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    In Discipleship Grade 3-Lifelong
    "In Discipleship recognizes the need for disciples of all ages, and is dedicated to equipping children, youth and adults with the tools they need to nurture a personal, meaningful and fruitful relationship with Jesus Christ."

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    100 Quick and Easy Worship Ideas for Kids Kindergarten-Grade 8
    For busy, tired, and overstretched parents everywhere who long to share God creatively with their families, Karen Holford shares 100 worship ideas that will transform your family time with Jesus.

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    A Biblical Foundation for Integrating Faith and Learning Kindergarten-Lifelong
    This article explores the Biblical basis on which Adventists ground their support for the integration of faith and education. Scripture presents the formation of the Christian mind, the comprehensiveness of life and learning, and the interconnectedness of...

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    A Comparative Study of the Distribution of Spiritual Gifts - Among Seminary Students and Other Graduate and Undergraduate Students at Andrews University Tertiary
    Problem: Recently, considerable interest in spiritual gifts has developed and many scholars have attempted to measure them. This study was to determine whether spiritual gifts distribution is related to a specific demographic profile, and discriminates...

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    A Spiritual Master Plan for Spicer Memorial College Tertiary
    In the face of required expenditures for competitive higher education and the growing challenges of quality Christian training, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is concerned about accountability in spiritual development and outcomes assessment. The General...

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    A Three-story Approach to Teaching Scripture Preschool-Grade 12
    “We must remember that, for Christians, the primary goal of adolescence is to help young people to find their place in the story of God. We must show them where they appear and how choosing Jesus can change their lives. Then we must show them where they...

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    ABIDE - A Spiritual Master Plan for Adventist Schools Grade 9-Grade 12
    "This Spiritual Master Plan Guide is not just about events or a Bible curriculum, but rather seeks to show how a wholistic approach to everything we do can make all the difference to the spiritual lives of those in our school community." The principal...

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    Addressing Spiritual Development in Youth Development Programs and Practices - Opportunities and Challenges Tertiary
    If strengthening children's moral and spiritual selves is the most important challenge facing youth-serving organizations in the United States today, three things are required to respond: a clear road map of where to go and how to get there, a critical mass...

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    Adventist Encounter Curriculum - The Story Continues Kindergarten-Grade 10
    "Stories have always been a powerful medium...However, Bible teachers are far more than a storyteller using an effective pedagogical tool within an academic discipline, for they share ‘the greatest story’ the world has ever known."...

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    Age-appropriate Experiences and Rituals That Help Students Encounter God, Part I Kindergarten-Grade 8
    "Experiencing salvation is a process that involves daily, lifelong learning and communication with God."

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    Age-appropriate Experiences and Rituals That Help Students Encounter God, Part II Kindergarten-Grade 8
    Faith-based rituals can be traced back to the Garden of Eden. However, Christian rituals now have counterfeits. Children “need to know what each ritual represents, why we celebrate each one, and how we should practice them.”

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    Andrews University Archived Webinars Kindergarten-Tertiary
    Find archived webinars for principals, beginning in 2011, shared by the Leadership Department at Andrews University. Topics include budgets, ethical and spiritual leading, team building, technology, marketing and recruiting, collaboration, and more.

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    Announcing Valuegenesis 3 Grade 6-Grade 12
    Gillespie 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...

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    Are You Shaping Your Child Into an Insecure Person for the Future? 0-2 years-Lifelong
    Self-confidence is not an innate quality possessed by some people. Rather, it is a consequence of the level of self-esteem achieved. What factors does self-esteem depend on in a child or adolescent? How can parents increase their children's level of self-esteem?

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    Assessing participation in the spiritual development modes: Construction and testing of the Christian Spiritual Participation Profile Tertiary
    Although many measures of religiosity or spirituality exist, most have been developed by psychologists and sociologists, not educators. No measure based on learning theory and designed to assess and promote spiritual development has been found. This...

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    Bible Memorization Without Tears Preschool-Grade 4
    Karen Holford gives strategies and activities to make scripture memorization meaningful and effective.

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    Children and Spiritual Gifts 0-2 years-Lifelong
    Do you want to help your children or students use their spiritual gifts to God's glory? Are you looking for ways to help them develop their talents? This article will help get you started.

