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Pre-Retirement Attitudes and Financial Preparedness of Seventh-day Adventist Clergy in Africa: A Study of Graduate Ministerial Students
No full textSeventh-day Adventist Church clergy in Africa traditionally rely on church sustentation benefits at their retirement. But the inadequacy of such provision has left most pastors in penury at retirement. This descriptive study investigated the pre-retirement attitudes and financial preparedness of Seventh-day Adventist clergy in Africa who were studying at the Theological Seminary at the Adventist University of Africa (AUA). A total of 105 pastors participated in the study. The data was analyzed using a descriptive statistics of frequencies and percentages. The findings revealed positive pre-retirement attitudes but low financial literacy and inadequate financial preparedness for retirement. Therefore, the study recommends financial education and pension scheme literacy should be included in ministerial education. Further, continuous educational initiatives, collaborations with financial experts for mentorship of clergy in general could be valuable and beneficial to enhance pre-retirement attitudes and financial preparedness of SDA clergy in Africa
The Student Movement Volume 110 Issue 3: Alumni Weekend was a Slam Dunk
No full textHUMANS
Alumni Spotlight: Denry White, JJ Nixon
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Supporting Student Business: The 269 Flea Market, Melanie Webb
HamilTEN, Lia Glass
Howard Center Presents: Heritage Singers, Ember Clark
Matcha, Fashion, and Masculinity: Andrews Hosts a Performative Male Contest, Ember Clark
NEWS
Alumni Sweep First Cardinal Basketball Games of New School Year, Andrew Francis
Tradition Marches On at Alumni Weekend Parade, Isa DeMoraes
IDEAS
Forgiveness or Hate: Tragedy in America and an Inflection Point, Joey Carrion
Scrolling Less, Thinking More: The Long-Form Revival, Reagan Westerman
Question of the Week #3, Aiko J. Ayala Rios
PULSE
Dorm Decor: Fall Edition, Anna Rybachek
How to Make it Feel Like Fall, Melissa Moore
Orgullo Cultural (Cultural Pride) at Andrews, Maya Thomas
A Political Recap, Alyssa Caruthers
LAST WORD
The Courage to Ask for Help, Aiko J. Ayala Rioshttps://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/sm-110/1002/thumbnail.jp
Forecasting Hope: Thirteen Churches. Two Conferences. One Mission to Reach Indianapolis.
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The Role of Support and Prayer in Enhancing the Psychological Well-Being of Cancer Patients in Canada
No full textPurpose of the Study
The purpose of the study was to investigate the role of family support, friends\u27 support, community support, and prayer on the psychological well-being of cancer patients in Canada.
Methodology
A survey research method was used in this study. The survey was distributed through the QuestionPro audience and had 721 viewers, 674 respondents, and 400 participants (i.e., those who completed the survey). The survey completion rate was 59.35%, with an average completion time of 9 minutes. Most participants were Christians (62.0%), some were unaffiliated (29.5%), and the remaining participants were either Muslims, World Religion, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc. (3.0%) (See Table 2). A quantitative approach, combining multivariate analysis of variance and structural equation modeling, was used to analyse the data.
Results
Four research questions were posed to examine the role of family, friends, faith community, and prayer in enhancing the psychological well-being of cancer patients in Canada. The results indicated significant differences among types of cancer in the linear combination of psychological well-being. They also showed a significant main effect for prayer of Supplication and Confession, a significant Diagnosis time effect for Thanksgiving and Supplication, and a significant interaction effect for the prayer of Reception and Adoration. Greater support from family, friends, and faith community results in more positive psychological well-being (β=.30, p\u3c .001). Prayer partially mediates the influence of support on psychological well-being (β=.197, p\u3c .001). Higher levels of prayer appear to lead to more positive psychological well-being (β=.30, p\u3c .001). Total effects (direct and indirect) explain about 30% (R2=.30) of the variance in psychological well-being.
Conclusion
The objective of this study was to investigate the role of support (from spouse, family, friends, faith community) and prayer in enhancing the psychological well-being of cancer patients in Canada. As such, the researcher has been able to determine the nature of the relationship between psychological well-being and types of cancer, diagnosis time, and the extent to which prayer is related to types of cancer and the year(s) since diagnosis. It was evident that support and prayer are strong predictors of psychological well-being, and that both factors enhance psychological well-being
Predation of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) by killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Guanaja, Honduras
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The Student Movement Volume 110 Issue 9: Admiring Art and Catching the Bus
No full textARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Creating AU\u27s Artful Atmosphere: the AU Art Club, Melanie Webb
Rachel Barton Pine To Perform at HPAC, Michael Orellana
Gestures of Creation: Greg Constantine\u27s Abstract Genesis, Megan Constantine
HUMANS
Committed to Communication: Prof. Walker-Fraser on Educating, Gersh William
NEWS
SILA To Host Annual Winter Wonderland, Ysa Dennis
IDEAS
Where Has All the Color Gone?, Samantha Woolford-Hunt
Grad School Apps Are Not Easy, Michael Orellana
PULSE
Dorm Decor: Winter Edition, Madison Vath
Hot Chocolate: The Perfect Holiday Tradition, Sophia Koh
Survey: Architecture Students Speak Out on Heavy Workload and \u27Huge Troll\u27 on Well-Being, Ysabella Neves
LAST WORD
The Bus, Kara Shepardhttps://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/sm-110/1008/thumbnail.jp