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The Development of a distinctive Seventh-day Adventist hymnody : 1841-1886
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2020-01)
This dissertation studies early Adventist hymnody. A historical-theological study, it observes the propinquity between early Adventist hymns and theology. It describes the development of Adventist hymnody in the context ...
Deliverance through restoration of honor : shame and honor in Psalm 22
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2021-01)
In Ps 22, the psalmist complains to God about his shame experiences. He prayed to God for his deliverance from shame and the restoration of his honor. The purpose of this study is to show the values and means in this psalm ...
A Contextualized Adventist model for reaching Orthodox Christians in Northern Ethiopia : a case study of converts from the Orthodox Christianity with Muslim background
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2022-11)
Ethiopia officially accepted Christianity in the 4th century. Though 1,700 years have passed since then, Orthodoxy remains strong. Ethiopia is one of the few ancient Christian countries in Africa that survived the expansion ...
Developing a cycle of training for local church elders in Masbate in Central Visayan Conference, Philippines
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2022-09)
In the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, the success of local church leadership is highly reliant on the church elders. The shortage of pastors required to oversee each local church is a primary concern. Many local church ...
A Missiological model for cross-cultural mission to Chakma Buddhists in Mizoram, India : a case study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2022-10)
In this study, I aimed to develop a missiological model that could assist Adventist
missionaries in evangelizing Chakma Buddhists in Mizoram. To reach the research goal,
I first investigated the Chakma worldview, religious ...
Leadership by influence in tribal communities : a case study of the Iraya Mangyan in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2020-05)
The Iraya belongs to the 9 native tribes in Occidental Mindoro collectively known
as Mangyans or Katutubos. Since the 15th century, Katutubos have been oppressed and
exploited by Spaniards, Muslim rebels, Americans, ...
Towards a Christ-centered preaching process model : a case study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2020-07)
Christ-centered preaching becoming a lost art in the 21st century poses an urgent need for equipping preachers for preaching more Christ-centered sermons. The damage caused by Christless preaching is the weakening of the ...
A Needs assessment for establishing Seventh-day Adventist centers of influence in Tagaytay City
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2020-05)
Out of the 7.6 billion people in the world, according to the United Nations (2018), 55% (4.2 billion) live in urban areas. Almost half of that is in Asia. Asia’s urban population is 49.7% (2.2 billion). This is nearly a ...
An Analysis of the theological views of baptism either as a sacrament or an ordinance
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2020-05)
This research analyzes and compares the scriptural-theological and historical
views of baptism either as a sacrament or an ordinance by utilizing primary, unpublished,
and secondary sources. Christian denominations since ...
Malachi's use of Joel's "day of the Lord" : an inner-biblical allusion study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2022-01)
The Day of the Lord texts of Malachi (3:2, 7; 4:5) seem to allude to Joel’s Day of
the Lord (2:11, 13; 3:4). However, the interpretive significance of Joel’s Day of the Lord
in Malachi has not been investigated comprehensively ...