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A Biblical Perspective on Disease, Health, and Healing Tertiary-Lifelong"Healing occurs only in community, without community healing is incomplete. God gifted His Church with many gifts, including the gifts of healing. He appointed His Church to be Communities of Healing ministering physical, emotional, social, religious... -
A Livable Community Tertiary-Lifelong"By devoting ourselves daily to studying the Scriptures, by developing a personal relationship with God, by sharing the joy of real fellowship with one another, we can experience God’s version of a livable community." -
A Study of Community Awareness of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church Before and After a Public Relations Media Campaign TertiaryThe Porterville, California Seventh-day Adventist Church conducted a public relations media campaign in their community to raise awareness about Adventism. This report is based on two phone surveys conducted by the Institute of Church Ministry before and after... -
Adventist World Aviation Grade 9-LifelongAdventist World Aviation (AWA) site. AWA exists to provide aviation and communications support to those serving at mission posts in Alaska, Guyana, Phillipines, and Sudan. -
An Investigation of Stress and Factors Producing Stress Among Married Students Living in the Andrews University Married Student Housing Complex TertiaryProblem: The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of stress and identify factors producing stress among married students living in the Andrews University married student housing complex. Method: Two samples were used... -
An Investigation of the Need for Building Community at the Andrews University Student Housing Complex TertiaryProblem: This study investigated the need for building community at the Andrews University Student Housing Complex and determined the demographic differences associated with this need. Method: A sample of 61 residents of the Beechwood,... -
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Community Connectedness and Congregational Spiritual Vitality 0-2 years-LifelongDiscussion over how to achieve church growth has been prominent over the first decade of this century and the last half of the 1900s as membership growth in mainline Christian denominations faltered to flat or negative growth. Membership growth in the Oregon... -
Analyzing the Local community TertiaryThe Caring Church Survey is suggested here as a method that consultants could use together with the local church to gather information about the church. The data from the survey carried out on a real church is presented as an example of the survey's use. Other... -
Are Your Constituents Buying a Pig in a Poke? Tertiary-LifelongAdventist parents, ministers, academy teachers and union executives often don't really know what is happening at the college or university. College and university faculty and administrators should make an effort to reach out to constituents, enhance relationships between the local Adventist and non-Adventist community, and reduce tensions or misunderstandings. -
Barberton Community Assessment TertiaryThis is an assessment of the Barberton Community in the Ohio Conference of SDA. The report gives information on the needs of children in the community, the mission field of the Barberton church and options available to plan for outreach to children and families... -
Building Community Volunteerism Among Seventh-day Adventist Church Members in Small Towns of North America TertiarySeventh-day Adventists tend to separate themselves from the worldly and secular, which often means separating themselves from people who do not hold Christian beliefs and values. According to the author, the purpose of this project is to deal with issues and... -
Christ's Mission in Culver City TertiaryThis presentation lays out research that provides an assessment of the Adventist mission in Culver City. It profiles the life and vitality of the Culver City Church. -
Christ's Mission in the Nashville Inner City Tertiary-LifelongThis presentation provides an assessment of the Adventist mission in the local community around Hillcrest Church. Its purpose was to profile the life and vitality of Hillcrest Church. -
Christian Schools - A World of Difference Kindergarten-Grade 12Christian education is distinctly different from other approaches to education. But knowing what that distinctiveness is and acting consistently on it is vital for Christian schools to be authentic and to justify their existence. This TEACH journal article... -
CityLights Survey TertiaryThis information is based on a survey conducted with participants of a CityLights program. The presentation includes data collected on the opinions of the participants of the program elements. -
Communities - Guided Reading Worksheets Grade 3-Grade 4Download 12 worksheets (with answer keys) designed to prompt careful reading of the lessons in the current NAD Adventist Social Studies curriculum for Grades 3 and 4. -
Community Assessment - Grove City Ohio TertiaryThis paper provides a community assessment prepared for the Grove City Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is designed for use in planning and goal setting. A version on PowerPoint has also been provided. The information was gathered from the best available sources,... -
Community Assessment for Los Angeles Central City Church TertiaryThis presentation examines the community in University Park, Los Angeles. The data presented delineates the demographics of the population in the city, and the needs of the residents. The author provides recommendations for the Central City Church for outreach... -
Community Perceptions of Columbia Union College by the General Public in Takoma Park TertiaryThis study was commissioned by the advancement office at Columbia Union College in order to get information about the institution's relationship with the local community and the attitudes of residents in Takoma Park and the immediate area. -
Community Study Wilmington Metropolitan Area TertiaryThe purpose of this Community Study is to provide essential information for the pastors and lay leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist churches in the Wilmington metropolitan area and the steering committee of the Wilmington Area Adventist Community Services... -
