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 1987
A Study of Creative Conflict Management and Christian Reconciliation With a Proposed Seminar for Seventh-day Adventist Ministers in the Caribbean and West Indies Unions, Winston Anthony Richards
Developing a Series of Sabbath School Lessons on the Book of Zechariah, Philip G. Samaan
A History in Missiological Perspective of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Japan from 1945 to 1985, Tadaomi Shinmyo
Preaching To An Institutional Congregation: An Analysis Of The Needs And Expectations For Preaching In The Newbury Park Adventist Church, Daniel G. Smith
A Program For Training In Personal Christian Witnessing To The Muslim Of Indonesia, Dumas Tambunan
Designing And Implementing A Curriculum For Developing The Prayer Life Of The Piedmont Park Church Congregation, Frank Albert Tochterman
An Experiment in Ministering to Felt Needs of a Small Church Through Contemporary Sabbath Services, Dwayne Toppenberg
Development of a Biblical Paradigm for Ministry to Unbaptized Seventh-day Adventist Children, Seizou Wagatsuma
Professional Dissertations from 1986
The Caring Ministry: Concepts and Methods of Ministry to Inactive Members of the Stone Tower Seventh-day Adventist Church, Portland, Oregon, John Clifton Alspaugh
The Role of the Seventh-day Adventist Minister in Public Evangelism, Ken Corkum
Development, Teaching and Evaluation of a Course in Church Leadership and Administration for the Theological Seminary, Marienhoehe, Germany, Johann H. Gerhardt
A Design for Learning and Developing Skills for Handling Interpersonal and Substantive Conflict in the Ardmore, Oklahoma, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Jan Gary Johnson
A Study Of The Meaning Of "Works" In The Book Of Revelation With A Syllabus For Applying The Findings In Religious Instruction, Vel Eric Kotter
A Comparison of Receptivity to the Deductive and Inductive Methods of Preaching in the Pioneer Memorial Church, Dwight K. Nelson
A Needs Assessment Of A Continuing Education Program For Korean Pastors In The North American Division Of Seventh-day Adventists, Kei Hoon Shin
The Training Program for the Elder, Deacon, and Deaconess, Kenneth O. Swanson
Development of the Participant's Manual for a Divorce Recovery Seminar, David Harnden White
Professional Dissertations from 1985
A Proposed Strategy for a Seventh-day Adventist Ministry on Community Radio in Norway, Terje Jacobsen
A Study of Factors Related to the Numerical Growth of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Iceland from 1950 to 1980, Steinthor Thordarson
A Biblically Based Instruction Program In Preaching For Local Church Elders And Lay Preachers In The Philippines, Archibald P. Tupas
Professional Dissertations from 1984
Toward the Development of a Conscious Spirit Dependence in the Decision-making Processes of the Church, Stephen Gene Chinn
An Interpersonal Relationship Workshop Designed For Seventh-Day Adventist Congregational Use, David Emery Greenlaw
The Initiation of an Intentional Ministry Within a New Pastorate in the Dalton, Georgia, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Benjamin Carl Maxson
Role Conflict and Role Ambiguity Applicable to the Local Pastor in the North Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Michael G. McBride
An Evaluation Of Current Procedures Of Local Conference Constituency Sessions With Recommendations For Possible Improvement, Jere D. Patzer
A People Waiting for Salvation: a Biblical Evaluation of Watchtower Christology and Soteriology With Suggested Strategies for the Evangelization of Jehovah's Witnesses, Jose Carlos Ramos
Development, Implementation, And Evaluation Of An Evangelistic Approach For Gujarati Hindu Indians In Kenya, Haren Sthalekar
Towards a Theology of the Seventh-day Adventist Meeting Place, with a Study of Practical Implications and Applications Thereof, Eduardo Zurita
Professional Dissertations from 1983
A Study of Productivity in Ministry as Related to South America Division, Itamar Sabino De Paiva
Child Discipline : A Workshop For Christian Parents, Lloyd H. Logan
The Cultural Shape of Preaching: A Rationale for a Course in Biblical Preaching Emphasizing Culturally Contextualized Proclamation in East Africa, Per W. Naesheim
Attitudes and Approaches to the Evangelization of Muslims in the Middle East, Ray Lee Roth
