explanado por Adolfo S. Suárez.
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Furtado, Kevin Willian Kossar. "REPRESENTAÇÕES ESCATOLÓGICO-SABÁTICO-DIETÉTICAS DE JOVENS DA IGREJA ADVENTISTA DO SÉTIMO DIA." UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE PONTA GROSSA, 2014. http://tede2.uepg.br/jspui/handle/prefix/207.
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Previous issue date: 2014-12-19A pesquisa compreende as representações sociais do adventismo para integrantes jovens da Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia (IASD) por meio das contraposições e anuências de crenças e práticas dos fiéis no que tange ao pensamento escatológico-sabático-dietético oficial da denominação. A investigação apresenta que práticas e valores são observados e alterados,adaptados, acrescentados ou suprimidos pelos fiéis em relação ao conjunto de crenças que historiciza o adventismo, e apreende as razões e demandas desse processo. O estudo situa-se na abordagem da teoria das Representações Sociais do psicólogo social Serge Moscovici. A pesquisa se concretiza com membros participantes da Classe de Jovens da Escola Sabatina da Igreja Adventista localizada em Uvaranas, Ponta Grossa, Paraná. O trabalho problematiza a história adventista, da Reforma Radical até o movimento milerita, e apresenta as tensões e reconfigurações do adventismo desde sua organização formal em 1863 até o momento. A pesquisa tem por objetivos apreender as representações sociais do adventismo para os jovens adventistas de Uvaranas; demonstrar como eles ancoram e objetivam as crenças aprendidas na Igreja; verificar a influência dos ensinamentos da denominação sobre as práticas e valores dos membros; levantar a produção científica sobre a IASD no âmbito da pós-graduação stricto sensu no Brasil; explicitar as características peculiares da Igreja Adventista; e identificar as práticas inerentes ao adventismo em sua expressão particular na comunidade investigada. Se executaram entrevistas semiestruturadas, mediante três categorias empíricas – escatologia, sábado e dieta alimentar –, gravadas em áudio, com dez indivíduos da IASD. Os dados obtidos nas entrevistas foram reunidos em unidades de registro e agrupados em um significado comum de primeira ordem; após, em torno de categorias de análise explicativas relacionadas com a problemática do estudo, organizaram-se as informações transmitidas para indicar as representações do adventismo para membros jovens da IASD. Usou-se, de maneira adaptada, a abordagem do núcleo central para verificar a centralidade das representações, em que foram indicados os elementos identificados como os mais expressivos, aqueles que, se retirados, fariam com que as representações perdessem significado. As razões de ser adventista dos indivíduos investigados estão centralizadas na apropriação bíblica realizada pela denominação. A centralidade da representação sobre a IASD está na imagem da mesma como mensageira divina. As profecias bíblicas do tempo do fim se expressam no núcleo representacional de indicadores do fim do mundo; a importância dos anúncios proféticos para o fim do mundo, em sua representação central, indica, ao mesmo tempo, uma explicação de certos acontecimentos atuais e a prova de veracidade da Bíblia; para os escritos de Ellen G.White a respeito do tempo do fim e do sábado, o núcleo central encontra-se na função das obras da autora como suplemento bíblico. O núcleo da representação sobre o sábado o qualifica como benefício espiritual; as motivações para a observância do dia sétimo focam-se na ordenança bíblica. Para a dieta alimentar, uma vida saudável constitui o cerne da representação; e, para as obras de Ellen G. White que abordam a reforma dietética, o âmago da representação localiza-se na dimensão de um manual alimentar.
The research comprises the social representations of adventism for young members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDAC) through contrapositions and consents of beliefs and practices of the faithful regarding the denomination's official eschatological-sabbatic-dietetic thought. The research shows that practices and values are observed and modified, adapted, added or deleted by the faithful in relation to the set of beliefs that historicizes the adventism,and seizes the reasons and demands of this process. The study is based in the social psychologist Serge Moscovici's approach of the Social Representations theory. The research materializes with participating members of the Youth Class Sabbath School Adventist Church located in Uvaranas, Ponta Grossa, Paraná. The paper problematizes the adventist history, from the Radical Reformation to the millerite movement, and presents tensions and reconfigurations of adventism since its formal organization in 1863 until now. The research has as objectives to grasp the social representations of adventism for young adventists of Uvaranas; demonstrate how they anchor and objectify beliefs learned in the Church; verify the influence of the teachings of the denomination on the practices and values of members; to raise the scientific literature on the SDAC in the scope of post-graduate studies stricto sensu in Brazil; to explicit the peculiar characteristics of the Adventist Church; and identify practices inherent to adventism in its particular expression in the community investigated. It was performed semi-structured interviews, by three empirical categories – eschatology, Saturday and diet –, recorded on áudio, with ten individuals of SDAC. The data obtained from the interviews were gathered in record units and grouped in a common meaning of the first order; than, around categories of explanatory analysis related to the problematic of the study, organized the information transmitted to indicate the representations of adventism for young members of the SDAC. It was used, in a adapted way, the central core’s approach to verify the centrality of representations, in which were indicated the elements identified as the most expressives, those which, if removed, would make representations to lose meaning. The reasons of being adventist of the investigated individuals are centralized in biblical appropriation realized by the denomination. The centrality of representation on the SDAC is in the image of the same as divine messenger. The biblical prophecies of the end time are expressed in representational core of the indicators of the end of the world; the importante of the prophetic announcements for the end of the world, in their central representation, indicates, at the same time, an explanation of certain current events and the proof of the veracity of the Bible; to the writings of Ellen G. White about the end time and the Sabbath, the central core is in the role of the author’s work as biblical supplement. The core of the Sabbath’s representation qualifies it as a spiritual benefit; the motivations for the observance of the seventh day are focused on biblical ordinance. For diet, a healthy lifestyle is the representation’s heart; and, to Ellen G. White’s works that address the dietetic reform, the core of the representation located in the dimension of a manual feed.
