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 2002
Establecimiento de Una Escuela de Capacitación Laica en la Iglesia de la Universidad de Montemorelos, Jose Omar Velasquez
Empowering and Equipping the Laity in the South Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Ray Henderson Walker
Professional Dissertations from 2001
Evangelizing the Secular-Minded: A Training Seminar for the University Seventh-day Adventist Church in East Lansing, Michigan, Roy Anthony Castelbuono
Prophetic Preaching to Resistant Audiences: a Call for Change, Charles Rayburn Ferguson
The Creation of a Natural Church Development Coaching and Implementation Guide for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Robert Folkenberg
A Seminar on Reaching the Secular Mind for Members and Guests of the Hickory Seventh-day Adventist Church, Kenneth J. Ford
Retention of New Members Into the Caffin Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church, David W. Hinds
Development and Implementation of a Stewardship Program at the Calhoun, Georgia, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Paul S. Hoover
Youth Ministry Strategies for Korean Seventh-day Adventists in the United States, Joon Hwan Huh
A Program To Improve Bible Study and Prayer in the Humboldt Park Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Church, Julio I. Juarez
Church Growth in the Khasi-Jaintia Conference, Meghalaya, India, Khrawbor Kharbteng
Islam, Indigenous Traditions, and Adventism in Kenya: A Comparative Study To Determine Effective Approaches To Evangelize Kenyan Muslims, Joseph Kilonzo
Master Planning for Church Growth in Serbia, Radivoje Rade Milosavljevic
Preaching by Discovery: A Training Program To Help Lay Speakers Develop a Style of Preaching That Motivates to Action, Michael A. Mnich
A Strategy for Reaching Secular People, Ernan Alpin Norman
A Training Program for Local Church Elders/Leaders in Northeast India, Kongyui Awungshi Shimray
Implementation and Evaluation of a Leadership Mentoring Program in the Hampden Heights Seventh-day Adventist Church, Barry Tryon
Professional Dissertations from 2000
Bhakti: A Bridge to Philosophical Hindus, N. Sharath Babu
A Church-Growth Strategy for Revitalizing the Kolhapur Church, Bhupal R. Chandanshive
Improving Member Retention in the Zambia Union of Seventh-day Adventists, Fordson Vincent Chimoga
Developing Lay Ministry Through Small Groups in the Seventh-day Adventist Churches in Korea, Gil Ho Choi
The Establishment of a Lay Evangelism School at the Ephesus SDA Church in Richmond, Virginia, Gene Michael Donaldson
Spiritual Awareness and Growth of Indian Adventist Youth Through Retreats, Maywald Jesudass
Training Laity to Minister to Inactive Members in the North Tamil Conference, Paulraj Masillamony
A Strategy for Pastors to Mobilize and Equip Lay Members for Evangelism in Tanzania, Herry Mhando
Enriching the Understanding and Experience of Baptism in Kenya, Samson Nyang'au Mwebi
Church Discipline and Grace, Stefan Radu
Moving Seventh-day Adventist Churches Beyond the Two Hundred Barrier, David Ripley
Development of a Series of Bible Study Guides To Prepare Preteens For Baptism And Membership In The Seventh-day Adventist Church, Francois J. Sarault
Developing Guidelines for Functional Substitutes for Ugandan Marriage Practices, Daniel Semakula Serunjogi
A Church Growth Study of Three Churches in Kottayam, Robinson Stephenson
Development of an Adventist Radio Program for Farmers in Tamil Nadu, Thambiraj Mantharasalam Subbiah
Using the Heritage of the St. Thomas Christians To Develop an Outreach Strategy, Kunjunjukutty Yohannan
Professional Dissertations from 1999
Scripture Memorization as a Discipline for Spiritual Formation, Robert H. Banks
Depressive Symptomatology among Hispanic Ministers of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists, Enrique Nicolas Calandra
The Development of a Program for the Retention of New Members in the New Jerusalem Seventh-day Adventist Church, Enell Oswald Hall
Adventist Information Ministry: Historical-Missiological Foundations and an Evaluation of the Chaplain's Role, Gregory A. Harper
Developing Bible Lessons to Reach Hindu Youth, Roy Jemison Injety
Development and Implementation of a Youth Prayer Fellowship in Madras, Swamidass Johnson
Development of a Strategy to Reach the Folk-Buddha Lepcha Community of Sikkim, Tudu Joseph
A Church Growth Study of the Chachkapi Church in Bihar State of India, Manohar Kujur
The Development of a Worship Education Program, Neal Maynard Matson
A Christian Approach to Traditional Male Circumcision Customs in Malawi, Harry Godfrey Mtike
Equipping Laity for Ministry in Multi-Church Districts in Brazil, Paulo Cesar Nogueira
A Multi-Faceted Program To Recruit And Develop African Seventh-Day Adventist Writers, Enock Okari Omosa
Creative Bible Teaching for Seventh-day Adventist Youth Ages 13-18, Michael Kwaku Owusu
A Psychosocial Support System For Seventh-Day Adventist Pastors In West Indonesia, Edison Pandjaitan
Marketing and Mission: Applying Marketing Principles to Seventh-day Adventist Mission in the Virgin Islands, Ruthven Joseph Roy
An Evangelistic Strategy for Reaching Baby Boomers in Rock Island County, Illinois, Clarence H. Small
Proyecto de Capacitación Laica para la Iglesia Local, Hector Solera