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    Committed Seventh-day Adventist Students at Secular Institutions of Higher Education Tertiary
    The experiences of Seventh-day Adventist students at secular universities was examined. Seven women and two men attending universities in Michigan and New York were interviewed. The researcher employed a heuristically guided phenomenological method to get...

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    Communion Projects for Children Preschool-Grade 8
    Karen Holford explores the meaning of Communion and how children relate to this service. We often think Communion means the service where we eat Communion bread and drink a small glass of grape juice, but Communion is about belonging together, sharing, and...

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    Creating a Spiritual Master Plan for Your School Kindergarten-Grade 12
    This ASDASA 2015 inspires the school leader to create a plan to win students’ souls and teach them to win souls for the kingdom.

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    Creating the Best Classroom Theme Ever Preschool-Grade 8
    This 2012 NAD presentation handout inspires teachers to use spiritual themes in their classrooms. It offers easy ways to create a theme that will last throughout the year and throughout your students’ lifetimes.

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    CREATION Kids Early Childhood Education Curriculum Preschool
    This comprehensive, self-contained, digital curriculum promoting the development of the whole child comes to you from North American Division Early Childhood Education.

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    Creative Worship Events - Why, When, and How Preschool-Tertiary
    Educators are encouraged to follow Jesus' example in not getting locked in to a single type of worship. The sort of devotions educators provide is intimately connected to the sort of connection and priority they have with Christ. The author has distilled four...

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    Creative Worship Ideas Grade 1-Grade 12
    Explore new ways to make worship a growing experience that connects students to God through active learning. Sections organize lesson ideas into student-centered, nature-centered, dinosaur-related and other themes to spark personal spiritual growth and corporate...

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    Cross-Cultural Perspectives on College Students' Beliefs, Values and Spirituality at Seventh-day Adventist Institutions Tertiary
    Applying a shorter version of the University of California at Los Angeles'(UCLA) Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) survey to Seventh-day Adventist institutions in two different countries (USA and Brazil), this article discusses specific findings about...

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    Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment of Dispositions for Teachers - Teaching from Within Tertiary
    The topic of professional dispositions in teacher education has become of increasing study and research since the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (2000) mandated dispositions as an area to be included in the conceptual framework...

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    Developing Presence and Faith in Online Teaching Tertiary
    "While academic content and clinical experiences provide the foundation for most online nursing curricula, programs offered by Seventh-day Adventist schools build on an additional foundation—the development of faith in Christ."

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    Development and validation of a more comprehensive model for the student instructional rating system (SIRS) by including a spiritual construct Tertiary
    The purpose of this study was to validate additional spiritual factors which could be used with the Student Instructional Rating System (SIRS). Twenty graduate students and 10 faculty of AIIAS were asked to report critical incidences that demonstrated...

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    Development of an instrument to measure student attitudes toward God using semantic differential Tertiary
    The study had two objectives, (1) to construct an instrument which would measure students’ attitudes toward God, and (2) to use the instrument in a small pilot study to test its usefulness. The instrument was patterned after the format of...

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    Discipleship - The Reinventing of Adventist Higher Education Tertiary
    After a student came seeking personal advice, the author was faced with questions about the purpose of Adventist higher education. Jesus' ministry emphasized [i] transformation [i] over [i] information [i]. According to Ellen White, the purpose of education...

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    Early Childhood Education and Care - General Session 0-2 years-Preschool
    This 2018 NAD convention ECEC session involved "brain research and how it relates to the mental and spiritual formation in children." The file is titled Making a Difference - The Brain, Jesus and Early Childhood!

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    ECE Be Like Jesus Companion 0-2 years-Kindergarten
    This web resource has printable lesson plans, videos, stories, and activity suggestions for parents or teachers. Topics include Honesty, Love, Acceptance, Obedience, Respect, Trust, Giving, Joy/Happiness, Perseverance, Responsibility, Caring, and Sharing....

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    Effects of Frequent Internet Use on the Spiritual Life of Montemorelos University Students Tertiary
    Frequent use of the Internet is observed among the students of Montemorelos University, while at the same time it is perceived that the individual and collective experience in the development of the spirituality of young people presents weaknesses in some...