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Carnassale, Helio. "O PAPEL DAS PUBLICAÇÕES E DOS COLPORTORES NA INSERÇÃO DO ADVENTISMO NO BRASIL." Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, 2015. http://tede.metodista.br/jspui/handle/tede/341.
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Previous issue date: 2015-03-31This research is about an investigation to assess the role of publications, literature evangelist and literature evangelism in the insertion of Adventism in Brazil. The aim is to identify the effects of the printing press and the importance of the printed page for the Protestantism, as well as to examine the missiological purposes that marked the emergence of the Publishing Ministry, the literature evangelism and literature evangelists in the emergent Adventist Church. This study also intents to establish the concepts of the theology of mission, the growth process and finally the Adventists missionary advancement in the context of the Protestant expansion of the second half of the 19th century, both worldwide and in South America. In addition to these objectives, this research presents the arrival of Protestantism in Brazil and aims to analyze as the German immigration contributed to the Adventist achieve their missional purposes, since the first publications were printed in German and came to the colonies this ethnic-linguistic origin. Based on this research proposal, our intention is clearly show the role of publications and literature evangelists in the establishing process of the Adventist Church in Brazil. This study used the historical method, with data collection through documental and bibliographic research and the study is defined as qualitative, basic and exploratory.
Esta pesquisa se constitui em uma investigação para avaliar o papel das publicações, dos colportores e da colportagem na inserção do adventismo no Brasil. Pretende-se identificar os efeitos da invenção da imprensa e o valor da página impressa para o protestantismo, bem como analisar os propósitos missiológicos que marcaram o surgimento do ministério de publicações, da colportagem e dos colportores na nascente Igreja Adventista. O trabalho visa também estabelecer os conceitos da teologia de missão, o processo de amadurecimento e finalmente o avanço missionário dos adventistas no cenário da expansão protestante na segunda metade do século 19, tanto em âmbito mundial como na América do Sul. Além desses objetivos, esta pesquisa apresenta a chegada do protestantismo ao Brasil e se propõe a analisar como a imigração alemã contribuiu para que os adventistas alcançassem seus propósitos missionais, uma vez que as primeiras publicações estavam impressas em língua alemã e chegaram às colônias dessa origem étnico-linguística. Com base nessa proposta de investigação, espera-se demonstrar claramente o papel que as publicações e os colportores tiveram no processo de implantação da Igreja Adventista no Brasil. Para realização deste estudo, utilizou-se o método histórico com coleta de dados através de investigação bibliográfica e documental, sendo a pesquisa definida como qualitativa, básica e exploratória.
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Campelo, Karla Josnaina Soares. "A influência da religião na formação dos hábitos alimentares: estudo do adventismo do sétimo dia." Faculdades EST, 2015. http://tede.est.edu.br/tede/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=579.
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A presente pesquisa analisa a influência da religião na formação dos hábitos
alimentares. Para este objetivo, centramos a atenção nos hábitos alimentares
dos Adventistas do Sétimo Dia. A Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia prega
hábitos alimentares saudáveis, considerando-os um requisito importante para a
manutenção do corpo o templo de Deus em um estado de pureza. A
preocupação com uma alimentação saudável está relacionada a uma
obrigação religiosa mantida pelos fiéis. Inicialmente, apresentamos um
panorama histórico da Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia, enfocando a vida e o
ensino de William Miller e Ellen G. White. Em seguida, apresentamos a relação
entre religião e alimentação, destacando os hábitos alimentares propostos por
Ellen G. White e a Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia. Por fim, verificamos a
proposta alimentar dos adventistas a partir da literatura científica da área da
nutrição.This research analyzes the influence of religion in the formation of eating habits. For this purpose, we focus attention on the eating habits of Seventh-day Adventists. Seventh-day Adventist Church preaches healthy eating habits, considering them an important requirement for maintaining the body - the temple of God - in a state of purity. The concern with healthy eating is related to a religious obligation held by the faithful. Initially, we present a historical overview of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, focusing on the life and teaching of William Miller and Ellen G. White. We then present the relationship between religion and eating, highlighting the diet proposed by Ellen G. White and the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Finally, we verify the food proposal of Adventists from the scientific literature in the field of nutrition.
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Kakule, Mithimbo Paul. "An evaluation of the modern church in light of the early church : the case of Seventh Day Adventist Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/4100.
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One of the concerns of the modern Christian church and dissident groups is to
ensure that the Church's fundamental doctrines, leadership, women's ministries
and religious practices conform with the early apostolic church teachings.
In this study the writer offers a comprehensive and detailed evaluation of the
modern church in the light of the early church. The case of the modern Seventhday
Adventist (SDA) Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and
worldwide is examined and compared, basing its survey on numerous published
and unpublished documents from a combined use of primary, secondary
materials and individual statements.
Setting the early history of the SDA Church within the religious context of
nineteenth-century America, the writer describes how SDA doctrines, leadership,
women's ministries and religious practices link with those beliefs and practices in
the early apostolic church, showing whether the SDA Church has departed from
the early apostolic church’s Biblical, timeless principles or not.
