Abstract The Development of a Program for the Retention of New Members in the New Jerusalem Seventh day Adventist Church Hall Enell Oswald Doctor of Ministry Seventh day Adventist Theological Seminary Andrews University Eduard Schmidt Advisor Douglas R Kilcher Advisor R Clifford Jones Advisor This dissertation evaluates a program that was developed for the retention of new members in the New Jerusalem Seventh day Adventist Church One of the greatest needs of n
Estrategias de Retencion de Miembros para la Iglesia Central Hispana Adventista del Septimo Dia de Chicago
Abstract Estrategias de Retencion de Miembros para la Iglesia Central Hispana Adventista del Septimo Dia de Chicago Sanchez Ernesto R Doctor of Ministry Seventh day Adventist Theological Seminary Andrews University Ronald Costa Advisor Manuel Moral Advisor Ricardo Norton Advisor Problem Although baptisms are performed several times through the year and members are received through transfers attendance to church services are very low in the Central Hispanic Sev
A Training Program for Leadership in Group Processes Designed to Help Establish New Members in the West Indies SDA Churches
Abstract A Training Program for Leadership in Group Processes Designed to Help Establish New Members in the West Indies SDA Churches Palmer John C Doctor of Ministry Seventh day Adventist Theological Seminary Andrews University Walter B T Douglas Advisor Arnold A Kurtz Advisor Donald C Jacobsen Advisor Problem To develop a program speci cally aimed at integrating new converts into the church family in the churches of the West Indies Union Conference of Seven
Abstract The Belonging Principle in Church Membership Ruf Warren Butler Doctor of Ministry Seventh day Adventist Theological Seminary Andrews University Roger L Dudley Advisor James J North Jr Advisor Walter Douglas Advisor Problem Meaningful church membership in the United States is diminished by current social trends including privatism mobility and theological pluralism This loosening of the traditional quot ties that bind quot has created a belief
Addressing Reasons for Members' Non-Attendance at the Elmhurst Seventh-day Adventist Church
Abstract Addressing Reasons for Members apos Non Attendance at the Elmhurst Seventh day Adventist Church Hill Glenn Paul Doctor of Ministry Seventh day Adventist Theological Seminary Andrews University Rodney Mills Advisor Benjamin D Schoun Advisor James J North Jr Advisor Problem By when this project began the Elmhurst Seventh day Adventist Church ESDA had members December clerk s records Yet ongoing direct observation indicated tha