Community Survey - Cleveland We Care Survey TertiaryThis presentation is based on a series of interviews conducted during a We Care event in Cleveland. The interviews collected demographic information on the individuals attending the event, and also their knowledge and experience with the Seventh-day Adventist... -
Conversion, Community and Caregenuity TertiaryThe purpose of this paper is to look at the theological (conversion), sociological (community) and strategic (caregenuity) dimensions as a way of both understanding the possible causes and solutions to meeting this challenge. The intent of the paper is not... -
Cooperation - The Only Way to Go in Small Schools Kindergarten-Grade 8This article from the special JAE issue on cooperative learning states that multigrade classrooms provide the perfect climate for practicing cooperative learning skills. The author gives suggestions for the different subject areas as well as catchy getting-started... -
Demographic Profile - The Adventist Community in North America TertiaryThis study conducted on behalf of the North American Division examines the demographics of the Seventh-day Adventist church. Age, socio-economic status and ethnicities are examples of factors examined in this survey. -
Dispensers of Hope 0-2 years-LifelongTeens face many challenges both internal and external. It is important that they have strong adult role models and mentors in their lives. In addition to parents, these individuals can help provide hope, moral strength, courage, and confidence to teens. -
Doing Demographics TertiaryThis article examines the importance of gathering as much information as possible about people within and outside the community of believers. The article also chronicles the Institute of Church Ministry's use of demographic software in encapsulating the profile... -
El Monte Community Assessment TertiaryThis presentation lays out El Monte community assessment. Its purpose was to profile the demographics and religion of El Monte, California. -
Faith Communities Today TertiaryThis presentation lays out the largest study of religious congregations conducted in the United States: Faith Communities Today. Data were collected through questionnaires. The questions focused on the demographics, church growth, mission focus, community... -
Faith Communities Today 2010 Study for the North American Division Tertiary-LifelongSince the year 2000, the Faith Communities Today study conducted every five years has extensively examined the practices, weakness, strengths and challenges facing the North American Division. This paper examines the results of a 2010 replication of the original... -
Families, Neighborhoods and Communities Unit Grade 1-Grade 3"The purpose of this unit is to help students from the beginning of their education to become aware that God created the family unit to be the center of an orderly and God-fearing society. It explores a traditional family, neighborhood and community and... -
Healthy Congregations in Community Context TertiaryThis paper attempts to explore correlations between healthy, growing congregations and the community context in which those congregations are located. Data from this research is collected from a study that the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America... -
Helping Students Appreciate the Contributions of Minorities Kindergarten-Grade 12This article gives special attention to ways to integrate black history into the social-studies curriculum. Recommendations given will facilitate an ongoing study of black history and heritage. Suggestions are divided into primary, intermediate, and upper... -
Home and School Association Handbook Kindergarten-Grade 12This NAD manual is designed to assist churches in organizing Home and School associations as well as to provide information needed by the officers of the associations to fulfill their duties effectively. Includes the purpose, objectives and responsibilities... -
How To Make People Feel Good About Your School Kindergarten-Grade 12This article raises questions about how a school should interact with the community, students, employees, parents, school district, and the media. It is a reprint of the National School Public Relations Association's article, It Starts in the Classroom -
JAE Index - Volume 65 Kindergarten-Grade 12This Index to Volume 65 of the Journal of Adventist Education lists all articles and other published items for 2002-2003, except the 'Of Interest to Teachers' column. -
Kids Praying For Kids - A 12 Month Prayer Journal Grade 3-Grade 4An outreach of Franklin Graham's ministry, Samaritan's Purse, this spiral bound book for young children provides a foundation for daily prayer and a guide to reaching out and praying for other children around the globe. -
Loneliness Gets a Bad Report Kindergarten-Grade 12Fischer addresses the negative impact loneliness has on children and adolescents, then explores way to combat it. -
Making International Students Feel at Home on Your Campus Tertiary-LifelongInternational students can greatly enrich a school's student body. Topics discussed in this article are the benefits of diversity, government regulations, Andrews University services for international students, adapting to life in a new country, and impacting... -
Managing the Small School - Being Your Own Administrator Kindergarten-Grade 12Written specifically for principal/teachers of small schools in the United States, this article defines administration as a coalition between management and leadership, and briefly outlines key areas of concern for small school management: Managing Volunteers;... -
Merrimack Valley Community Assessment TertiaryThis presentation provides a community needs assessment of Lowell and the Merrimack Valley. It profiled the demographics and religion of the area. -
NAD Social Studies Curriculum Guide K-8 Kindergarten-Grade 8This 2005 40-page NAD curriculum guide includes the Adventist philosophy guiding Social Studies education, general goals, strands and essential learnings in history, civics and government, geography, economics, individuals, society and culture. Appendix A... -