Several pertinent issues however have stirred up as much controversy in recent
years within the Adventist dissident groups as that of the women’s ministries in
the church, the righteousness by faith doctrine, the monarchical leadership, and
various religious practices. Nevertheless, in the light of the early apostolic
teaching, some enlightenment has been achieved, and several critical
accusations from dissident groups were illuminated and confirmed.The accusation regarding the deterioration of Biblical doctrines appears not to
have been confirmed by the Biblical evaluation and the lifestyle of the SDA
believers. Rather, concerning this issue, it is confirmed that in the DRC and
worldwide, the SDA Church has not departed from the fundamental doctrines of
the early Apostolic church.Thesis (D. TH. (Church History))
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Ngabo, Birikunzira Jerome. "Implantation and growth of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Rwanda, 1919-2000." Diss., 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2322.
Full textAbstract:
In this research, I have attempted to show how the Seventh-day Adventist Church originated in America during the 19th century, following a spiritual revival centered on the eschatology propounded by the Millerite Movement, which proclaimed the return of Christ in 1844. After the disappointment and the defection of its members, the remainder formed the nucleus of Adventists. They believed in the mission to proclaim the Second Coming of Jesus to the world, without fixing the dates.
The Adventists reached Europe and from there Rwanda in the persons of two missionaries during 1919. In spite of various difficulties, they founded three mission stations to be used as a base for their growth. They integrated faith in education and medical work while, in particular, involving laity in evangelism, which was the key to their success.Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology
M. Th. (Church History)
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Ndlovu, Sikhumbuzo. "Challenges in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Zimbabwe in intergrating and evangelising minority groups after independence." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/13813.
Full textAbstract:
The integration and evangelisation of the minority groups in Zimbabwe in general,
and in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in particular poses a challenge. The
situation has become more acute after independence. Evidently, the socio-political
atmosphere in Zimbabwe has not ameliorated the condition. Certainly, challenges
stem from issues concerning racial prejudice, finances, cultural differences, as well as
worship styles. While the efforts of the current multicultural ministries are
appreciated, the results of the survey indicate that a lot still needs to be done. First, the
organizational structure of the ministry needs to be reviewed. Such a review is
relevant in order to check and regulate the balance and distribution of power, control
and authority. Second, the need for the recruitment of leaders from within the
minority groups themselves especially from the white population was clearly
articulated. Third, it may be necessary to approach the whole issue from a social
standpoint, so as to formulate theological strategies. Apparently, the social distance is
more pronounced than the theological one. In addition, integration and evangelisation
specifically among the Coloured population is further compounded by the split, which
occurred in the early 1990s. Most of the Sabbath-Keeping Adventists from this group
anticipate challenges if they would opt to merge with the national Conference. Some
of the major barriers to such a step revolve around issues of properties, finances, and
positions as well as the general upkeep of the workers. Unless, these apprehensions
are clarified and the fears are allayed, integration seems enigmatic. Ecclesiological
unity and theological unity in diversity seem to be eclipsed by racial solidarity and
socio-economic and political expediency. Similarly, the reconciliation among the
black majority itself, also needs a close and deliberate attention from both the church
and society in Zimbabwe. For that reason, tribalism, racism, ethnicity, nepotism and
any other discrimination should not be tolerated, first and foremost by the church and
second, by all peace loving Zimbabweans (Gal 3:28). The reconstruction of the
cultural landscape in Zimbabwe demands an affirmation of the common destiny for
all Zimbabweans.Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology
D. Th. (Missiology)
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Preez, Gerald T. du. "A history of the organizational development of the seventh-day adventist church amongst the coloured community in South Africa 1887-1997." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3556.
Full textAbstract:
Philosophiae Doctor - PhDThe Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa was planted towards the end of the 19th century. Within less than forty years after its inception, a separate Coloured department developed. This was not to be the last organizational development impacting upon the Coloured community within the Church. The problem that this study will seek to address is:“What factors contributed to the different organizational phases that the predominantly ‘coloured’ section of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa underwent between 1887 and 1997?” It will examine particularly the role and impact of racism on the various organizational phases.METHOD: The study was conducted primarily within the qualitative paradigm. This paradigm was selected as it allowed the researcher to analyse, interpret and understand events in history and the present in terms of the experience and definition of the world as experienced by others.As a qualitative study, the research utilised the approach in which a literature study was conducted involving current literature and archival material on the subject. With regard to the archival material, extensive use was made of primary sources, specifically utilising the minutes of the different organizational structures. The researcher was able to source a large amount of material dating back to the turn of the 20th century. These materials were systematically scrutinised in order to discover any material of relevance to the topic being researched.CONCLUSION: The study has demonstrated that racism has been an all-pervasive factor within South Africa since the time of the invasion of the country by European colonists. Commencing with the Dutch in 1652, the fabric of the social and political structure became inextricably linked to a hierarchy which placed the White Europeans in authority over the indigenous inhabitants of this country by virtue of being the conqueror backed by superior weapons of war and control of the economy and the means of production.Legislation was enacted, firstly by the Dutch and subsequently by the British to protect the interests of the invaders and systematically disenfranchise the inhabitants of South Africa. The indigenous inhabitants of the country and their descendents were relegated to being 2nd and 3rd class citizens of their country in order to feed the greed and expansionist agenda of the European invaders. This social structure impacted upon and influenced every aspect of South African existence.The Seventh-day Adventist Church did not engage society on its view and position regarding human relations and racial discrimination. It uncritically merged its thinking and operations to reflect the majority view of the minority ruling class. This it did despite the biblical view of the Church on the nature and equality of man, its historical heritage and the counsel as given by Ellen White. While some commentators have postulated that the Church was ahead of the government in applying Apartheid, it appears as though it would be more accurate to state the Church uncritically imbibed and adopted the policies of the government of the day. As has been seen,while the practice of segregation and separation became subsumed in the ideology of Apartheid as propagated by the post-1948 Nationalist government, the discrimination practiced by the Church found its roots in the social engineering initiated by Van Riebeeck and perpetuated by successive governors, prime ministers and other heads of state to varying degrees.From the turn of the 20th century the Church pursued an agenda of separation culminating in formal organizational structures for the different racial groupings as instituted by the Dutch,British and subsequent South African governments.Each phase of the organizational development of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa, as applied to the Coloured community, can be seen to having been influenced by and impacted upon by the Church’s view and practice of separation based on colour. No evidence can be found in the documentation available that the creation of separate structures for different racial groups in South Africa was for any other reasons than racial separation.
