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  Attitudes about worship Seventh-day Adventist in North America

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  This PowerPoint gives data on the attitudes about worship among Seventh-day Adventists in North America. It gives a comprehensive report on different aspects of worship.

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  Valuegenesis Project Affirmation

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  This presentation reports a study of the influence of family, church and school on the faith and values of Adventist Youth. A total of 210 Adventist schools were used as sample.

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  Seventh-day Adventist Lifestyle Views

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  This presentation lays out findings from survey of Attendees of Forever Faithful Camporee 2014. A questionnaire was used to gather the data. Its purpose was to find their relationship with the church and peers, views on finances, views on healthy lifestyle choices, views on romantic relationships choices, and views on sinful behaviors.

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  Adventist Research African Continent

  Elizabeth M. Role

  This presentation lays reports an Adventist research conducted in the African Continent. It is focused on spiritual life patterns, attitudes, and beliefs of SDA church members. Data were collected through questionnaires translated to nine languages.

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  Sec Teens and Youth Feedback Survey

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  This presentation lays out a teens and youth feedback survey. It included questions about church life, social life, and spiritual connections, Strategic Endeavors etc. The goal of the symposium is to bring together community of youth and young adults to engaged and network with others students, youth, academics, Pastors, leaders and community members on issues related to youth and the determinants of positive youth life.

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  Faith Communities Today 2010 Study for the North American Division

  Petr Cincala, Raquel Rodriguez, and Roger Dudley

  Since the year 2000, the Faith Communities Today study conducted every five years has extensively examined the practices, weakness, strengths and challenges facing the North American Division. This paper examines the results of a 2010 replication of the original study.

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  2009 Congregations Study for the North American Division

  Roger Dudley

  This paper investigates the attitudes, practice and commitment of Seventh-day Adventist congregations in the North American Division. This is part of a regular, periodical collecting of information about practices of North American Adventists that assist church leaders in decision-making.

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  Teaching Effective Communication Principles: Characteristics of Effective Preaching to Young Adult in a North American Context

  Matthew William Gamble

  The purpose of this dissertation is to help preachers to be more effective in the pulpit. The characteristics for what make a preacher effective in the pulpit are explored and considered in this project. The seminar: Preaching to the iPod Mind was presented to four different groups of preachers in the North American Division. A survey was provided to each participant.

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  A Comparison of the Adult Bible Study Guide of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and a Prototype Guide Designed to Promote Spiritual Growth

  Lyndelle Brower Chiomenti

  A study was conducted among Seventh-day Adventist adults who use the Adult Bible Study Guide. The purpose of the study was to measure the impact that the use of the Bible Study Guide had on the spiritual growth of those who used it as compared to a study guide of similar content that was developed to promote spiritual growth.

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  Implementation of the Personal Styles of Evangelism in the Highland Seventh-day Adventist Church for Maximal Evangelistic Impact

  David L. Hartman

  The purpose of this project is to mobilize the Highland Seventh-day Adventist Church members for maximal evangelistic impact through the implementation of the Personal Styles of Evangelism.

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  Because God Said I Was! A History of the Power Struggles within the Davidian and Branch Davidian Sects of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

  Rebekah Ann Crowe

  This thesis provides a history of the power struggles within the Davidian and Branch Davidian Sects of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

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  Leadership and Religiosity: A Study of their Effects on Seventh-day Adventist Student Leaders

  James Vernon Bird Jr.

  This dissertation reports a study of the effects of leadership and religiosity on Seventh-day Adventist student leaders. Data were collected through two standardized instruments (Leadership Orientation and Religious Life Inventory) and a questionnaire on activity preference of student leaders.

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  Seventh-day Adventist Portion: Faith Communitites Today (FACT) Survey, 2000

  Roger Dudley

  This is a study of the Seventh-day Adventist Church as a community. It is a survey of Seventh-day Adventist congregations across the United States. The survey contains information collected on topics such as evangelism, church environment, and diversity among numerous other topics.