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    EH&S Issues - Spiritual Safety Kindergarten-Grade 12
    "Schools are diligent in identifying risky situations...However, identifying the risk is not enough. Schools must demonstrate that they have implemented measures to control the risk and minimise the possibility of harm to any student. Are we as diligent...

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    Elementary Video Library - Week of Prayer Videos Kindergarten-Grade 12
    No budget for a special Week of Prayer speaker? Use these videos with 5 action packed video spiritual lessons geared to elementary or secondary students. Several are hosted by Randy Fischell, editor of Guide magazine. With high speed internet access, your...

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    Ellen White - The Journey of Faith Grade 7-Lifelong
    This unit's three modules, Meeting God, Listening to God and Walking with God," aim to unfold the authenticity of Ellen White’s walk with God." The in-depth study is ideal for personal use by teachers, or guided use with...

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    Ellen White and the Harmonious Development Concept Tertiary
    Fifty quotations from Ellen White mentioning “harmonious development” were studied to gain a greater understanding of her meaning of that phrase. Taylor includes practical implementation techniques for increasing harmonious development in curricular...

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    Encouraging Spiritual Growth Through the Use of the Journey Metaphor Kindergarten-Grade 12
    The concept of pilgrimage aptly illustrates the Christian journey in life, seeking to grow and press on until we reach our eternal home. This article proposes using the journey metaphor in the classroom and provides many discussion questions and ideas of ways...

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    Exploratory study of the relationships between community building and the social, academic, and spiritual engagement at Antillean Adventist University Tertiary
    Problem: This research examined the students' sense of community building in a college and how such perceptions influenced academic, social, and spiritual engagement in a 4-year Christian university. Method: The study was an exploratory...

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    Faith by Design - Creating and Implementing a Spiritual Master Plan Grade 9-Tertiary
    In addition to focusing on quality academic programs, “it is now the time for Adventist schools to also be intentional in developing the faith of the entire learning community—students, administrators, teachers, and support staff.” This article...

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    Faith Education and Touring the Bible Lands - A Case Study Tertiary
    "A qualitative study was designed to validate the extensive anecdotal evidence for the special learning value of [Avondale's] 2013 Bible Lands Study Tour and to identify the factors that best contributed to the students’ learning."

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    Faith Formation - Perceptions of Primary and High School Students in Australian Adventist Schools Grade 1-Grade 12
    "Faith formation is a topic of considerable interest for those involved in Christian education. In this quantitative investigation, 580 students from Years Four, Six, Eight and Ten from eleven Adventist schools in Australia were surveyed to determine...

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    Filling the God-Shaped Space - Spiritual Principles and Methods for the Christian Classroom Grade 9-Grade 12
    Using "biblical principles and practical methods based on adolescent development research," the presenters of this 2018 NAD convention breakout session taught attendees how to enrich the spiritual experiences of their students. See the copy of their...

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    Fostering Children's Spiritual Growth through Caring Relationships - 5 Seminars for Parents, Teachers and Religious Educators Tertiary
    Five workshops designed for religious education in informal settings. Each explores relationships between parents and their children, or teachers and religious educators and their students, in nurturing Christian spiritual growth. Goals are articulated for...

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    Fruit of the Spirit - Dig Deeper Questions Grade 5-Grade 8
    NOTE: This resource corresponds with the previously used NAD Bible curriculum, not the Encounter program. Additional questions created to accompany the religion textbook, Fruit of the Spirit, formerly used in the North American Adventist...

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    Fruit of the Spirit Unit Grade 1-Grade 4
    This booklet with activities and Bible verses teaches about the Fruit of the Spirit using Bible stories. includes journaling activities, a word search, and a puzzle.

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    God Is Grade 5-Grade 12
    This devotional unit explores the attributes of God. He is ever-present... The unit consists of three sections, each with 20 lessons with devotional messages. Section One is for teachers. Section Two is designed for teaching students, and Section Three is...

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    Growing Fruitful Disciples Grade 7-Lifelong
    Discover the Growing Disciple model for lifelong spiritual development. Prayerfully complete a simple inventory with your students, and encourage personal plans for spiritual growth. Use this to jumpstart plans to facilitate faith formation through school...

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    Growing Spiritually - What Does It Mean? 0-2 years-Lifelong
    Alden Thompson suggests three specific goals for student spiritual growth and development that focus on God, people, and community, then recommends three specific means for helping teachers reach those goals: the Bible, the writings of Ellen White, and the...

