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 1996
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
Improving the Assimilation of New Members in Small Adventist Churches in Central Pennsylvania, Robert C. Williams
A Plan for Strengthening Expository Preaching by Korean Seventh-day Adventist Pastors, Chongo Yang
Archaeology, the Ancient World, and the Bible: an Integrated Evangelistic Approach, Franke Jon Zollman
Professional Dissertations from 1995
An Intellectual Approach to the Communication of the Biblical Message to Secular People, Michele Buonfiglio
Enlisting Volunteers in Ministry, Jerry Louis Fore
A Model for Pastoral Nurture and Care to African American Persons Who Are HIV Infected or Living With AIDS, Marcus Eldred Harris
A Series of Sermons and Growth Experiences in Marital Covenant Love Relationships in the Ottawa East Seventh-day Adventist Church, Vaudré Pierre Jacques
Attachment and the Church: Toward an Understanding of the Bonding Factors for Youth and Young Adults as Applied to Their Relationship to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Hadley Phillip Muthersbaugh
Tune in the Bible: A Computer-based Adult-learning System, Bradford C. Newton
The Augusta, Maine, Church-planting Project, Michael D. Steenhoven
Enthusiasm and Charismatic Manifestations in Sabbatarian Adventism With Applications for the Seventh-day Adventist Church of the Late Twentieth Church, James Michael Wilson
Professional Dissertations from 1994
Stewardship Practices in Kenya with Proposed Solutions, Absalom N. Birai
Premarital Education: A Model for the Toronto Perth Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church, Steve David Cassimy
Strategy to Evangelize the Ahanta Middle Class, Andrews Laurence Ewoo
The Establishment of ASI Chapters in Tanzania, Israel Mangore Magesa
An Investigation of Satanic Influences Upon Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Disturbed Christians: Selected Case Studies, Clifford N.R. Quantz
Seventh-day Adventist Worship: A Course for Pastoral Students at Montemorelos University, Mexico, Hector Enrique Ramal
Improving the Understanding and Practice of Country Living in the Georgia Central Korean SDA Church, Martin Byung Cho Rho
A Qualitative Study of Prayer as the Pastor's Work, Kenneth Lee Schander
The Development and Implementation of a Grief Support Group Program for the Toronto East Seventh-day Adventist Church Community, Whitford A. Shaw
Ashram: a Contextualized Model for Discipling the Hindus of Tamil Nadu, Poovelingam R. Solomon
Study of Factors Which Influence the Involvement of Baby Boomers in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Metro-atlanta, Edward E. Wright
Professional Dissertations from 1993
James Malinki of Malawi: Church Leader in Cross-Cultural Ministry, Jaspine D. Bilima
A Proposed Model Worship Service Incorporating a Biblical View of the Holiness of God for the Urbandale, Michigan Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ivan Charles Blake
An Attempt to Increase the Communion Attendance at the Willowdale Seventh-day Adventist Church, Adam R. Bujak
Polygamy in the Bible With Implications for Seventh-day Adventist Missiology, Ron Du Preez
Intercessory Prayer in Pastoral Care Modelled on Christ's Prayer in John 17, John W. H. Duroe
Seventh-day Adventist Tentmakers--the Key to Evangelizing Restricted-Access Countries and Unentered Areas, Stenio Gungadoo
Health and Spirituality: the Development and Presentation of a Seminar on the Role of the Doctrine of Health in the Message and Mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, J. Douglas Jacobs
A Discipleship Strategy for the Local Seventh-day Adventist Churches in Korea, Un Bae Kim
A Training Program in Pastoral Responsibilities for Church Elders in Lusaka, Zambia, Pardon Kandanga Mwansa
Nurturing Sabbath Observance in the Lawrenceburg and Pulaski, Tennessee, Seventh-day Adventist Churches, John Delano Riggs
Baby Boomers and the Church: a Seminar Towards Understanding, Gary E. Russell
A Design for Spiritual Formation During the Academic Life of the Adventist Seminary Students at Collonges-sous-Saleve, France, Bruno R. Vertallier
A Doctrinal Training Program Adapted to the Current Chinese Setting, Robert C. Wong
Professional Dissertations from 1992
The Development of a Course in Biblical Theology Based on a Book-by-book Approach to the Bible, Daniel Duda
The Bible Instructor: a Manual for the Training of Lay Bible Instructors, Colin Alfred Dunbar
A Training Program for Lay Evangelists in the Principles of Communication, Carl Fletcher
Design and Implementation of a Course to Train Lay Persons in the Southampton, Bermuda, SDA Church to Prepare and Preach Evangelistic Sermons, Sydney C. Gibbons
What You See Is What You Get: A Media Seminar For The Renewal Of Christian Values, John Glass
