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An Analysis of the culture resistance and receptivity among the North Caucasus people groups : the Balkar people case study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2017-08)
The Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) mission in Russia is facing challenges to bring the Gospel to the indigenous ethnic groups of the North Caucasus that include the Balkars. They have been resistant to any attempts to be ...
Leadership behaviors of small group leaders and their impact on the effectiveness of small groups in the North Minahasa Conference : a basis for program development
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2013-03)
Small group (SG) ministry has swept the Christian world with a storm. Various SG methods have been developed and tested in churches all over the world. The success has been significant, particularly in North America, South ...
Influence of spiritual leadership behavior toward pastors' work motivation at Minahasa Conference, Indonesia : a basis for spiritual leadership program development
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-11)
Spiritual leadership has become a growing interest among Christians due to its influence to work motivation. In the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Fowler (1982) indicates that the problem of pastors‟ work motivation has ...
Lay ministry training based on spiritual gifts in the Seventh-day Adventist churches of the Thailand Adventist Mission
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-02)
Thailand Adventist Mission is facing an enormous challenge in mobilizing and nurturing
church members into active ministry in reaching the people of Thailand. Although Thailand
Adventist Mission is baptizing hundreds of ...
The Influence of spirituality and transformational leadership to conflict management : a basis towards developing a model program for conflict management styles of pastors of Central Philippine Union Conference
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2017-03)
One of the greatest needs of pastors of Central Philippine Union Conference (CPUC) is to know how to handle conflict explicitly among pastors, administrators, and church members. Thus, this study explores the relationship ...
Developing spiritual leadership training materials for local church leaders of Central Luzon Conference
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2012-10)
Leadership plays a vital role in the development and
success of any church organization. Many authors write
about the importance of spiritual leadership on the
progress of the organization. Since quality leadership ...
Developing a worship paradigm for first, second, and third generation Samoan Seventh-day Adventists in Melbourne, Australia : a contextualized approach
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2012-03)
The multi-generational Samoan Seventh-day Adventist Churches in Melbourne, Australia, have been challenged with issues revolving around traditional and contemporary worship which has stirred controversy within, and aroused ...
Empowerment leadership program : enhancing workload management capabilities for pastoral leadership effectiveness in North-East Tanzania Conference
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-03)
Leadership is an important management function in church. Hence, pastors play
an important role in local church leadership. However, the district pastors (DP) at North-
East Tanzania Conference (NETC) have to take care ...
Bringing the gospel to the Rastafarian community of Shashemene, Ethiopia : a case study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2020-02)
Rastafari is an Afro-Caribbean socioreligious movement that began on the island of Jamaica in the 1930s. It is composed of a number of elements including rituals and practices from the Afro-Caribbean folk religions of ...
Towards a missiological framework for responding to Chinese folk beliefs and practices : an ethnographic case study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2019-08)
This study aimed to find a solution to the missiological problem caused by the reality that the Chinese Adventist Church lacks effective ways to respond to folk beliefs and practices which have extensively affected Adventist ...