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    Growing Up Spiritually Preschool-Tertiary
    This article on spiritual growth explores four main questions: What is spirituality and spiritual growth? How do students relate to the concepts of religion and spirituality? How is spiritual growth achieved in the school environment? How...

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    Helping Young Children Develop Spiritually Preschool-Grade 8
    The 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...

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    Helping Your Family to Grow Spiritually Preschool-Grade 4
    The most important gift we can give our children is the desire to love God and to follow and serve Him. Parents and teachers can help their children to become spiritually strong by setting positive examples. The children are encouraged by their parents’...

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    How College Impacts Student Spirituality Tertiary-Lifelong
    A review of the role of Adventist colleges in passing on the faith leads to a discussion of the value of assessing spiritual growth, and findings of college impact on student spirituality. Thayer concludes that an inventory is needed for assessing the discipling...

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    iFollow - A Complete, Contemporary Christian Discipleship Curriculum Resource Grade 9-Lifelong New!!
    "The iFollow curriculum resource library is designed for pastors and local leaders of small groups, seminars and classes. It is adaptable and flexible; tools in your hands. For each of 119 topics it provides a leader’s guide with presentation notes,...

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    Impressing Christ Upon Our Students Preschool-Lifelong
    Social learning theory, or observational learning, is what occurs simply by watching and imitating. It is the same principle we find in the Bible that by beholding we are transformed. That is why it is so important for parents and teachers to model right living...

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    Integrating Faith and Learning in Distance Education in the Ghanaian Context Grade 1-Grade 9
    "This paper synthesizes the philosophy of Adventist education, defines distance education, and recommends ways to integrate faith and learning among distance education students to provide an opportunity for them to accept Jesus as their personal Savior...

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    JAE Editorial - Building Bridges Kindergarten-Lifelong
    This editorial provides an introduction linking each article in this issue. Centered on discipleship and building bridges between church and school, pastors and educators, Christian education should focus on the holistic development of students as they come...

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    JAE Editorial: Educating for Eternity Kindergarten-Tertiary
    This is an exciting year for Adventist education! This editorial describes the Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Conferences taking place around the globe. Additional articles in this issue include: The...

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    JAE Editorial: Spirituality - Rituals and Relationships Kindergarten-Lifelong
    The author introduces the featured topic of education and spirituality. Beyond instilling biblical knowledge, educators should model spiritual living in order to help their students to desire and build a personal experience with God. Articles include:

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    JAE Editorial: The Three-legged Stool 0-2 years-Lifelong
    "The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a long and firm tradition of education. Abundant counsel from an inspired source has been given from its early history about the influence of home, church, and school and how these three sources influence student...

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    Key Factors of Faith Development : The Relationship Between Family and Church Factors and Faith Development of Adolescents and Young Adults in German-speaking Europe Grade 9-Lifelong
    Problem: The church is losing its children. Research revealed that more than two thirds of the next generation leave their congregations during their teens and early 20s. Without these adolescents and young adults the church has no viable future. While the...

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    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...

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    Leading From a Sanctified Heart Grade 1-Lifelong
    McKenzie focuses on the importance of the spiritual life for the school principal. He states that without leading from a sanctified heart, a principal’s work will not create desirable results. McKenzie supports his theories utilizing examples from the...

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    Like A Little Child - The Spiritual Journey of Infants and Toddlers Kindergarten
    This book is written with the belief that most addictive and high-risk behaviors can be avoided if we understand and take action to support and nurture the spirituality of the young child. Research has proven that all addictions stem back to a low sense of...

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    Living In the Light Kindergarten-Lifelong
    Douglas Cooper encourages readers to live constantly in an attitude of love and forgiveness, and shows how radical transformation takes place when Jesus, the light of all people, dwells within the believer.

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    Living With Simplicity and Complexity - From Social Comment and Scientific Epistemology to Christian Understanding Tertiary-Lifelong
    Author Kevin de Berg examines the distinction between simple and complex causality models and their role in the social, natural, and spiritual dimensions of life. Simple modelling has a very important role in establishing a pattern for understanding which...

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    My Worship Book Grade 1-Grade 4
    This teacher-created resource will help deepen a child’s worship experience & equip children to lead out in family worship.