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Preez, Gerald T. Du. "A history of the organizational development of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church amongst the Coloured community in South Africa 1887-1997." Thesis, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_1464_1297420937.
Full textAbstract:
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa was planted towards the end of the 19th century. Within less than forty years after its inception, a separate Coloured department developed. This was not to be the last organizational development impacting upon the Coloured community within the Church. The problem that this study will seek to address is: &ldquo
What factors contributed to the different organizational phases that the predominantly &lsquo
coloured&rsquo
section of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa underwent between 1887 and 1997?&rdquo
It will examine particularly the role and impact of racism on the various organizational phases.
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Maangi, Eric Nyankanga. "The contribution and influence of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in the development of post-secondary education in South Nyanza, 1971-2000." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20035.
Full textAbstract:
This study discusses the contribution and influence of the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church to the development of post- secondary education in South Nyanza, Kenya. This has been done by focusing on the establishment and development of Kamagambo and Nyanchwa Adventist colleges whose history from 1971 to 2000 has been documented. This is a historical study which has utilized both the primary and secondary source of data.
For better and clear insights into this topic, the study starts by discussing the coming of Christian missionaries to Africa. The missionaries who came to Africa introduced western education. The origin of the SDA church to Africa has also been documented. The SDA church was formed as a result of the Christian evangelical revivals in Europe. This called for the Christians to base their faith on the Bible. As people read various prophecies in the bible, they thought that what they read was to be fulfilled in their lifetime. From 1830s to 1840s preachers and lay people from widely different denominations United States of America around William Miller (1782-1849). This led to the establishment of the SDA Church in 1844.
The study focuses on the coming of the SDA Missionaries to South-Nyanza. The efforts of the SDA Missionaries to introduce Western education in the said area, an endeavor which started at Gendia in 1906 has been discussed. From Gendia they established Wire mission and Kenyadoto mission in 1909. In 1912 Kamagambo and Nyanchwa, the subject of this study became mission and educational centres. The SDA mission, as was the case with other missionaries who evangelized South Nyanza, took the education of Africans as one of the most important goals for the process of African evangelization. The Adventist message penetrated the people of South Nyanza through their educational work. The conversion of the first converts can be ascribed to the desire for the education which accompanied the new religion.
Kamagambo Adventist College became the first college in South Nyanza. Equally, Nyanchwa became the first college in the Gusii part of South Nyanza. The two colleges exercised a great influence on the local community especially in the socio-economic and educational fields. At the same time the colleges have also contributed enormously to the community’s development through the roles played by its alumni in society. Besides this, the study has also recommended some other pertinent areas for further study and research.Educational Foundations
D. Ed. (History of Education)
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ČÁK, Csaba. "Charitativní péče v dějinách adventismu na území českých zemí." Master's thesis, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-71442.
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The thesis deals with the history of charity work among Seventh day Adventists in the Czech lands. It presents basic information about the origins, progress and theological emphasis of Seventh day Adventists concerning the charity work. It shortly describes the history of Adventism in the Czech lands. The second part is focused on each form of social, charitable and humanitarian care that was provided by the Seventh day Adventists in the Czech Republic. In addition, it describes poverty reduction as well as work in the Tabita social groups. Information is also provided about the medical missionary ministry, work of the summer children health camps and the Association for health care. The last part of the thesis is aimed at basic information about the Czech office of the Adventist development and relief agency and pastoral care among the Adventists.
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Higashide, Katsumi. "Meanings of the Sabbath for Worship in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church." Thesis, 2010. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/1333.
Full textAbstract:
This study investigates the meanings and significance of the seventh-day Sabbath for worship in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. In recent years, both the day and concept of Sabbath have attracted ecumenical attention, but the focus of scholarship has been placed on Sunday as the Lord's Day or Sabbath with little consideration given to the seventh-day Sabbath. In contrast, this project examines the seventh-day Sabbath and worship on that day from theological, liturgical, biblical and historical perspectives. Although not intended as an apology for Seventh-day Adventist practices, the work does strive to promote a critical and creative conversation with other theological and liturgical traditions in order to promote mutual, ecumenical understanding.
