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A Child's Spiritual World - A Qualitative Study Grade 4-Grade 12"Though much has been written about adolescent spirituality and how adults should deal with it, far less has been written by adolescents themselves, or by adults from the adolescent perspective. This study of four twelve-year-old girls takes the adolescent’s... -
A Comparison of Faith Maturity and Denominational Loyalty in Seventh-Day Adventist Students at Public and Parochial High Schools in the Mid-America Union Based on the Valuegenesis Study Tertiary-LifelongThis quantitative study replicated and validated the Valuegenesis study in the Mid America Union from 1990. Results showed that Adventist students who feel positive about their home and church do not show a significant difference in their faith maturity and... -
Announcing Valuegenesis 3 Grade 6-Grade 12Gillespie introduces the third ValueGenesis study, which will continue to research faith, values and commitment of Adventist youth. This third wave will survey students in grades 6 through 12 attending Adventist churches and schools. Key findings from ValueGenesis... -
Can Any Good Thing... Grade 9-Lifelong"...today scientists, educators, the media—even many Christian theologians—are also making every effort to change the way they have previously interpreted the Bible... So when many of the pulpits of our time may be losing touch with the spiritual... -
Have They Gotten the Message? Kindergarten-LifelongHabenicht shares results from a study conducted to determine how children view salvation. The study also explored how ideas of salvation develop, and what children and young adults knew about sin, God's grace, forgiveness, etc. -
Have They Gotten the Message? How Children View Salvation Tertiary-LifelongHabenicht shares results from a study conducted to determine how children view salvation. The study also explored how ideas of salvation develop, and what children and young adults knew about sin, God's grace, forgiveness, etc. -
Helping Young Children Develop Spiritually Preschool-Grade 8The early years are critical for the development of a conscience and character. This 2012 Nad Teachers Convetnion presentation demonstrates how to support TAG (Time Alone with God) at a young age, develop a working knowledge of Bible stories, and use lessons... -
Kids - How To Shape Their Lives Kindergarten-Grade 12Formerly published as Children in the Shadows, this book addresses how to instill a sense of wonder responsibility, and self-worth in children. Drawing from her 27 years of teaching, Ruth Jaegar Buntain shares insights on how parents and teachers can... -
Leading a Child to Jesus - The Most Important Job in the World Preschool-Grade 4"For years most of our evangelism budget has been focused on winning adults. But recent research has helped us to realise that 70-90% of adult Christians first accepted Jesus as their Saviour before the age of 13! So, it’s up to 10 times easier... -
Organizational conflict - its relationship to organizational culture and spiritual maturity of teachers and administrators in selected tertiary schools TertiaryThis study explored the relationship of organizational conflict to organizational culture and spiritual maturity of teachers and administrators in selected tertiary schools in the Philippines. The organizational conflict model development by Mealiea and Latham... -
Perceptions of principals leadership, teachers faith maturity and motivation in Bangladesh Union Mission Schools Kindergarten-Grade 12This study explored the relationship between perceptions of principals’ leadership, teachers’ faith maturity and motivation in Bangladesh Union Mission schools. Data were obtained by using three instruments: the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire... -
Religiosity and Risk - The Influence of Adolescent Faith on Behavior Kindergarten-LifelongThis study examined the relationship between various measures of religiosity, including intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientation, vertical and horizontal faith maturity, Christian orthodoxy, and religious practice, and the adolescent risk behaviors of... -
Spiritual Experience and the Organizational Commitment of College Faculty TertiaryThe relationship between the spiritual experience and organizational commitment of faculty in Seventh-day Adventist tertiary educational institutions in north Philippines constituted the primary focus of this study. Instrumentation included the Spiritual Well-being... -
Spiritual Well Being and Quality of Life as Correlates of Job Stress Among Academic Chairpersons in Selected Seventh-day Adventist Tertiary Institutions TertiaryProblem: Stress, like pain, begins at birth and remains common to the human condition throughout life, and it is a factor in the experience of every human being who ever lived. It is not merely universal but it is also endemic and omnipresent. Chairpersons,... -
Spiritual Well-being, Faith Maturity, and the Organizational Commitment of Faculty in Christian Colleges and Universities TertiaryThe relationship between the spiritual experience and organization commitment of faculty in Seventh-day Adventist tertiary educational institutions in North Philippines constituted the primary focus of this study. Instrumentation included the Spiritual Well-being... -
Student perceptions of school climate associated with faith maturity in private sectarian, private nonsectarian, and public high schools in Metro Manila Kindergarten-Grade 12This study examined school climate and faith maturity as perceived by high school students in Metro Manila, Philippines. Theory and prior research had suggested that a significant relationship might exist between school climate and student faith maturity.... -
Teaching Children About Confession Preschool-Grade 4Teaching about confession needs to be balanced by teaching about the grace and love of God, who freely forgives us each time we confess to Him. Children need to know that God can forgive any sin, and He longs to set us free from our sins. Parents and teachers... -
Teaching Children to be Thankful in Their Prayers Preschool-Grade 4Thanking God is an integral part of the Christian life. Karen Holford shares 13 wonderful ideas for teaching children to give thanks in their prayers. Great for the classroom or home, parents and teachers will find creative ways to facilitate their children's... -