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    Nurturing a Child’s Faith 0-2 years-Grade 12
    Children learn about Jesus in different ways as they grow. Parents, teachers, and church members can help children grow closer to Jesus by nurturing their faith. Karen Holford shares development steps, strategies, and resources to make the most of each step...

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    Organizational conflict - its relationship to organizational culture and spiritual maturity of teachers and administrators in selected tertiary schools Tertiary
    This 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...

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    Our Journey to Spirituality in School Kindergarten-Grade 12
    Incorporating spirituality into a school is not a black and white issue, but by being intentional and emphasizing the roles of both teachers and students, schools can increase the feeling of spiritual intentionality in their halls. Livingstone Adventist Academy...

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    Precious in His Site & Reaching the Heart of Your Children Grade 11-Lifelong
    In America much time and money is spent training the minds and bodies of children. Yet the heart is most important to God. How can you reach the heart of kids? This 2006 NAD Teachers Convention workshop draws teachers beyond assignments and grades to offer...

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    Reaching the Soul, Developing the Mind Kindergarten-Lifelong
    The 1995-2000 Education Report from the Northern Asia-Pacific Division (NSD) presented at the Adventist General Conference Session. The report discusses the advancements and progress made in the following areas: Reaching Out; A New Division, A Challenging...

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    Samuel - God’s Helper 0-2 years-Kindergarten
    "The purpose of this unit is to introduce the young child to Jesus Christ, the Divine Son of our Heavenly Father through the loving and caring relationships formed with parents, primary early childhood professionals and peers." It includes separate...

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    School Chaplaincy Is Effective but Could It Be Better? Kindergarten-Grade 12
    "Analysis of the data collected in the Valuegenesis II study of 3263 students in Seventh-day Adventist schools, indicates that 63% consider the school chaplain has influenced their development of faith. Further, school chaplaincy is associated with statistically...

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    Sermons4Kids Kindergarten-Grade 12
    Sermons4Kids helps Christian educators in home, church and school settings with short, practical sermons and object lessons. The sermon index feature links to additional topics, and coloring pages are available for download.

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    Sharing Books Grade 1-Lifelong
    The Adventist Book Center has books on Adventist Beliefs, for Children/Teens, on Christian Living/Spiritual Growth, Healthful Living, Marriage/Family, and other topics that can be used as gifts for students, teachers, and volunteers. They can also be used...

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    Simpler Solutions for Successful Sabbath Schools 0-2 years-Grade 4
    Making a children’s Sabbath School successful takes planning, resources, supportive members, creative ideas, preparation, prayer, and so much more. Simple planning and organisation can help teachers, children, parents and the future church. Karen Holford...

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    Spirit-Compatible Instruction - Teacher Bulletin Volume 10 Kindergarten-Grade 12
    Systematic character development from a Christian worldview is central to Adventist education. This Teacher Bulletin resource/article reminds teachers of foundational philosophy and links to quality websites with more character development tools. "Spirit...

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    Spiritual Experience and the Organizational Commitment of Faculty in Adventist Tertiary Educational Institutions in North Philippines Tertiary
    This study investigated linkages between the spiritual experience and organizational commitment of faculty in Seventh-day Adventist tertiary educational institutions in the North Philippines. In so doing, it sought to contribute to a better theoretical understanding...

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    Spiritual Growth Kindergarten-Lifelong
    The Adventist Book Center sells books and other material about the topic of spiritual growth, including the follow titles: 5 Steps to Christlike Living; Ambassadors: Studies on the 13 Apostles; The Apocalyptic Vision and the Neutering of Adventism; The Battle...

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    Spiritual Habits for the Heart Grade 9-Lifelong
    A series of short practical lessons on spiritual disciplines that facilitate connecting with God to reflect the character of Jesus. Disciplines are organized in three sections: 1. Connecting to the mind of Christ by allowing his words to shape my life...

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    Step by Step Kindergarten-Grade 4
    Step by Step will help kids ages six to nine take their first steps in Christian discipleship; drawn from Steps to Christ by Ellen White and written in language they can understand. Includes tips and helps at the end of each chapter for parents...

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    Stimulating the Spiritual, Moral, and Faith Development of Children and Adolescents 0-2 years-Grade 12
    Spiritual development does not simply happen; it has to be stimulated, taught, and modeled. This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation is based on research, best practices and theoretical concepts.