Historical research into the origins and nature of the principal day for weekly Christian worship provides a starting point for discussion on Sabbath. Reconsideration of the relationship between Judaism and early Christianity in recent studies suggests that the influence of Judaism lasted longer than previously supposed, thereby prolonging the developmental process of Sabbath (seventh day) to Sunday. A possible coexistence of Sabbath and Sunday in early Christianity offers an alternative to perspectives that dichotomize Sabbath and Sunday from Christian antiquity onward, and thus for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, suggests biblical and historical validity for their Sabbath worship practice.
Recent theological perspectives on Sabbath and Sunday are examined, particularly those of Karl Barth, Jürgen Moltmann and Pope John Paul II. While all three of these theologians stress the continuity of Sabbath and Sunday and speak mainly to a theology of Sunday, they do highlight the significance of Sabbath—which is relevant to an interpretation of seventh-day Sabbath worship.
The study concludes that the seventh-day Sabbath is significant for worship in the Seventh-day Adventist Church because it symbolizes the relationship between God and human beings, reminds humanity of the creating and redeeming God who acts in history, and invites persons to rest and fellowship with God on a day sanctified by God.
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Tembo, Lysant Molly Langwell. "The art of maintaining a successful marriage in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church." Diss., 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2428.
Full textAbstract:
Making a successful Christian marriage is a major challenge that faces the Seventh Day Adventist church (SDA Church) of Malawi. The colonial government of Nyasaland (Malawi) created weak marriages, promoting high divorce rates by its own practices during its era, which have remained to this day. The failure of secular marriages endangers the success of SDA Christian marriages.
Little has been done by the Church to educate its members concerning successful Christian marriage. This study focuses on educating the church to deal with the problems that cause marriage failure in the SDA Church. The Malawi government is another tool that the church could use to address marriage failure. I have used the Bible, and scientific research methods to suggest workable solutions for Christian marriage.Practical Theology
M.Th. (Practical Theology)
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Efuntade, Olugbenga Adetokunbo. "Church and transformational development: the Seventh-day Adventist Church and its missiological orientation in democractic Nigeria." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/26009.
Full textAbstract:
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria is very particular in its missionary focus; it strives towards preparing people for the Second Advent of Christ through preaching its unique set of doctrines. The denomination as an organization and its people believe that this task must be done with a sense of urgency. To this end, apart from having a network of congregations and places of worship, it has set up schools (from primary to tertiary levels), medical care facilities and a relief agency, and it gets involved in various forms of community services. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a world-wide Christian organization whose missionary orientation necessitated its establishment in Nigeria.
Nigeria, as a country, is a British colonial arrangement established through Lord Frederick Lugard’s amalgamation of different regions in 1914. The country has continued ever since to struggle with the issue of identity, political leadership and development. Although its people struggled and got independence on October 1, 1960, the different ethnic groups’ perception of the political leadership and resource control ever since is that of injustice and marginalization. This perception has led to many coup d’états and even a civil war. Bad leadership, corruption, maladministration, election rigging and other forms of immoral behaviours have continued to hamper the movement towards prosperity and peace.
In what appears to be a cycle of underdevelopment and political injustice has led to chronic bad governance, which has precipitated ethnic and religious violence. Such a series of events have consequentially neutralized all opportunities necessary for growth and development. Corruption and other unethical practices are the bane of development and prosperity. This is the milieu in which the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria carries out its missionary activities. Incidentally, the denomination’s first missionary, Elder David C. Babcock, arrived in Nigeria the same year as the country’s amalgamation (1914). The Seventh-day Adventist Church has therefore continued to grow within the context of Nigeria’s socio-economic and political turmoil.
The issue of development and national prosperity has always been central to successive administrations in Nigeria. To this end, various developmental policies were put in place. This thesis examines these policies and reflects on the levels of their successes and failures. Most of the time, the nagging issues of corruption and lack of discipline are seen to have constituted major obstacles toward achieving their set objectives. This study therefore proposes a different outlook and approach to the issue of national development. Its thesis is that the traditional micro-economic approach, which measures national development only by indices such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), per capita income and other physical indicators, would always leave the developmental aspirations frustrated, if not unmet. This study therefore proceeds to propose the transformational development approach, which underscores the critical roles that faith-based organizations (FBOs) need to play to support sustainable development.
This thesis challenges the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria to see itself as a critical agency for transformational development of the country. This should be a major part of its missionary activities. This study examined literatures that have demonstrated how theological discourse can be redirected toward broader social concerns, such as transforming a community. Furthermore, an empirical exploration of the Seventh-day Adventist community that formed part of the study showed that its members are focused and consistent in their understanding of the denomination’s task of preparing the world for the Second Advent. But these SDA members also want the denomination to be more socially engaged. They want their church to make more comments on issues of development and governance.
This thesis concludes that the Seventh-day Adventist Church could use its influence to promote good governance, advocacy and social justice. It urges the denomination to expand the applications of its unique doctrines to include pragmatic transformational development concerns. Accordingly it is argued that the Seventh-day Adventist Church could collaborate with other denominations and religions, solely for the purpose of transformational development and without compromising its own beliefs. Hence, it is postulated that this church would still be loyal and true to its mission by recognizing that making a structural difference in the lives of Nigerians is an authentic and integral part of the restoration of the image of God (imago Dei) in people.Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology
D. Th. (Missiology with specialization in Urban Ministry)
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Finucane, Colin. "In search of pastoral care in the Seventh-Day Adventist church : a narrative approach." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3060.
