Theological Seminary: Recent submissions
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Implicit-leadership traits of millennial pastors : a case study in Negros Occidental Conference
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2021-12)Millennial pastors’ leadership development schema can be understood in terms of family dynamics, social and cultural contexts, exposure to friends and leaders, and social media. The main objective of this study was to ... -
A Phenomenological study of the lived experiences of the Seventh-day Adventist second-generation genocide survivors in Rwanda : towards a strategy of inner healing from generational trauma
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2023-07)Twenty-nine years after the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda, the Rwandans have made collective efforts to recover and heal from the genocide’s effects. However, many Rwandan survivors are still coping with the ... -
Developing an effective health ministry strategy in reaching out to the Tionghoa in Bandung, Indonesia
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2020-10)Chinese Indonesians are courteously called Tionghoa, an upper-class and urbanized community in Indonesia where the majority are engaged in the economic sector (Indonesia, 2010). Recently their population has gone up to ... -
Towards a framework for a contextualized Muslim ministry in Salamex : a case study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2023-04)The Christian church exists for a mission. However, the attempts made by Christians and the Seventh-day Adventist Church to reach Muslims have not been relatively successful because of the historical, political, military, ... -
Toward a biblical theology of homosexuality : Old Testament contributions
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2021-11)The two primary objectives of this research are (a) to solve several interpretive problems presented by various OT interpreters over prohibition texts and their challenging passages, which seem to discuss homosexuality ... -
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 ... -
A Study of the Hebrew and Aramaic clauses alluding to temple defilement in Daniel
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2020-12)This dissertation is a study undertaken to explore 44 selected Hebrew and Aramaic clauses that allude to temple defilement in the book of Daniel. Chapter 1 is introductory. Chapter 2 is focused on the exegesis of the ... -
Knowing God as an Evangelical : towards a canonical-epistemological model
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2021-01)Theological knowledge formation occupies a central place in the evangelical theo- logical pursuit. Three models represent the epistemological tendencies of contemporary evangelicalism: evidentialist foundationalism, ... -
A Model for effective ministerial program in the Philippines and Ghana Union Conferences : a multiple case study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2021-05)The global Seventh-day Adventist Church mission to bring the everlasting gospel to all the world and to reach the level of every audience is an arduous task. This mission requires a great amount of knowledge and skill ... -
Developing an appropriate contextualization method of doing mission among the Ozuzu and Isu communities in Etche, Nigeria
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2021-01)The cultural practices of ituanya in Isu and the worship of the god Amadi Oha in Ozuzu in the Mba Asa community in Etche have affected the mission growth in this area since 1928 when the Advent message came to Etche. ... -
A comparative study on the understanding of Christian perfection in John Wesley and Ellen G. White
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The role of dual anthropology in theistic evolutionist systems : an analysis and assessment
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2006-03)Triggered by the insistence of some theistic evolutionist models on the indispensability for their systems of an anthropogenesis containing the idea of the infusion of an immortal soul into an evolved pre-human body, this ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Impact of an Adventist television channel in the North Philippine Union Conference : a case study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2022-10)This study assessed the possible impact of Hope Channel Philippines (HCP) broadcast on its Adventist viewers. This mixed-method study used a survey with 384 respondents and 8 participants for the in-depth interview and 8 ... -
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 ... -
The Culture of giving of overseas Filipino Adventist members and its effect on tithing in the Seventh-day Adventist church
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2022-11)The tithing system is God’s way to finance His work on earth. God’s people primarily carry it out as members of His church. The Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church follows this principle and has made policies for its ... -
Reaching radio listeners in Northeastern Mindanao Mission, Philippines : a case study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2022-09)God uses radio to spread the Gospel with speed and urgency to the world. Radio crosses many barriers. It penetrates all classes of people. These facts are also true for the radio evangelism in the Northeastern Mindanao ... -
Overcoming cultural prejudice of the Seventh-day Adventist members in Bacolod City to facilitate cross-cultural mission
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2022-11)This study aimed to develop a strategy on how to overcome cultural prejudices among Adventist members in Bacolod City to reach people from other cultures. Bacolod is a highly urbanized city where various ethnic groups ... -
The doctrine of the human nature of Christ : developments of the views regarding the human nature of Jesus Christ within the Seventh-day Adventist Church between 1957 and 1988
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2010-02)The main purpose of this study is to trace and describe the historical developments of the (three major) views regarding the human nature of Jesus Christ with the Seventh-day Adventist Church between 1957 and 1988. ...