Towards Understanding Distinctive Seventh-day Adventist Preaching, John Harold Hobart Mathews
An Evaluation of the Concept of Seminary in Mission With Reference to the Latin American Adventist Theological Seminary, Juan Millanao Orrego
Theological Education in Context: A Pilot Extension Program for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Rwanda, Robert G. Peck
Professional Dissertations from 1991
A Design For The Establishment Of A Resource Center For Pastoral Skills Development In The Carolina Conference Of Seventh-day Adventists: Based Upon A Pastoral Skills Needs Inventory, Ralph Arthur Hollenbeck
A Spiritual Model For Recovery Of Pastors Suffering Burnout (The Pine Springs Retreat), Charles Martin Liu
Spiritual Formation: a Program to Be Incorporated Into the Theological Education Curriculum at Solusi College, Zimbabwe, Zacchaeus Abram Mathema
Implementing And Evaluating A Model Of Pastoral Counseling In A Church District, Don Miller
A Manual for SDA Ministers of South Brazil to Train the Laity in Understanding How to Evangelize Roman Catholic Basic Ecclesial Communities, Jose Miranda Rocha
A Health-education Program for Seventh-day Adventists in Japan Based on the Dynamics of Psychosomatic Relationships, Keith Yoskikazu Watanabe
A Model for Introducing the Spiritual Disciplines to the Members of the Capital Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church, Steve Willsey
The Process of Developing and Implementing a Statement of Mission in a Church-Owned Institution Using the DE-VAU-GE Gesundkostwerk as an Example, Wolfgang Manfred Witzig
Professional Dissertations from 1990
A Family Life Program to Assist Caribbean Immigrant Families of the Malton Seventh-day Adventist Church in Their Adjustment to Canadian Culture, Haskell G. Edwards
Group Ministry for New Converts in Puerto Rico, Miguel Angel Gonzalez
A Design For a Segment Based on the Methods of Selected Old Testament Preachers to be Included in a Course in Homiletics, Vilmar E. Gonzalez
A Strategy for the Use of Videotaped Sermons in a Multi-Church District, Lloyd Edwin Hallock
The Influence of a Series of Sermons on the Attitudes and Attendance of the Crossroads Seventh-day Adventist Church in New York, Linford Lee Martin
A Study Of The Causes Of Membership Dropout Among Selected Churches In The East Jamaica Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Horace A. Russell
An Approach to Seventh-day Adventist Radio Evangelism in Ghana, Ebenezer Obodai Sackey
Comparing Audience Perceptions Of Constructs Presented Expositorily With Those Presented Topically When The Same Method Of Bible Study Is Used, Rollin LaVerne Shoemaker
Professional Dissertations from 1989
A Proposed Strategy for Evangelizing the Hindus of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Wynall F. Kerr
Formation And Development Of Caring Ministries Based On Neighboring Evangelism Model model, Lloyd I. Munson
Training for Evangelism Among the Yorubas of Nigeria, Joseph Adebisi Ola
Development Of A Coping Mechanism Seminar For Single Parents Within A Seventh-Day Adventist Context, Elliott Claude Osborne
Professional Dissertations from 1988
The Training Of Lay Persons For Careproviding Ministries Among Hispanics, Eliezer Castanon
Lessons On Spiritual Growth And A Pilot Test Of Their Effectiveness, Delbert W. Dunavant
Ancestral Beliefs and Practices: a Program for Developing Christian Faith Among Adventists in Zimbabwe, Zebron Masukume Ncube
An Approach to Motivation for Volunteer Church Ministries, A Wayne Owen
Strategy For Holy Week Incarnational Evangelism For The West Puerto Rico Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Efren Pagan
Sermon Application: Development of Principles and Examination of Selected Sermons, Nikolaus Satelmajer
An Approach to a Holistic Ministry in a Seventh-day Adventist Urban Church in Uganda, Nathaniel Mumbere Walemba
The Deeper Life Conference: an Adventist Adaptation of the Spiritual Retreat Concept, Norman A. Yeager
Professional Dissertations from 1987
A Biblical Preaching Strategy For The Ministers Of The Seventh-day Adventist Central Dominican Conference, Ramon Araujo C.
Rationale And Suggested Program For Workshop On Congregational Singing For Use In Local Church Or District, Christopher Ederesinghe
The Theology and Practice of Baptism, John M. Fowler
"Domus Ecclesiae": an Examination of House Churches, Charles James Griffin
A Program For "Caring Church Ministry" In The Eugene, Oregon, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Robert L. Heisler
Nurturing the Pastor's Spiritual Discipline of Prayer Through the Dynamic of Spiritual Direction, Derek John Morris
Towards A Model Of Congregational Evangelistic Campaigns In The Seventh-day Adventist Churches In West Germany, Ekkehardt Muller