Full textAbstract:
The mission over the last few decades, especially of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, has
focused on “confessionalism”. In this specific sense of mission growth—numeric growth—
has been a priority, and, unfortunately, not caring for “broken” people. The emphasis has
been placed on the age-old proclamation of the “truth”, at the expense of social involvement,
as it seems that “truth” transcends the needs of people, even of Christians. This has led to the
restricting of the scope of pastoral care, and has limited it to an “applied theology”, where
the Old Testament and New Testament studies have dictated its structure and methodology.
Within Adventism its view and use of Scripture has dominated its ministry, indicating a
number of different methods and approaches. These differences in both the conservative and
the liberal orientations only represent their own possibilities. These approaches are the result
of a basic understanding of Scripture as a body of divine teachings that needs to be accepted,
believed, and obeyed. Consequently, this perception has moved the focus away from caring
to the “so-called” correct doctrine of “truth” and proclamation.
Postmodernism, however, is challenging the assumptions of modernism and is now
confronting us with the understanding that there is no “objective truth”, and that there cannot
be a completely detached observer. We observe reality, experience and Scripture not
objectively, but rather discern them through the eyes of our own context, experience and
history.
The thesis, therefore, postulates as useful, just and proper that we experience reality in a
narrative fashion within a secular postmodern world. It is through stories that we grasp and
appreciate the important factors in our lives. Consequently, a narrative approach is appraised
as being a more meaningful tool in approaching Scripture and pastoral care. Narratives are
like rituals, they preserve the memory of past events in a way that they still have power for
us in the present. As Jesus is a servant of everybody His narratives are transposed and they
become accounts of our involvement in the lives of our fellow “sufferers”.Practical Theology
D. Th. (Practical Theology)
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Hachalinga, Passmore. "Seventh-Day Adventism and the remnant idea : a critical and analytical study of the Seventh-Day Adventist ecclesiological self understanding." Diss., 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16895.
Full textAbstract:
Adventists hold various views with regard to their understanding of themselves as a church. They view
themselves as the last remnant church of God today. They also believe that they are a part of the general
Christendom. Adventists acknowledge the presence of sincere Christians in other churches. In this study,
the background to twentieth century Christian ecclesiological self-understanding is examined. The origins
and development of the Seventh-day Adventist ecclesiological self-understanding, especially as it relates to
the remnant idea is examined.
Three different types of the remnant namely historical, faithful and eschatological can be identified.
Biblical images/models used in the development of ecclesiology agree with the biblical understanding and
application of the remnant idea to God's people. The remnant idea is not limited in its application to
organizational entities. Seventh-day Adventists should adopt an open, inclusive and universal view of the
remnant concept.Theology
Philosophy, Practical & Systematic Theology
Th. M. (Systematic Theology)
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Mazibisa, Robson Dube. "Causes and implications of apostasy in the West Zimbabwe conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1998-2008." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10556.
Full textAbstract:
This study seeks to investigate the causes and implications of apostasy in the West
Zimbabwe Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church from 1998 to 2008. The
research was undertaken due to the realisation that apostasy has reached a point of
concern to both members and local church leadership. The researcher also noted with
concern that not much if any has been done on the causes and implications of apostasy
since the introduction of the Church in Zimbabwe over one hundred years ago and the
organisation of the West Zimbabwe Conference about forty years ago.
The research was motivated by these concerns coupled with the increasing number of
apostasy which continuously reflect negatively on the church and may subsequently limit
the church’s ability to evangelize the communities. The aim of the study therefore is to
investigate the causes and implications of apostasy and make recommendations that will
assist both church members and the church leadership in formulating policies and
programs geared towards minimizing apostasy in the church.
The study combines both the quantitative and the qualitative research designs. The
population for the study consisted of the one hundred and seventy one (171) churches
with a total church membership of one hundred and fifty three thousand, seven hundred
and two (153,702). A sample percentage of ten was adopted for the selection of churches while the proportional stratified sampling technique was used. The instruments used for
the study were both face and content validated and a pilot study carried out to determine
the reliability of the questionnaire. The data collected from the study was analysed using
descriptive statistics and a descriptive interpretive method.
Findings from the study confirm that there is apostasy within the WZC of the Seventhday
Adventist Church. Accordingly, the data analysis revealed that the causes of apostasy
in order of magnitude are external, internal and doctrinal respectively. The study also
revealed that youths, females and urban church members are highly susceptible to
apostasy than their adult, male and rural counterparts respectively. Apostasy had a
considerable effect on church membership as well as the receiving of tithes and offerings.
Recommendations were made based on the findings of the research.Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology
D. Th. (Church History)
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Pantalone, Antonio. "The Afrikaanse Konferensie (1968-1974) and its significance for the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in South Africa." Thesis, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8685.
Full textAbstract:
In 1968 a group of Afrikaans believers protested that the Seventh-day
Adventist Church in South Africa had remained foreign to their experience.
They maintained that American leaders had dominated the Church. They also
asserted that their cultural, linguistic and literary needs had not been
adequately catered to, and that the work of evangelization in the Afrikaans speaking
areas had been sadly neglected.
Some headway had been made by the Church in the years prior to 1968 with
translations, firstly, into Dutch and later also into Afrikaans. Advancement
had also been made by evangelists into the Afrikaans-speaking areas of the
Transvaal and the Orange Free-State. The history of the Seventh-day Adventist
Church in this country, however, corroborates many of the grievances
enumerated by the dissatisfied Afrikaans believers. The predominance of
English in the administrative work of the Church and at its educational
institutions had always been a thorny issue, resulting in continuous friction
between the Church leaders and the Dutch and Afrikaans-speaking members.
