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Power in church leadership : training modules for local church leaders in South-Central Luzon Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2010-12)Many people especially in the church regard power as evil. But they also realize that proper use of power is one of the most important elements for success in Christian leadership. But power could be misunderstood, ... -
Predestination according to the views of James Arminius and John Wesley
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2010-09)This study employed the historical and theological method of investigation, which is geared to ascertain the predestination views of James Arminius and John Wesley and their similarities and differences toward postulating ... -
A Prejudice reduction model to improve the intergroup relations between Adventist church members and Muslim immigrants in Moscow based on a theology of inclusive relationships of Jews and Gentiles in Romans
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2013-02)Adventists appear to share a common prejudice toward Muslim immigrants. This study seeks to determine factors that influence negative attitudes of the church members toward the immigrants and build a model for ... -
The Principle of articulation in Adventist theology : an evaluation of current interpretations and proposal
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2017-04)The principle of articulation is a basic type of presupposition of human reason that allows the systematization of knowledge in general and of theological knowledge in particular. It is the structuring element in any ... -
A Program development on training junior pastors of East Central Korean Conference on disciple making
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2006-02)This study has two main purposes: (1) to conduct a training program on disciple making for junior pastors of East Central Korean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and (2) to provide proper suggestions to the conference ... -
A program development on welfare ministry for the aged in Korean Union Conference
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2012-02)The main purpose of the study is to develop a wellorganized welfare ministry program for the aged in Korean Union Conference. To achieve the purpose of this paper, a biblical and contextual study was conducted to establish ... -
A Program to train mentors for literature evangelists in North Philippine Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2021-04)North Philippine Union Conference (NPUC) enlists big numbers of literature evangelist (LE) recruits each year but only a few remain committed and competent. New LEs lose interest and commitment in the literature ministry. ... -
A Proposal for the discipling of new members through the baptismal class in the North Kivu Association in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2007-01)The church growth in the North Kivu Association (NKF,) has been challenged by an increasing rate of dropouts since the mid-1990s. Looking at the statistics of membership covering a period of twenty-four years, this study ... -
Rebuking the innocent : challenge-riposte exchange in Luke 13:10-17
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2019-11)Many studies have explored the dispute between Jesus and the synagogue ruler over the Sabbath healing of a bent woman in Luke 13:10–17 from form and redaction criticism, feminist/liberationist criticism, compositional ... -
Reconciliation : an integrative theme for mission among the Xaracuu people of New Caledonia
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2017-10)The Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) mission in New Caledonia is struggling to reach out to the Xârâcùù people at their level by presenting the Gospel within their frame of reference. Their traumatic colonial past has left ... -
The relational models approach as the basis for forming and maintaining strong families among Seventh-day Adventists in Papua New Guinea
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-02)The families of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDAC) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have been challenged with a number of issues revolving around social changes in values in traditional PNG communities. These family issues ... -
The Relationship between divine foreknowledge and human salvation : a comparative study between Millard Erickson, Richard Rice, and Norman Gulley
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-01)This study explores the relationship between two main doctrines in Christian theology. The study seeks two establish the relationship between divine foreknowledge and human salvation in the theologies of three ... -
The Resurrection of the wicked : a biblical-theological evaluation of Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant perspectives
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-05)This study purposes to evaluate biblically and theologically the various views held by Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants on the resurrection of the wicked. Chapter 1 focuses on the background of the study ... -
The Role of women in Johannine literature : an exegetical study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-01)The role of women in Johannine literature appears to be unique in a number of ways. Firstly, in the Gospel of John, there is a different presentation accorded to women in comparison to the Synoptics. John gives a lengthy ... -
Sapiential echoes of the newness motif in 2 Corinthians 5:11-21
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2019-10)This dissertation examines the newness motif in 2 Cor 5:11-21 by taking into consideration some sapiential notions in the text. Most studies on this subject limit their interpretation of the passage to the newness terminology ... -
Significance of Hesed in the covenant context : an exegetical-thematic study on the book of Ruth
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The Significance of the inanna/ishtar myths to Revelation 17 : a comparative approach
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2019-10)Three explanations have been offered to clarify the identity of the abyssal beast in Rev 17. The Vorlage text approach leads scholars to conclude that the sea beast in Rev 13:1 is the same with the abyssal beast in Rev ... -
The Significance of YHWH's EHYEH IMMAK in the covenant context of the Pentateuch
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2019-08)This dissertation attempted to establish a perspective that takes the divine covenant renewal or reconfirmation as foundational to interpreting YHWH’s אהיה עמך in the literary contexts of Gen 26:1-6; 28:10-15; 31:1-3; Exod ... -
Skia Ton Mellonton in Col 2:17 : an interpretation
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2009-06)This study explores the meaning of Skia Ton Mellonton“a shadow of things that were to come” within the calendric text of Col 2:16,17. The grammatical and syntactical difficulties in this passage have generated interest ... -
Sorcery in modern Christianity : the case of rock music
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-11)Scholars provide evidence that the understanding of most westerners on the subject of sorcery is that sorcery died with the enlightenment. Scholars, however, still write about sorcery but from an eastern religious and ...