A New Evangelistic Paradigm: Using Foundational Theology Issues as an Apologetic Instrument for Evangelism in a Secular World, David E. Thomas
A Strategy for Ministry to the homeless in North London, Carl Thorpe
A Health Evangelism Strategy for Reaching Rural Indians with Giffard Memorial Hospital as a Model, Measapogu Wilson
Professional Dissertations from 1998
La Evangelización de la Clase Media Alta de Buenos Aires, Daniel Belvedere
The Development and Implementation of a Creative Approach in Training Hispanics for Evangelism in the Oregon Conference, Ramon J. Canals
Teamnet Ministries: An Empowerment Paradigm for Every-Member Ministry in the Hamlet Seventh-day Adventist Church, Amelia, Ohio, Loren L. Fenton
"By Accident or Design": A Seminar on Origins, John B. Kurlinski
A Model for Training Church Family Life Directors in Hispanic Congregations in the Michigan Conference, Jorge Raul Mayer
Reaching the Unchurched: An Evaluation of and Recommendations for Florida Hospital Seventh-day Adventist Church's Downtown Community, Raymong Andrew McDonald
A Strategy for Public Evangelism in Russia, Mikhail K. Morar
A Strategy for the Establishment of Seventh-day Adventist Chaplaincy in the Ghana Armed Forces, Peter Kwasi Omane
A Training Seminar for Preaching: Developing Effective Preaching Skills, Frank Ottati
A Seventh-day Adventist Understanding Of The Church And Its Mission, Viesturs Rekis
A Strategy for Guiding Pastors and Congregations Through a Church-building Project in Bermuda Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Carlyle C. Simmons
Developing Seven Bible Studies Related To The Atonement, Consistent With A Cosmic-Conflict Paradigm Of Salvation History, Richard Duane Smith
Preparing Pastors To Train Laity For Church Growth In The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In Japan, Akeri Suzuki
Development of an Adventist Community Services Center To Serve Navajo Residents of Kayenta, Arizona, Dale A. Wolcott
Strategic Church Planting in the Central Zimbabwe Conference: Towards a Paradigm Shift in Church Growth, Nkosiyabo Zvandasara
Professional Dissertations from 1997
Bipolar Preaching For Hispanic Evangelism In The North American Division, Eradio Alonso
Barriers In Traditional Ashanti Religion To Membership In the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Amofah-Anane Asamoah
Understanding and Dealing With Ancestral Practices in Botswana, Stanley P. Chikwekwe
Imminency And Restorationism In Early Christianity, Timothy E. Crosby
A Strategy To Reach the English-Speaking People of the Bay Islands of Honduras, Stavely P. Elwin
Development of a Program for Intentional Growth in the Antioch Seventh-day Adventist Congregation, Long Island, New York, Trevor Saint Aubyn Forbes
A Study Of The "Grassroots Integrated Development Agency" In Uganda, John B. D. Kakembo
Falling From The Faith : Causes Of Membership Dropout In The Grenada Mission Of Seventh-day Adventists, Clinton P. Lewis
Toward A Theology Of Youth Ministry And Its Praxis In The Local Church, Luis Fernando Ortiz
A Strategy For Church Planting Among The Ewe-Speaking People Of The Volta Region, Ghana, Emmanuel Osei
Designing, Activating, and Evaluating a Training Program for Small-Group Leaders in the Cleburne First Seventh-day Adventist Church, Richard William Peterson
The Development And Implementation Of A Marriage Support Group And Its Evaluation Using The DAS In The Thousand Oaks Seventh-day Adventist Church, Robert Norman Randall
A Suggested Methodology for Establishing Evangelistic Contact With the Upper Classes in Jamaica, Denton W. Rhone
A Seminar On The Dynamics, Prevention, And Legal Implications Of Clergy Sexual Misconduct, Jorge E. Rico
Professional Dissertations from 1996
Strategy To Develop Small-Scale Income-Generating Programs among Seventh-day Adventist Lay Members in Ghana, David Sarfo Ameyaw
A Seminar on Adventists, Adornment, and Jewelry, Dennis H. Braun
Analysis and Evaluation of the Ministry of the Hamilton Community Church to the Unchurched, Mark C. Bresee
Education for Worship in the East Wenatchee Seventh-day Adventist Church, S. Joseph Kidder
The Role of the Pastor in Lay Development in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Papua New Guinea, Aaron M. Lopa
Marketing Strategies for Seventh-day Adventist Literature in Brazil, Mario Paulo Martinelli
New Approaches for Seventh-day Adventist Evangelism in Swaziland, Stephen Jacobs Masuku
A Christian Response to Zambian Death Rituals, Cornelius Mulenga Matandiko
The Use of Small Groups as an Element of Discipleship in the Fairhaven, Flint, Michigan, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Walton H. Rose
The Belonging Principle in Church Membership, Warren Butler Ruf
Footwashing as a Means of Reconciliation with God and Man, Ronald G. Schmidt
A Training Program for Grief Ministry for Singapore Seventh-day Adventist Pastors, Chor Kiat Sim
An Analysis of Growth in the Euro-Asia Division (1985-1995) Leading to a Strategy for Developing Home Churches, Galina I. Stele
Understanding the Folk Islam of the Dagbani-Speaking People: a Prerequisite to Evangelism in North Ghana, Sampson Kenneth Twumasi
New Age Holistic Health: Implications for Seventh-day Adventist Faith and Practice, Manuel Vasquez