Problems had also arisen with regard to the use of Afrikaans at the publishing
house of the Church. Positions of leadership in almost every department of the
Church had been filled by non-South Africans. As a result, by the late 1960s,
tensions in the Church had reached a boiling point.
At the end of 1968, at a special business session of the Transvaal Conference,
the objections of the Afrikaans believers met with very strong resistance. No
opportunity was granted to them to air their frustrations and grievances and,
as a result, a number of delegates left this meeting in protest before it had
been officially closed. This unilateral action resulted in the establishment
of an organization called Die Afrikaanse Konferensie van Sewendedag
Adventiste. This new conference was, however, considered to be schismatic and
was never acknowledged by the established Church.
From the outset, the Afrikaanse Konferensie set out to cater to the needs of
Afrikaans-speaking people in very forceful fashion. Many people felt that this
new conference had a legitimate cause and its membership grew very rapidly.
It initiated a welfare society, opened up several geriatric centres, its own
printing press and a correspondence Bible school. It also held, throughout the
ensuing years, numerous evangelistic campaigns. By the middle of 1973,
however, the opposition and incessant pressure applied by the established
Church and the severe problems that had emerged from within the ranks of the
Afrikaanse Konferensie, swiftly contributed to its demise, with most of its
members eventually rejoining the established Church.
At the time of the disintegration of the Afrikaanse Konferensie, the leaders
of the Church resolved to strengthen the evangelistic work directed at
Afrikaans-speaking people. They also determined to have more literature
produced in Afrikaans, and to strongly promote the use of Afrikaans at the
publishing house and at the Church's educational institutions. These
resolutions, however, proved ineffectual , and in the years that followed, the
work of the Church showed no improvement in its approach to the Afrikaans speaking
people.
Twenty-five years have passed since the demise of the Afrikaanse Konferensie
and the Church finds itself, because of both, external and internal factors,
in a position that could be considered decidedly worse than at the time of the
formation of the Afrikaanse Konferensie in 1968. As from 1995, after a protest
march by students on the campus of Helderberg College, instruction in
Afrikaans was no longer provided at a tertiary level. The production of
Afrikaans books and the translation of reading material into Afrikaans is
almost non-existent. As a result, voices of dissent are once again being heard
that the Afrikaans work is being neglected. This predicament in the Church can
neither be ignored nor circumvented and the only way for the Church is to deal
with the crisis in the utmost sincerity without allowing itself to succumb to
it.
The source of the problem appears to lie primarily in Seventh-day Adventist
ecclesiology where a gulf exists between its interpretation of unity, and its
understanding of mission in a multicultural context. Authentic church unity
cannot consist only of an outer dimension whereby unity and mission are
cosmetically combined. It involves a deeper internal dimension, where the
striving for unity becomes a witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ, while the
mission of the church simultaneously embodies the obligations to cater to the
cultural and linguistic needs of all of Christ's people. It is this essential
synthesis that has yet to take place in the Seventh-day Adventist Church,
where both these facets are to be fostered as complementary aspects of its
total vocation. It is this fusion of unity and mission which will open the way
for the Church to complete its mission, unhindered either by the polarizing
and divisive effect of religious and cultural diversity, or by any misguided
attempts to impose uniformity.
In their quest for positive resolutions for the challenges facing the Church,
its leaders must ask what it means to be "church" in the social context in
which it finds itself, what precisely is its mission in the pluralistic,
multicultural situation in which it is located and how essential is the Church
to God's mission in this country?
Judging from the nature of the dilemma that the Seventh-day Adventist Church
in South Africa still faces today, it appears that these are questions that
have not been satisfactorily answered. After assessing both the past and
present modes of the Church's operation it becomes essential for the Church
leaders to do some critical rethinking about certain facets of its existing
ecclesiology and its missionary strategies. It is just as important to
systematically abandon the organizational structures that no longer fit the
purpose and mission of the Church and to realign them with new paradigms that
will effectively cater to the spiritual, cultural and linguistic needs of all
the peoples of this country.Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Durban-Westville, 1999.
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Pantalone, Antonio. "An appraisal of the development of Seventh-Day Adventist mission in South Africa : a missiological evaluation." Thesis, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/6511.
