Professional Dissertations DMin
The Doctor of Ministry is a cohort-based professional doctoral degree designed for full-time professionals in the context of their ministry. Concentrations are offered in Chaplaincy, Discipleship and Biblical Spirituality, Evangelism & Church Growth, Family Ministry, Leadership, Millennial Church, Missional Church, Organizational Leadership, Preaching, Urban Ministry, and Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Occasional cohorts may be offered using Spanish or Korean as the language of instruction. Various concentrations may be offered for cohorts in the context of their ministry outside the North American Division.
Professional Dissertations from 2011
Proposed Solution to the Problem of Member Retention for the South Sao Paulo Conference, Nilson S. Ferreira
Reigniting the Lifecycle of Plateauing Churches in Brazil Through a Prayer-Based Intensive Growth Approach, Otoniel de Lima Ferreira
Implementing a Training Manual for Adventist Local Church Leaders in the Gauteng Region of South Africa, Eugene L. Fransch
The Implementation and Evaluation of the Spiritual Leadership Curriculum Joshua's Men in the Williamsport Pennsylvania Seventh-day Adventist Church, Thomas R. Grove
Development And Implementation Of A Small Group Program To Foster Numeric Growth At The Fresno Spanish Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Antonio Huerta
The Ministerial Leadership Development Program At Lakeview Adventist College In Malawi, Earnest Samuel Harry Khonje
Spiritual Growth Perceptions of Students at Southern Adventist University, William Brennon Kirstein
Improving Marital Satisfaction Using a Structured Facilitation Program in Three Southern Maine Congregations, Merlin L. Knowles
Formation And Implementation Of A Leadership Development Program For The South Malawi Field Of The Adventist Church In Africa, Elphes Luwani
A Model of Forgiveness: Development and Implementation at the Belleville Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ontario, Canada, Sereivudh Ly
Application of Biblical Worship Principles in the New Life Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nairobi, Kenya, Thomas Masimba
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: a Potential Training Tool for Leadership Development in Kenya, Kefa Obure Matena
Developing a Model for Spiritual Guidance and Peer Mentoring for Youth and Young Adults in the New Life Seventh-day Adventist Fellowship in Berrien Springs, Michigan, Hollis H. McEachchrane
A Program of Physical and Spiritual Practices for Youth at Takoma Academy, Anthony A. Medley
A Strategy for Poverty Reduction Among Seventh-day Adventist Members in Kenya, Joseph B. Nyagwoka
Spiritual Formation Within the Faith Community: the Beginning of a Life Journey, Esteban Ricardo Palacios
A Lay Visitation Program to Help Reclaim Inactive Members at the Hillsboro Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hillsboro, Oregon, Rodolfo N. Salazar
Discipleship Master Plan: A Disciple-Making Strategy for the South Flint Seventh-day Adventist Church, Melvin S. Santos
The Role of Faculty Families in Nurturing Spiritual Surrogacy on the Maplewood Academy Campus, Michael Jason Sayles
A Leadership Model for Initiating Change in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Zambia, Edwin Shimunzhila
Improving Marital Satisfaction Among Couples in the Ottawa Seventh-day Adventist Church, Floyd Samuel Spence
A Strategy To Evangelize the Members of Siu San Wan Social Center for the Elderly in Hong Kong, Linda Muoi Tsui
Loving Conversations: A Seminar To Assist Hispanic Families in Advance Planning For Their End-Of-Life Care at El Divino Salvador Presbyterian Church And Monrovia Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Edgar Enrique Urbina
Reaching African American Males In Hartford, CT, Through The Use Of Black Heritage Bible Studies, Stephen L. Williams Sr.
Industry-based Ministry: A Pilot Project at the New Dimension S.D.A. Church, Sendak Kojo Duffu Yankson
Professional Dissertations from 2010
A Strategy for Effective Youth Ministry in the Bantama Seventh-day Adventist Church Ghana, Kofi Opoku Acheampong
The Transformational Effects of Forgiveness in the Lives of Members of the Kingsboro Temple Congregation, Joseph E. Ainsworth
A Strategy To Mobilize Seventh-day Adventists in Lusaka in Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis, Harrington Simui Akombwa
La Crisis De La Vida Media: Elaboracion e Implementacion ce un Seminario Para la Iglesia Adventista Hispana de Ontario, California, Daniel Rumrrill Alvarez
Intercultural Faith-Based Mentoring of Helderberg College Students, South Africa, Edward A. Appollis
Training Elders in the Alexandria District of the Southwest Region Conference of Seventh-day Adventists to Preach Expository Sermons, Cedric N. Belcher Sr.
