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Toward a wholistic strategy to reach the Ethiopian Orthodox people with the Seventh-day Adventist message : a case study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 1997-05)The case study addresses the issue of how to reach the Ethiopian Orthodox people in suburban/urban areas with the Seventh-day Adventist message. The main purpose of this study is to develop a workable strategy to reach ... -
A church planting strategy for the Sundanese people in the territory of the West Java Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2000-12)This study seeks to find and develop an effective and workable church planting strategy for the Sundanese people dwelling within the territory of the west Java Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. To reach this goal, it ... -
A disciple-making program emphasizing lay evangelism among the Seventh-day Adventist churches in North Sumatra Mission
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2001-03)The study is designed to address the perceived inadequate concept of disciple-making among lay members in North Sumatra Mission (NSM) of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA). The goal of the study is to suggest an appropriate ... -
A strategy for evangelizing students of non-Adventist colleges in the Middle-West Korean Conference
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2000-10)The importance of universities and colleges in modern society cannot be discounted. Colleges and universities produce the much needed human resources not only for the future society but also for the church. The ... -
A lay training program for personal evangelism conducted by the personal ministry department Jakarta Conference of Seventh-day Adventists January 1997 - June 1999 : an evaluation
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2002-09)The church will not grow nor even survive without lay members actively involved in ministry and evangelism. Since most lay members are not professionally trained as ministers and evangelists, lay training programs ... -
Righteousness by faith and the lifestyle beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church : suggested instructional guide for the North Philippine Union Mission
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2002-09)This project focuses on a guide of instruction for the lay leaders in the NPUM to rightly present the fundamental beliefs of SDAs in the context of righteousness by faith. This study shows that although the church members ... -
Development of a Twelve-step procedure for church planting in North Korea
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2000-02)This project is designed to help the Korean Union Conference (KUC) prepare and implement a church planting strategy for North Korea (NK). Chapter 1 contains the introduction. Chapter 2 explores the procedures and methods ... -
A Comparative study of ministries to distressed peoples : Nehemiah to post-exilic Jews and North Congo Mission to Pygmies
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2001-12)From their ancestor's time, Pygmies have experienced hardship. Their life is characterized by physical, economlcal, socio-political, and spiritual crises. Since 1981, North Congo Mission (NCM) has attempted to minister to ... -
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, ... -
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 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 ...