Full textAbstract:
July 1997 marks the 110th anniversary of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church's existence in South Africa. During this time the
denomination has augmented both organizationally and numerically. Notwithstanding the expansion in these dimensions though, a thorough
perusal of the denomination's history and present modus-operandi makes it clear that all is not as it should be within the denomination. In an attempt to discover the fundamental causes for the malaise that exists within the denomination, chapter one begins by succinctly tracing the growth of apocalyptic and millennial thinking. Beginning from the Maccabean era it reveals not only the numerous transformations that took place in millennial discernment throughout the subsequent centuries, but also demonstrates how these oscillations prepared the "soil" which allowed the emergence of the Millerite Movement - the immediate forerunners of the SDA church. Chapter two unveils the emergent movement in America initially opposed to to the formation of any formal organizations and hesitant to commission any missionaries to foreign lands. This period was destined however to also be an era of maturation. In the wake of the doctrinal consolidation that eventually took place, came not only an evolvement of missionary consciousness but also the successful development of a unique tri-lateral missiological approach that the denomination would employ' with great success on the world's mission fields.In July 1887 the first SDA missionaries stepped onto South African shores. Chapter three reveals this emergent church greatly stirred by the organizational, institutional and missiological developments experienced by the church in America, looking set to rapidly emulate both the missionary paradigm and numerous accomplishments of its mother church. Chapter four discloses however, how this once dynamic, intrepid, missionary-minded church very quickly became bogged down in a quagmire of difficulties. Many of these occurrences and other serious issues that followed in the ensuing years of the twentieth century were indisputably detrimental to the church, seriously affecting both its missionary expansion and its development in this country. As the denomination in South Africa stands on the brink of the twenty first century there is no question, that unless some drastic measures are taken, that it could very soon find itself under the sword of Damocles. This impending crisis is augmented not only by its almost total lack of involvement in crucial social issues, conspicuous inconsistencies present in its organizational structure, and its manoeuvre from a once dynamic evangelistically orientated movement to an institutionalized organization, but also by the fact that indispensable facets of its missionary strategy are at the present moment no longer in evidence in its continued operations. There is no question that the denomination is faced not only with a missiological identity crisis but also with the very sobering question whether it is indeed fulfilling the missionary mandate it ironically still preaches and still so strongly believes in.Thesis (M.Th.)-University of Durban-Westville, 1996.
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Mongwe, Justice Mavanyisi. "Exploring barriers to effective youth curriculum implementation in the Trans-Orange Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church / Justice Mavanyisi Mongwe." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/11850.
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This research sought to establish the hindrances/barriers to the effective implementation of the Adventist youth ministry curriculum in the congregations of the Trans-Orange Conference. The theological and Biblical foundations that underpin the church’s youth ministry and its curriculum ought to provide the church with a cutting edge in its youth ministry, and ought to assist tremendously in achieving the major twin goals of its youth ministry, i.e. salvation and service. Its detailed curriculum that is guided by the insights of developmental psychology is divided into four main age-specific levels: Adventurers, Pathfinder, Ambassadors and senior youth. Beyond the spiritual emphasis and soteriological intent, the participant youth should also benefit from leadership and community service development.
The value of the curriculum, however, is only realised when it is implemented among the intended recipients; the youth of the church. Interviews with the youth ministry leaders from the various districts of the Trans-Orange Conference revealed a bleak picture of low levels of curriculum implementation. Expressed barriers to curriculum implementation and a low prevalence of progressive classes included: Low prevalence of qualified Master Guides and youth leaders; difficulties in accessing resources for use in curriculum implementation; unbalanced emphasis on physical activities at the expense of the rest of the curriculum content; lack of parental support; as well as priority issues emanating from church elders and leaders. It is very clear that the current praxis prevailing in the Trans-Orange Conference is not yielding the desired outcomes with regard to the delivery of the youth ministry curriculum.
Given the status quo as manifested above, it becomes imperative that new ways of praxis be explored and be implemented to effect a situation turnaround. By revisiting the problem areas as expressed in the interviews, and seeking alternative approaches to youth ministry and curriculum implementation in the territory under investigation, a new model needs to be developed that must increase the prevalence of trained and qualified youth ministry personnel, that must increase the prevalence of progressive classes, and that increases levels of resource accessibility for congregational youth ministry curriculum providers and the youth in general. Furthermore, parents need to be trained and supported to enable them to be effective in assisting meeting the goals of the youth ministry as reflected in the curriculum, while all relevant leaders should also be assisted to reach a balance in the implementation of the curriculum and to assign appropriate priority to the programming and budgetary provisions for the youth ministry.PhD (Pastoral Studies), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2014
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Pavlík, Benjamín. "Věroučné články Církve adventistů sedmého dne: teologická diskuze o jejich povaze, úloze a uspořádání v posledních 25 letech." Master's thesis, 2020. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-435557.
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The diploma thesis "The Fundamental Beliefsof the Seventh-day Adventist Church: Theological Debate about their Nature, Role, and Arrangement in the Last 25 Years" has two main aims. First of all the paper tries to examine the debate of Seventh-day Adventist theologians about the church's doctrine since 1995 up to the present day. The paper's other effort is to place the examined debate into a historical and hermenutical context of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The introduction presents the aims of the paper, their justification, methodology, main research issues and content structure of the thesis. In the first part of the paper are shown the main landmarks of the Seventh-day Adventist doctrinal statements since 1848 up to the present day. Then the first part focuses on the elementary hermeneutical principles of Seventh-day Adventist in relation to the Scripture and the writings of Ellen G. White which is considered as a non-canonical prophet. The second part of the thesis deals in detail with question, how theologians from the Seventh-day Adventist Church understand the nature, role and arrangement of the Fundamental beliefs of their church. Namely - what the fundamental beliefs are, why should church hold them and how to arrange them. In connection with the first part of the paper a debate...
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Finucane, Colin. "Seventh-Day Adventism and the abuse of women." Diss., 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16786.
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Women have been abused from the beginning of time and it would appear that a patriarchal system has facilitated this abuse. Churches, in general, and Seventh-Day Adventists, in particular, have been silent on the issue of Abuse. It is my thesis that a predominantly confessional Seventh-Day Adventist's view and use of Scripture are foundational to this silence on human rights issues. Adventist eschatology is predominantly apocalyptic in nature, focussing on end-time events, thus, the present is viewed secondary. Human rights issues are marginalised with the focus on evangelism. Thus, relationships are secondary and abused women have not been accommodated within the Seventh-Day Adventist framework of worship and caring.M.Th. (Practical Theology)