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  An Assessment of Departmental Ministries Local Congerences in the Columbia Union: 2003

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  This report provides an assessment of departmental ministries in the local conferences of the Columbia Union Conference in 2003.

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  Community Study, Wilmington Metropolitan Area

  Monte Sahlin, Joanne Notturno, and Andy Clark

  The purpose of this Community Study is to provide essential information for the pastors and lay leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist churches in the Wilmington metropolitan area and the steering committee of the Wilmington Area Adventist Community Services Agency. It is designed to assess community needs, potential partnerships, and opportunities for humanitarian ministry, as well as provide basic information about demographics.

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  Cost Analysis of the Visitor and Options for Cost Reduction

  Monte Sahlin and Paul Richardson

  This paper reports cost analysis of the visitor and options for cost reduction conducted by the Center for Creative Ministry. Every aspect of Visitor operations was carefully re-inspected and re-calculated. This report lays out all of the considerations for reducing the cost.

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  The Creation of a Natural Church Development Coaching and Implementation Guide for the Seventh-day Adventist Church

  Robert S. Folkenberg Jr.

  The purpose of this dissertation is to answer some of the theological questions posed by the whole Natural Church Development, healthy church paradigm while at the same time developing a user-friendly, practical, Seventh-day-Adventist-sensitive implementation guide for use by local churches and coaches.

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  A Strategy for Small Group Relational Evangelism for the Ukiah Seventh-day Adventist Church

  Ralph S. Watts III

  This ministry focus paper has the purpose to provide a biblical foundation for spiritual growth and outreach through small group ministry and to provide an evangelism strategy and training materials for implementing such a ministry in the Ukiah Seventh-day Adventist Church.

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  Church Leadership in a Multicultural World

  Harold L. Lee

  This paper is focused on diversity in North America. It deals with issues in which aspects of race, ethnicity and culture are of primary importance to the mission of the church. It presents an overview of the strategic challenges facing the Seventh-day Adventist church in North America relative to multicultural realities.

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  Resources For The Hispanic Church

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  This paper presents a study, which was conducted to identify the concerns and attitudes of NAD Hispanic pastors and lay-members as regards resource and ministry materials. Focus groups and telephone interviews were conducted.

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  Becoming Gay and Lesbian: Identity Construction Among Seventh-day Adventist Homosexuals

  Rene' D. Drumm

  This report explores identity construction among Seventh-day Adventist Homosexuals. The primary focus of this study looked at how peopled negotiated the conflicts between religious beliefs that prohibit homosexual behavior and their gay or lesbian sexual orientation. There were 37 participants who were interviewed for this study. The study found that through a series of processes and stages, gay and lesbian Adventists develop and use a variety of strategies that help them to accomplish identity construction.

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  Report One: Pathfinder Club Members, The Pathfinder Survey

  Kermit Netteburg and Paul Richardson

  This paper reports the pathfinder survey with the purpose to gain input about the Pathfinder Club program, uniform and resource materials from the children and adult leaders who participate across North America. It also measures the impact of the Pathfinder Club experience on the lives of young people. Two questionnaires were used for gathering the data.

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  A Study of Why Seventh-day Adventists Who Attended S.D.A. Schools Separate From Their Church

  Grey Banta

  This paper presents a study with purpose to determine why young people who were once members of the church in Corona and Riverside areas and attended Seventh-day Adventist schools separate from the church. A questionnaire was used for gathering the data.

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  Strategic Initiatives for the End of the Millennium: A Survey of Delegates to the 1995 World Session of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

  Roger Dudley

  This paper reports a survey of the assembled delegates in which they would be asked to suggest priorities both for emphasis and for financial support during the coming quinquennium. Focus groups and questionnaires were used for data collection.

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  An Evaluation of the Master of Divinity Program by Graduates of 1989 and 1994

  Roger Dudley

  Graduates of the Master of Divinity program at Andrews University from 1989 and 1994 responded to a survey that would evaluate the program based on their experiences in ministry after graduation. This paper reports the findings from 74 returned surveys.