Developing, Implementing, and Testing a Training Program for Lay Pastoral Ministry in Selected Churches of the Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Kenneth Boynton Stout
Professional Dissertations from 1982
A Proposed Training Program For Seventh-day Adventist Ministerial Interns In The Scandinavian Countries, Rolf H. Kvinge
A Study Of Church Planting And Growth Patterns Of Eight Korean Seventh-Day Adventist Congregations In The Eastern North America, Hai Chong Pak
A Proposed Psycho-Social Support System For Ministers' Wives Of The Seventh-Day Adventist Church In North America, John David Watts
Holistic Ministry: a Christocentric Foundation and Its Application Toward Developing a Curriculum for Ministerial Education in Ghana, Walton Sanford Whaley
Professional Dissertations from 1981
A Christian Consideration of Polygamy, Jean-Jacques Bouit
Toward the Development of a Church Planting Strategy for the Local Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America, Larry R. Evans
A Functional View of Human Motivation in the Local Seventh-day Adventist Church Based on Theological and Psychological Principles, Willmore Duncan Eva
Church Discipline As Restoration: Guidelines For Its Implementation In The Seventh-Day Adventist Churches In The Caribbean Union, George Montague King
A Ministry Of Reconciliation, Graeme Stanley Loftus
The Transfer Of Ministers In The Seventh-Day Adventist Church Of The German Democratic Republic And Its Effects On The Minister's Service And Family Life, Johannes E. Mager
A Rationale and Suggested Program for Ministers' Support Groups for Seventh-day Adventist Pastors in Brazil, Luis Silva Melo
A Description and Analysis of The Role of The Local Seventh-day Adventist Conference Communication Director in The United States, Daryl Louis Meyers
The Development of a Theologically Undergirded Strategy for Mission Employing Small Group Structure in the SDA Church in Zambia, Lassew Dennis Raelly
A Design for a Psycho-social Support System Potentially Applicable to the Local Pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America Based Upon an Evaluation of the Needs, Benjamin D. Schoun
Christian Mission : A Biblical Foundation And Its Application To Evangelistic Work For Indonesian Muslims, Bahasa Soemarna
Toward a Theology of Christian Worship and the Improvement of Worship Participation in Seventh-day Adventist Churches in Africa, Andre H. M. Stijnman
Urban Evangelism In India: An Evangelistic Project Conducted In The City Of Poona, John Willmott
Professional Dissertations from 1980
Religious TV Spots: Guidelines for Developing a Mass Media and Follow-up Strategy, Assad Bechara
A Pragmatic and Theological Evaluation of Management by Objectives in Seventh-day Adventist Conference Administration, Alfred Ernest Birch
TV-Radio Spot Evangelism: An Experiment in Attitude Change, James David Chase
The Church As Family: A Study of Viability in the Smaller Local Seventh-day Adventist Church, Kerry H. Hortop
Toward the Development of a Theological Critique of Church-Growth Principles From a Seventh-day Adventist Perspective, Terence G. Joshua
A Strategy For The Presentation Of The Principles Of Christian Stewardship To The Seventh-day Adventist Churches In South America, Roberto R. Roncarolo
A Study of the Growth of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Metropolitan Area of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Joel Sarli
Professional Dissertations from 1979
Baptism As Ordination Into The Gospel Ministry: With Practical Guidelines For The Strengthening Of The Seventh-Day Adventist Ministry In West Africa, Japheth Larwerh Agboka
A Study of Spiritual Gifts With a Program Designed for Its Understanding and Implementation by a Local Congregation, Lester Levi Bennett
Suggestive Guidelines For The Ministerial Internship Training program In The West Indonesia Union Mission Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Boaz J. Dompas
An Analysis And Evaluation Of The Program Of Pastoral Field Education In The Inca Union Seventh-Day Adventist College Against Selected Criteria On Ministerial Functions, Julio Diomedes Huayllara
The Introduction Of Management By Objectives Into the Buchanan, Michigan, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Oliver Lawrence Johnston Sr.
