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The Use of the expressions God or God(s) in Daniel 11:36-39 and their theological and interpretative implications
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-09)The goal of this present research is (1) to understand the meaning of the 7 expressions that contains a name for ‘God/god(s)’, particularly 3) אֵל x) and 4) אֱלוֹהַּ x), in Dan 11:36-39 and (2) to seek the most probable ... -
A Study of the doctrine of the Trinity in Seventh-day Adventist theology and Roman Catholic theology
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-03)A common argument within some circles of Seventh-day Adventism is the suggestion that the denomination should return to the antitrinitarian position of the early Adventist pioneers concerning the nature of God. The ... -
Perceptions of antecedents of unethical behavior among leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist church : a grounded theory approach
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-12)Even though business ethics discipline has studied the antecedents of unethical behavior for more than 30 years, current understanding of unethical behavior in Christian organizations is unclear and more research is necessary ... -
Adolescent spirituality in relation to teacher spirituality and school context
(2014-02)The fundamental aim of Christian education is to restore the broken relationship between God and the student. Based on this fundamental aim of education, this study was conducted mainly for the purpose ofinvestigating ... -
Breaking the glass ceiling : a phenomenological study of women leaders in Adventist higher education institutions
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-07)The Adventist Church owns and operates 106 higher education institutions worldwide, and opened its first higher education institution in 1874. To date, less than 20 women have served in the capacity of president, even ... -
Inclusive education : a case study of effective inclusive practices
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-03)Inclusive education is a trend supported by public laws in many countries. Such stipulations require regular schools, public or private, to provide meaningful and effective learning experiences to all students. This research ... -
Factors affecting human resource information system performance in business organizations as perceived by employees
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-09)A review of related literature has revealed that there are still unanswered questions concerning Human Resource Information System (HIRS) and its performance factors. Prior research finding have revealed that HRIS performance ... -
Speaking proficiency development of adult English language learners : a multiple case study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-07)Many adult language learners are less motivated to learn a new language because they think it is too late, and they are not capable of doing it successfully. Nevertheless, there are cases of adults who were able to attain ... -
The Intelligibility of tongues in 1 Corinthians 14:14-15
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2014-10)This study has investigated the intelligibility of the tongues on the part of the speaker. The purpose of this study was to determine whether, or not, the tongue speaker understands what he speaks in tongues in the context ... -
Current practices of school, family, and community partnerships in Adventist schools : a basis for a proposed program
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-02)The importance of a partnership of the school and the family has been described in the literature of Adventist education as early as the 19th century and since then in a wealth of research reports. Adventist private ... -
Empowerment leadership program : enhancing workload management capabilities for pastoral leadership effectiveness in North-East Tanzania Conference
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2015-03)Leadership is an important management function in church. Hence, pastors play an important role in local church leadership. However, the district pastors (DP) at North- East Tanzania Conference (NETC) have to take care ... -
The Mediating role of disciple-making process in the relationship of transformational leadership behavior, church ministry programs and church membership retention
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-10)The church needs to grow to accomplish its mission. In the past 14 years, the churches at East Indonesia Union Conference (EIUC) have added 56,984 members through baptism and profession of faith. However, 23,106 members ... -
Factors influencing the effectiveness of community health education
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-02)Unhealthy lifestyles lead to many kinds of chronic diseases, but positive behavior change to healthy lifestyles may reduce the risk of chronic diseases. It is necessary that health professionals conduct health education ... -
A Descriptive case study of the implementation of a work-embedded doctoral program using professional development small groups
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-02)One of the main challenges for the professional development programs is the assurance that the participants will transfer what they have learned from the workshop to the workplace. In professional development outside of ... -
Circumventing the exodus : a correlational study of workplace factors affecting teacher inclination to remain
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-01)Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) schools are established with a sacred mission to restore in their students the image of their Maker. This restoration requires the help of competent teachers. However, due to very attractive ... -
The Meaning of katharisas to loutro tou hydatos en remati in Ephesians 5:26 : an exegetical study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-02)There are four ways in which the phrase ―θαζαξίζαο ηῷ ινπηξῷ ηνῦ ὕδαηνο ἐλ ῥήκαηη‖ has been interpreted by several scholars. These are the following: (1) baptism imagery, (2) redemption imagery, (3) cleansing by the Word, ... -
An Exegetical study of ARAR in Genesis
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-02)The ארר (curse) formula occurs both in the active and passive forms in the book of Genesis with a higher frequency for the latter. The usage of the passive curse formula by God or humans has disparate significances. When ... -
Hapax legomena conjunction combinations in the book of Hebrews : a linguistic and exegetical study
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-01)This study examines the linguistic function of the hapax legomena conjunction combinations (καθώσπερ καὶ [5:4], εἰ καὶ οὕτως [6:9], επειτα δὲ καὶ [7:2], καὶ ὧδε μὲν . . . ἐκεῖ δὲ [7:8], oθεν καὶ [7:25], καὶ εἰ μὲν [11:15], ... -
Professional development : a training model for teachers
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-02)The quality of teachers makes a difference in student learning. However, many teachers are not highly qualified and because of this student learning cannot be maximized. This fact caught my attention and created my interest ... -
Evaluation of spiritual mentoring program of Universitas Advent Indonesia based on biblical models : a basis for program enhancement
(Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies, 2016-02)Mentoring has been significant in organizations such as schools and churches. As an educational institution guided by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Universitas Advent Indonesia (UNAI) has designed a spiritual mentoring ...