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The Uniform Debate
Get PDFThis presentation outlines the benefits and drawbacks of enforced school uniforms as well as how the numbers of schools with mandatory uniform are rising across many public schools in the United States. It also brings to light the mixed reactions many parents have to this trend, specifically the monetary implications
Disciplinary Literacy in History Grade 9-12th
Get PDFI will be presenting a poster on reading for my EDTE 417/ EDTE 517 Teaching Reading Content Area/Secondary class. As my content area is social, my emphasis will be on how to engage students more in reading about history and social issues such as poverty and inequality
Language Dominance in ESL Classroom: Home Language or English Only
Get PDFHome language is a valuable resource for ESL learners to make progress in learning English. Having said that, there are also critics commenting that it hinders students\u27 ability and diminish their chance to employ their target language. This poster is going to explore the merits of the involvement of these two languages and the author\u27s point of view
Developing Small Group Ministry Based on Spiritual Temperaments in the Olympic Korean Seventh-day Adventist Church in Los Angeles, California
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Pastoral observation revealed that members of the Olympic Korean Seventh-day Adventist Church struggle to develop their own spirituality due to a lack of understanding regarding spiritual temperaments. Discerning one\u27s own spiritual temperament or style is needed at both the individual and the church level in order to understand that there are more styles than those in the corporate doctrinal focus reflected in Adventism. Approaches to relationships with church attendees and responses to church-sponsored activities can be transformed by a better understanding of these temperaments/styles. Steps must be taken to expand Adventism to accept all different styles. A variety of approaches are required to nurture those who enter the doors of Adventist churches.
Method
Seminars were provided and groups set up in response to an assessment that was developed to help participants explore spiritual temperaments and determine their own spiritual style. Specific spiritual disciplines were recommended based on the results. To maximize the effectiveness of the disciplines, they were then encouraged to practice in their personal life and share in a small group setting composed of people with similar spiritual styles. Participants were given a survey to evaluate the project at the end of the program.
Results
The data show that when one\u27s unique spiritual style is recognized and accepted, it provides them opportunities for spiritual growth. Another critical aspect of spiritual development, according to this study, is assisting individuals in incorporating these practices into their daily lives through seminars and small-group ministry until they are accustomed to them.
Conclusion
This study demonstrated that when diverse approaches to the spirituality of members are properly implemented, they can receive distinct assistance with their spiritual lives and grow spiritually rapidly. This helped demonstrate the need for Adventist churches to adapt to the fact that there are numerous spiritual styles. To effectively assist church members within the churches, our approach must be more diverse rather than a single path. Adventist churches need not give up on what is central to Adventism but must learn to accept all styles of spirituality among its members
A Leadership Strategy to Identify and Reverse the Effects of Consumerism on the Commitment to the Mission and Management of the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church Members
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Low levels of commitment have detrimentally affected many aspects of the Village Church\u27s health and vitality. The present study was developed to see to what degree the leaders of the Village Church had imbibed consumer constructs of identity and ministry and to what degree those constructs could be changed when presented with a biblical construct of identity and ministry.
Method
A week of spiritual emphasis entitled Built on the Rock examined the principles of the church growth movement as manifest in the megachurch movement. By contrast, the scriptural paradigm of the church as a family was presented as a high-cost discipleship alternative to the current consumer mindset of the megachurches. Participants were surveyed pre-and post-intervention. Focus groups were also conducted before and after the week of prayer. The study involved twenty-one leaders from the staff and board of the Village Church. -- Results. The participants\u27 understanding of the theological and philosophical underpinnings of the church growth movement were greatly enlarged. On a 10-point scale the aggregate score of the group moved 1-2 points from the methods and teaching of the church growth movement towards the biblical high-cost discipleship model.
Conclusions
Most Seventh-day Adventist leaders genuinely desire to reach the lost, but do not understand the incompatibility of the theology or practices of the church growth movement. When explained and contrasted with the biblical model of the church as a family, they recognized the limits of a consumer approach to evangelism and ministry and embraced the biblical call to a life of full surrender and discipleship
