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A Comparative study of the divine covenant between the views of John Calvin and Jacob Arminius
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-05)
This dissertation is a comparative study that compares the views of John Calvin (1509-1594) and Jacob Arminius (1560-1609) about the divine covenant. Both theologians acknowledged the motif of the divine covenant as central ...
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 ...
Contextualized Seventh-day Adventist Church growth strategies for postmodern culture in Japan
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2013-04)
The primary purpose of the study is to identify the best contextualized strategies
for church growth in Japanese postmodern society. This project attempts a comparison
between the current situation of the Japanese ...
The Meaning of Gymnos in 2 Corinthians 5:3 and its theological implication
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2012-10)
The image of γπκλόο, "naked" in 2 Cor 5:3 has been understood in anthropological way to refer to the state of the human being between death and resurrection. In this view, the disembodied person survives death either ...
A historical-theological evaluation of John Wesley's understanding of human free-will and the prevenient grace of God : an Adventist perspective
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2012-10)
Some people assume that the Adventists’ understanding of free-will and
prevenient grace originated from John Wesley’s soteriology. This study is to evaluate
John Wesley’s concept of the issue based on the perspective of ...
The Influence of Roman Catholic Church and World Council of Churches' social action toward the pursuit of Ecumenism in the 21st century
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2013-06)
Central to the venture of this thesis is to see the influence of social action to the search of unity in the 21st century. Chapter 1 presents the introduction of the paper. The focus of Chapter 2 is to describe the social ...
The Christological analogy and its implications for understanding the revelation-inspiration process from the Adventist perspective
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2018-05)
Many Christian scholars have recognized certain parallels between Incamation
and inspiration. Both phenomena highlight a mysterious union of the divine and the
human. The attempt to understand the revelation-inspiration ...
An Evaluation of Central Philippine Adventist College's ministerial externship program : a basis for the formulation of an externship handbook
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2019-02)
The ministerial externship program (MEP) is an academic discipline at Central Philippine Adventist College (CPAC) School of Theology (SOT). This program emphasizes the importance of practical field training (PFT) for ...
A description and contextualized strategies of the Muen Seventh-day Adventist Church in Shanghai under the "three-self" patriotic movement
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2012-06)
The purpose of this study is to introduce the unique context of the “Three-Self”
Patriotic Movement of Protestantism under the government of the Communist Party of
China in Shanghai and to determine how the Shanghai ...