The empirical development of a curriculum on faith development Tertiary-LifelongProblem: Professional and lay leaders in the Seventh-day Adventist church need to be sensitive to the dynamics of faith development as it interfaces with human development over the life span, and with its practical implications. Currently, there is... -
The Faith of Our Children Kindergarten-Grade 12Is faith in God important to children today? How can teachers and parents encourage children to embrace faith for themselves? Mary Alice Jones writes to parents and teachers who desire to have their children believe in God in a way that will shape the course... -
The Impact of Adventist Schools on Students Tertiary-LifelongThis paper combines 18 published and unpublished research studies or reports using 12 data sets to assess the extent to which Adventist schools are accomplishing the core goals of Adventist education. It was presented at the 4th Symposium on the Bible and... -
The Lived Experience of Conversion in the Broader Context of Experience of Faith Formation – A Phenomenological Study of Third- and Greater-generation Seventh-day Adventist Young Adults Tertiary-Lifelong"The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experience of conversion in the lives of those nurtured in faith from childhood. Research was conducted on Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) young adult members who had grown up within an SDA family and faith... -
The relationship between spiritual maturity, emotional intelligence, marital needs, and marital satisfaction: a correlational study among married students at AIIAS TertiaryThis study examined the relationship between spiritual maturity, emotional intelligence, and marital satisfaction. Harley’s model of marital satisfaction, which emphasized the fulfillment of needs as a basis for determining satisfaction, was used. The... -
The Relationship Between Student Religiosity, Integration of Faith and Learning and Selected Congregational and Family Factors Tertiary"An investigation of the relationships among students’ perceptions of selected congregational and family factors of adolescent religiosity, Integration of Faith and Learning (IFL), and student religiosity. The respondents were 374 students in SDA... -
The relationship of faith maturity and religious attitude to academic performance and satisfaction with life TertiaryThis study investigated the relationship of faith maturity and religious attitude to academic performance and satisfaction with life among senior college students of Adventist tertiary schools in the Philippines. The subjects were 500 senior students from... -
The Relationship of Religiosity and Media Usage and its Influence on Delinquency Tertiary-Lifelong"This study examined the sequential relationship among religiosity, media usage, and delinquency. Influences of various measures of religiosity, including intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientation, vertical and horizontal faith maturity, and religious... -
The Validity of the Growing Disciples in Community Model Among Adolescents in Seventh-day Adventist Schools in North America Grade 9-Grade 12Purpose of the Study: There is little empirical research about discipleship, and particularly discipleship and adolescents. An understanding of Christian discipleship might, however, be an antidote for a growing trend toward consumer mentality in the... -
VG Europe: Survey Questions Young Adventists on Family, Church, Society Grade 7-Lifelong"What do young people in the Seventh-day Adventist church need to grow and maintain a close relationship with Christ? Adventists in Europe are hoping to find the answer through an extensive study that will mine the thoughts of young Adventists living... -
VG1 A megastudy of faith maturity and its relationship to variables within the home, school, and church Grade 6-Grade 12Concern with declining enrollment and commitment in Seventh-day Adventist schools in the United States and Canada led to one of the largest studies ever undertaken by any church group. The research involved nearly 11,000 6th through 12th grade youth and another... -
VG1 A synopsis of the Valuegenesis Study of faith maturity and denominational commitment Kindergarten-Grade 12Concern with declining enrollment and commitment in Seventh-day Adventist schools in the United States and Canada led to one of the largest studies ever undertaken by any church group. Searth Institute, a non-denominational Minneapolis research firm, was commissioned... -
VG1 Measuring faith maturity: Reassessing valuegenesis and development of a denomination-specific scale Kindergarten-Grade 12The Valuegenesis Faith-Maturity Scale and two related short-form scales developed for mainline Protestant use were evaluated for validity for Seventh-day Adventists. Inappropriate items were identified using statistical procedures and results from a survey... -
VG1 Perspectives on Values - A Project Affirmation Publication Kindergarten-Grade 12This book contains essays from distinguished educators and ministers on values. Find out how values are formed, how they are changed, and how they form a vital foundation to a Christ-centered life. -
VG2 Adventist Schools Do Make a Difference! A Report on Valuegenesis Kindergarten-Grade 12Do Adventist schools make a difference? V. Bailey Gillespie shares results from the first and second Valuegenesis studies on faith, values, and commitment in Adventist schools. Over 30,000 respondents from across North America participated in this two-phase... -
VG2 Update 15: What Builds a Mature Faith? Grade 7-LifelongThis Valuegenesis 2 newsletter includes some little known facts about Adventist youth of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, their concerns about their church, and helps us understand more about their attitudes toward God. Shared here are their perceptions of... -
VG2 Youth Ministry and Beliefs and Values Among 10 to 19 Year Old Students in the Seventh-day Adventist School System in North America Grade 5-Grade 12Problem. A survey of the literature revealed that there was little by way of empirical study on the relationship between youth ministry and attitudes, beliefs, and values held by young people. We empirically tested the anecdotal evidence that youth... -
We Can Keep Them in the Church Kindergarten-LifelongWhat keeps young people in the church? A sense of belonging. In this compilation, Myrna Tetz and Gary L. Hopkins share action driven stories, interviews, and personal testimonies of how to make a difference in the lives of young people. Each story emphasizes...