Developing Spiritual Formation and Mission Awareness in the Hill Portuguese Seventh-day Adventist Church, Johannesburg, South Africa, Dilson M. Bezerra
A Strategic Model of Short-term Missions for the Andrews Korean Seventh-day Adventist Church, Won Young Bong
Family-Based Youth Ministry for Adventist Public High School Students in the Idaho Conference, John F. Bryson
Helping Parents in the Toronto SDA Churches Understand and Deal With the Challenges of Adolescents and Work Towards a More Harmonious Relationship, Nephtaly Dorzilme
Hogar Iglesia: Implementacion de un Programa para el Crecimiento de la Iglesia Adventista Hispana de Alexandria, Virginia, Jose Daniel Esposito Forciniti
A Seminar to Improve Interpersonal Relations Among Members of the Waipahu Seventh-day Adventist Church, Eliezer A. Graterol
Transforming West Zambia Field of Seventh-day Adventists to Conference Status: A Case Study, Passmore Hachalinga
Developing and Implementing a Team Leadership Approach at the Alpha Seventh-day Adventist Church, Gordon S. Jones
The Development of Leadership Competencies for Children and Youth for Implementation in Pathfinder Club, Hyungsik Ju
Seventh-day Adventist Leadership Recruitment and Training Program for Basarwa in Botswana, Africa, Boitirelo Kabo
The History of the Emergence of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the State of Manipur, India, Cornelius Kamei
Developing and Implementing a Program To Retain Adventist Clergy in the Botswana Union, Paminus Machamire
Mentoring and Coaching Executive Secretaries in the Zimbabwe Union: A Strategy for Change, Solomon Maphosa
A Program for Prevention and Intervention of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Among Pastors in the Guyana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, David O. McKenzie
Desarrollo de un Seminario de Predicación para la Iglesia Adventista del Séptimo Dia Hispana de Charlotte en Carolina del Norte, Carlos Gerardo Molina
Performance Evaluation of Pastors in East Zimbabwe Conference, Douglas Mutanga
The Role of the Pastor in a Multi-Church District in East Zimbabwe Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Robert Muzira
Developing Relational Communities: An Evangelistic Approach to Non-Adventist Students at Solusi University, Herbert Ndlovu
Formation of a Widows' Association: Empowering Women in the Local Church in the Kabwe East and West Districts of the Central Zambia Conferance, Lubinda Ngenda
Stewardship Patterns in the North Katanga Field of East Congo: Implications for Leadership, Mutombe N'gili-Muloko
The Historical Reflection of the Integration of the Minority Groups Within the Adventist Church in Zimbabwe Between 1985 and 1994, Jonathan Tapera Nzuma
The Transition of the North Botswana Field to Conference Status: Three Critical Factors, Galenakgosi M. Orapeleng
Creating a Culture of Community Involvement in the Adventist Church in Gugulethu Township, South Africa, Jongimpi Papu
Implementation of an Integration Process for Baptized and Transferred Members Into the Durham Spanish SDA Church Through the Adoption of Shared Values, Mission, and Vision, Domingo A. Paulino
Developing Team Ministry Among Pastors and Elders in the Eastern Sector of the Reunion Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Johnson Andriamanalina Razafimamonjy
Programa para Mejorar la Salud Espiritual de la Iglesia Adventista del Séptimo Día de Gainesville-Florida, Byron Alexander Rivera Sr.
Motivating and Training the Laity To Increase their Involvement in Ministry in the Ouaga-Center Adventist Church in Burkina Faso, Boubakar Sanou
Development and Empowerment of Women for Ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Francistown, Botswana, Leabaneng Providence Simankane
Assessing Retention Patterns and Implementing Strategies for Membership Retention in the Zimbabwe Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Richard Sithole
A Paradigm for Cell Church Ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Korea, Won Moo Song
Development and Implementation of a Seminar to Combat the Effects of Pornography on Marriage in the Madison Community SDA Church and Strategies for Prevention, Abraham L. Swamidass
Exploring the Impact of a Marriage Seminar on Marital Relationships in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Trinidad, Kern P. Tobias
A Curriculum to Equip Lay Pastoral Candidates for Service in the Pennsylvania Conference, James Richard Wibberding
Professional Dissertations from 2009
Developing, Planting, and Multiplying an Adventist House Church Using Principles of Missiology in the Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, W. Milton Adams
Encouraging Hispanic Fathers To Become More Effectively Involved in their Children's Lives, Enoch Aguilar
Planificacion Estrategica Para La Universidad Adventista De Chile, 2005-2007, Bolivar Alana Poseck
Programa de Formación Espiritual para la Preparación de Líderes en Universidades Adventistas, Walter Alana
Strategies of Team Formation in a Multi-staffed Church, Larry C. Becker
Developing a New Model for Church Planting in the Wisconsin Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Donald W. Corkum
Analisis de Razones por las que los Jovenes Abandonan la Iglesia Adventista Del Septimo Dia en Argentina, Jorge De Sousa Matias
Creating A Relational Model of Evangelism in the Texas Conference, John L. DuBosque Jr.
How To Have A Christ-Centered Youth Ministry In A Small Church Using Mentoring, Missions And Meetings, Kris R. Eckenroth
Curso Introductorio Para la Educación Integral de Maestros y Funcionarios de la Universidad Adventista de Colombia, Gamaliel Florez
An Investigation Of Mentoring Preference Of Employees At The Adventist Information Ministry And implications For Empowerment, Christopher Vernon Fritz
A Lay Mobilization Program for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Zimbabwe, Cuthbert Machamire
Spiritual Coaching: Helping People Develop and Implement Their Own Growth Strategies, Jenny E. McBride
An Evaluation of the Implementation of Natural Church Development Within Seventh-day Adventist Churches in the United States and the Resulting Church Growth, Rodney Jon Mills
A Discipleship Model "Go and Make Disciples" for the Hispanic Hoover Seventh-day Adventist Church in Alabama, Ezequiel Osorio
Church Planting To Reach Postmodern Generations: Launching a New Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Jeffrey T. Potts
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Summer Day Camp in the Local Church as an Opportunity To Encourage Youth in Their Spiritual Growth, Church Identity, and Service, Michael J. Stevenson
Bringing Home Our Adventist Prodigals: A Strategic Plan To Reclaim Youth in the Trans-European Division, Paul David Tompkins
Recruiting and Equipping Postmodern Immigrant Youth Preachers in Emmaus, Christian Fellowship, and Community Tabernacle Seventh-day Adventist Churches, Anthony L. Usher
A Description and Analysis of the Implementation of a Strategic Leadership Team in the Oerlikon SDA Church, Paul N.T. Wright
Professional Dissertations from 2008
Equipping Lay People With The Spiritual Gift For Preaching In The Collegedale Community Seventh-Day Adventist Church To Preach, Jerry Douglas Arnold