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    Student perceptions of school climate associated with faith maturity in private sectarian, private nonsectarian, and public high schools in Metro Manila Kindergarten-Grade 12
    This 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....

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    TEACH Journal: Eternal Health and Safety Issues Preschool-Tertiary
    Inspiring spiritual nurture, this teacher note page uses the metaphor of a power cord to discuss school spiritual power. When power cords are exposed or severed, we immediately work to make the necessary repairs. How much more eagerly should we ensure our...

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    Teachers as Disciple-Makers in the Classroom Preschool-Tertiary
    Learn how real Adventist teachers have intentionally planned to help their students grow spiritually in their classes. Examples reference the In Discipleship Ministry and how this has helped parents, teachers, students, and teachers-in-training follow Jesus...

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    Teaching Children About Confession Preschool-Grade 4
    Teaching 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...

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    Teaching Children to Be Intercessors - 12 Great Ideas Preschool-Grade 4
    Karen Holford shares 12 terrific ideas for teaching children intercessory prayer through hands-on, meaningful activities. Great for the classroom or home, parents and teachers will find wonderful ways to facilitate their children's spiritual development. Find...

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    Teaching Children to be Thankful in Their Prayers Preschool-Grade 4
    Thanking 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...

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    Team Ministry Youth Spiritual Gifts Inventory Grade 6-Grade 12
    Purchase this simple questionnaire with self-scoring answer sheet and spiritual gift descriptions to help tweens and teens understand their spiritual growth and how to better serve using and developing God-given gifts.

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    The Big Picture Kindergarten-Lifelong
    Ben Carson shares the overarching philosophy that has shaped his life. This book focuses on the why of success, rather than the how. Carson's goal is to help readers discover God's vision for their lives, reframe their priorities, and inspire...

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    The Complex Religion of Teens Grade 9-Tertiary
    Sometimes adults are frustrated with teenagers because they behave like . . . well, teenagers. We forget that they are not adults; nor are they children. Stuck in a tricky, unfamiliar place between childhood and adulthood, they are struggling to define their...

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    The Developing Faith of Children 0-2 years-Lifelong
    One of the big discussions in churches today is how to keep young people from leaving. This article looks at some ways that we can help children develop their faith and make it their own instead of just following their parents.

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    The Development and Validation of the Growing Disciples Inventory (GDI) as a Curriculum-aligned Self-Assessment for Christian Education Grade 7-Grade 12
    "The purpose of this curriculum study was to develop and validate the Growing Disciples Inventory (GDI) as a curriculum-aligned self-assessment for Christian education. Using a mixed methods approach, the GDI was constructed in the first phase of this...

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    The Family - Manager of Education 0-2 years-Tertiary
    Parents should not be afraid of the overwhelming mission of educating their children. In their weakness they can be visited and strengthened with God. They can lose the fear of giving enough freedom to their children if they also give them enough responsibility.

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    The Growing Disciples Inventory - Assessing the Spiritual Development Goals of Christian Education Grade 6-Grade 12
    Learn how an online self-assessment and instant report can be used to reflect on and facilitate personal spiritual growth. Youth and adult versions are available for free use online, and a short paper version extends use to informal groups away from internet...

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    The Home, the Scriptures and the Moral Formation of the Children 0-2 years-Grade 8
    At what age does education begin? Children who from their earliest infancy receive from their parents or guardians the precious teachings of the Scriptures in the healthy and spontaneous atmosphere of the home, by precept and by example, by prescription and...

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    The Influence of University Personnel Upon Students Spirituality at Selected Adventist Universities in West Africa Tertiary
    Problem and Purpose. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a deep concern for youth and young adults' spirituality. Hence the church established institutions of higher learning with the aim of restoring in youth and young adults the image of God in which they...

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    The Invictus Wellbeing Program - Cultural Architecture and Human Flourishing Kindergarten-Grade 12
    Learn about the mental fitness and resiliency course that uses Dr Martin Seligman’s PERMA model to help achieve the wellbeing mandate in the 2008 Melbourne Declaration.

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    The Relationship Between Community Service Involvement and Student Outcomes in Mexican Higher Learning Institutions Tertiary
    Problem. Although Mexican Seventh-day Adventist higher learning institutions involve their students in diverse forms of community service, it is not clear whether involvement in service-related projects in these institutions is producing the desired prosocial,...