The Contextualization of an Understanding of Biblical Preaching into the Jamaican Situation, Vassel George Kerr
The Adventist Church's Position and Response to Socio-Cultural Issues in Africa, John Aza Kisaka
Health Evangelism: A Rationale And Practical Application To The West Indonesia Union Mission Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Jonathan Kuntaraf
Practical Guidelines For Supervisors And Interns Within A Biblical Perspective Of Ministry, Mendel Reid
A Study and Analysis of the Bible Lands Travelogue-Archaeological Approach in Public Evangelism, Victor A. Schulz
Koinonia In The New Testament With An Investigation Of The State Of Koinonia In Seven Korean Seventh-day Adventist Churches In United States, Hyun Chul Shin
Seminars for Professional Improvement: A Pilot Project in Continuing Education for Ministers, Ernest Johnson Stevenson
Designing and Developing an Intentional Corporate Ministry in the Milwaukee Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Halvard B. Thomsen
Professional Dissertations from 1978
A Study Of The Concepts Of Worship Held By Korean Seventh-day Adventist Youth Undergoing Cultural Shift In The United States, Kwang Rim Chough
Worship Attitudes of Seventh-day Adventist Churchgoers at Montemorelos, Mexico, Jaime Cruz
A Conceptual Model Of Seventh-day Adventist Organization For The Local Church, Trevor J. Delafield
A Study Of Evangelism Of West Indian Immigrants In Five Seventh-Day Adventist Churches In Toronto, Canada, Aaron R. Hitlall
A Strategy For Seventh-day Adventist Public Evangelism Within A Roman Catholic Society Context In Hispanic America, Salim Japas
An Exploration Of The Needs Of, And Possibilities Of Ministry To, Geographically Isolated Seventh-day Adventists, Thomas Hunter Ludowici
An Analysis and Role Description of the Seventh-day Adventist Conference Ministerial Secretary in North America, William Hinton McVay
Factors Related to the Brain Drain from the Middle East Union of the Afro-Mideast Division, Najeeb W. Nakhle
A Training Program for Leadership in Group Processes Designed to Help Establish New Members in the West Indies SDA Churches, John C. Palmer
An Evaluation Of Selected Seventh-day Adventist Sermons In Mexico Against Certain Criteria For Biblical Preaching, Samuel Donald Schmidt
Professional Dissertations from 1977
An Analysis of the Role and Functions Expected of a Seventh-day Adventist Pastor: As a Basis for Negotiating an Intentional Ministry, Victor Ralph Brown
Home, the School of Love: A Seminar in Family Spiritual Enrichment, Robert Howard Cowan
Building Up The Body Of Christ: A Study In Church Revitalization Leading To Church Growth, Eoin Barnard Giller
The Seventh-day Adventist Family in Japan, Warren Ivan Hilliard
The Development and Evaluation of a Program for Bible evangelism To Be Used by Laymen Employing Small-Group Methods as a Basic Format, Johnny Durant Johnson
An Evaluation Of Evangelism In The Seventh-day Adventist Churches Of The Southern California Conference, Russell Edward Johnson
An Evaluation of Selected Seventh-day Adventist Sermons in Taiwan in the Light of Criteria for Biblical Teaching, John Chun-Ming Lu
Towards A Ministry Model For The Single Adult Of The Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Edward Skoretz
A Study Of Role Conflict In The Experience Of The Pastor-Bible Teacher In Seventh-Day Adventist Boarding Academies, Derrell K. Smith
Preaching With Audio-Visuals, Ervin K. Thomsen
Professional Dissertations from 1976
The Development And Formative Evaluation Of Instructional Materials And Procedures Designed To Teach The Concept Of Christian Witness, Gordon Gale Bietz
The Teacher-Shepherd Program: a Plan to Meet Church Objectives Through the Adult Sabbath School Class, Lenard Dale Jaecks
The Euro-American Seventh-day Adventist Church: Its Foundation And Future, With Special Focus On Six Such Congregations In New York City, Ned P. Maletin
Professional Dissertations from 1975
Promoting Church Support Through Giving, Silvanus Ifechukwu Anuligo