Napa Community Assessment TertiaryThis presentation provides a community needs assessment of the Napa community. Its purpose was to profile the demographics and religion of the area served by the Napa Community Adventist Church. -
New Windsor Church Plant Target Area TertiaryThis presentation lays out a community needs assessment in New Windsor. Its goals were to profile the demographics of the New Windsor Community and to gather information for planning and strategy development. -
Northwest Napa County Community Assessment TertiaryThis presentation lays out a community assessment in Northwest Napa County. Its purpose was to profile the demographics, needs and religion of northwestern Napa County. -
Opening Doors 0-2 years-LifelongLiving in a neighborhood with children can be an opportunity to have a positive influence on them and on your community. This article looks and how taking the time to get to know the kids in your community makes a difference. -
Operation Christmas Child Kindergarten-LifelongSponsored by Samaritan's Purse, Operation Christmas Child is a service project that provides millions of shoe box gifts to millions of children around the world. Children also receive gospel booklets in their own language. This can be a great school... -
Potentials Kindergarten-Grade 12Faith development resources to help administrators and teachers assess their endeavors to nurture the faith of their students. These concise documents provide practical, step by step methods to establish, support and deepen specific areas of faith maturity.... -
Promoting Health and Wellness in Australian Church Communities - The Parish Nurses' Lived Experience Tertiary-Lifelong"Parish nursing, has emerged in Australia over the last decade with an aim to provide holistic health care to people in church community settings through health education, counselling, referral, support and co-ordination of volunteers. Great value has... -
Recapturing a Sense of Community Tertiary-LifelongThis article from the JAE special higher education issue deals with the loss of community of English scholars resulting from specialization. Specialization has walled teachers in from the academic community in general, and from one another within departments.... -
Reynoldsburg Community Assessment TertiaryThis presentation lays out a study with purpose to profile the demographics and religion of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, to provide a community needs assessment, and to put information on the table for planning and mission strategy development for the Reynoldsburg... -
Service Learning in Thailand Grade 5-Grade 8Patricia Foster and Wilfred Rieger describe a successful service-learning project in Thailand. Students of the Adventist International Mission School partnered with the Rangist Babies' Home, a government institution in Thailand. This article shares the rationale,... -
Seventh-day Adventist Portion : Faith Communities Today Survey 2000 TertiaryThis is a study of the Seventh-day Adventist Church as a community. It is a survey of Seventh-day Adventist congregations across the United States. The survey contains information collected on topics such as evangelism, church environment, and diversity among... -
Social Studies for Students of Developing Countries Kindergarten-LifelongThis article from the JAE special social studies, history, and geography issue explores how basic knowledge in the social sciences helps citizens in a global community to develop attitudes to make sound and independent judgments. Living in a state of constant... -
Some Considerations in Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Lifelong"This paper argues that the effectiveness of the approach used by the Seventh-day Adventist church to propagate its health message has been compromised by its failure to take full account of social determinants of health, and its apparent inability to... -
Teaching With Words - Speeches by Gordon Bietz Kindergarten-LifelongDownload the manuscripts of memorable sermons and speeches given by Gordon Bietz, past president of Southern Adventist University. -
The Christian School - A Community of Grace Kindergarten-Grade 12Keynote presentation by Dr Don Roy, Associate Director, ASA Curriculum, at the 2002 Sydney Christian Education Conference, October 14, 2002. Roy shares what it takes to develop a faith-oriented learning community and notes that whatever steps taken to help... -
The Church as Family : A Study of Viability in the Smaller Local Seventh-day Adventist Church TertiaryThis paper presents a graduate student research report of a study of viability in the smaller local Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its purpose was to examine the organizational structure of the Seventh-day Adventist church. The project was conducted in a small... -
The Effectiveness of a Volunteer Delivered Community Based Lifestyle Modification Program For Reducing the Risk Factors Associated With Metabolic Syndrome Tertiary"In the latter half of the 20th Century increases in the availability of inexpensive, energy-dense foods combined with an estimated 60-70% reduction in daily energy expenditure, created an “obesogenic” environment. The epidemic of obesity... -
The Invisible Church TertiaryThis brief Editorial note harkens at the simple truth that the local church should be the heart of the community. However, all to often the community members are vaguely familiar with the location and/or purpose of the Seventh-day Adventist church. The author... -
The Other Ministry of Adventist Education Tertiary-LifelongRead responses from Division education directors on how Adventist education contributes to the fulfilling of the gospel commission in a range of traditional and non-traditional ways around the world. The article shows how Adventist education is a ministry... -
Turning Students on to Community Service Kindergarten-TertiaryEvery student should take from his/her school experience a solid grasp of academics and a desire to give something back to society. Volunteering changes students and helps them grasp that altruism brings its own rewards. It enables the student to see the connection...