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    The relationship between spiritual maturity, emotional intelligence, marital needs, and marital satisfaction: a correlational study among married students at AIIAS Tertiary
    This 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...

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    The relationship between student religiosity, integration of faith and learning, and selected congregational and family factors Tertiary
    This study investigated the relationships among student perception of selected congregational and family factors of adolescent religiosity, integration of faith and learning (IFL), and student religiosity. The respondents were 374 students in Seventh-day Adventist...

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    The Role of Disinterested Benevolence in Regards to Spiritual Development at Walk of Faith Fellowship , Cleveland , Ohio Tertiary
    The purpose of the project is to discover how changes in the local mission of the church transform the attendees of Walk of Faith Fellowship in Cleveland, Ohio, regarding their view of servant leadership. The method used to determine the impact of servant...

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    The Spiritual Experience of Adventist Students - The Case of Newbold College Tertiary
    Twenty in-depth interviews were conducted among a randomly selected sample of students at Newbold College, Bracknell, England. All of them were between 18 and 21 years of age and came from European countries. The purpose of this project was to investigate...

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    The Student Missionary Experience and Its Impact on Young Adults Tertiary-Lifelong
    This qualitative study aims to find out how and in what aspect a year of Student Missionary (SM) experience impacts the college students who serve. Former SMs from four Adventist colleges and universities were interviewed. The Christian Spiritual Participation...

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    The Validity of the Growing Disciples in Community Model Among Adolescents in Seventh-day Adventist Schools in North America Grade 9-Grade 12
    Purpose 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...

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    Three Truths for Parents 0-2 years-Lifelong
    In this article learn how to help children to be open to us and to God. The author also addreses our part in recognizing our faults.

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    Together Growing Fruitful Disciples - A Model for Discipleship Kindergarten-Tertiary
    Learn about the 'Together Growing Fruitful Disciples' framework, designed to help us think more clearly and deeply about the spiritual growth and maturity of ourselves and others as disciples of Jesus Christ. It is based on four processes in which all committed...

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    Together Growing Fruitful Disciples Framework Grade 5-Lifelong
    Teachers may find this Christian spiritual growth framework a useful tool to hook various components of current curriculum and extra-curricular spiritual growth activities together to evaluate holistic spiritual growth opportunities available to their students...

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    Using the Growing Disciples Inventory to Assess Christian Spiritual Development Grade 6-Tertiary
    This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation introduces the Growing Disciples Inventory (GDI) as a self-assessment of Christian spiritual development, freely available to Adventist schools through growingfuitfuldisciples.com/gdi....

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    Validation of an Instrument for the Evaluation of Christian Spirituality Practices Grade 7-Tertiary
    The research provides an instrument for the evaluation of Christian spirituality practices in high school students, seeking to contribute to the processes of verification of the achievement of denominational educational objectives, and to the establishment...

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    Valuegenesis Europe - Why Will Some Adventist Teens Remain in Church as Adults? Tertiary
    This early report provides an initial overview of key findings in the Valuegenesis Europe study involving 6,000 active Adventist 14-25 year olds in 17 European countries.

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    VG1 A megastudy of faith maturity and its relationship to variables within the home, school, and church Grade 6-Grade 12
    Concern 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...

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    VG1 Measuring faith maturity: Reassessing valuegenesis and development of a denomination-specific scale Kindergarten-Grade 12
    The 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...

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    VG1 Researching faith maturity questions on methods and findings of valuegenesis Grade 6-Grade 12
    Kijai interviews Donahue regarding the methodology of the Valuegenesis I study of students attending Grades 6-12 in North American Adventist schools

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    What Five Students of the Encounter Adventist Bible Curriculum Taught Us About Their Spirituality Grade 3-Grade 12
    “The following case study explores how student spirituality has manifested itself in one school in response to the intentions of curriculum developers and Bible teachers.”

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    Why Adventist Education - The Spiritual Nurture of Your Child Preschool-Tertiary
    Why is intentionally nurturing the spirituality of each child a priority in Adventist schools? This is the 5th in an 11-part series of articles written for parents of students attending Adventist schools. Undated, one page, ready to print or link parents to;...