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A Gender Inclusive Model in Theological Education for the Seventh-day Adventist Church Tertiary-LifelongThis study applies a phenomenological design to capture and analyze "clergywomen’s collective lived experience of theological education." The researcher uses the findings from the investigation to develop "a contemporary model for theological... -
A Phenomenological Study of Women Leaders in Adventist Higher Education Institutions Tertiary-LifelongUsing purposive sampling techniques, this phenomenological study examined the lived experiences of 6 women who served as presidents of Adventist Higher Education Institutions, to uncover how they were able to become one of the few women presidents. Data was... -
A Study of Women in the Seventh-day Adventist Church TertiaryThis report conducted by the Institute of Church Ministry looked into the attitudes and behaviors of women themselves. The data collected revealed the attitudes and practices of church attending Adventists toward their local church and its mission to the community. -
Affirming Women in a World of Darkness - The Call to Arise and Shine Tertiary-Lifelong"We are the light when we stand for justice and truth in the public square, at work, in our homes, in churches. We dim that light when we indulge in pride, jealousy, strife, abuse, and immorality." -
An Examination of Perceived Stress and Coping Patterns of Pastoral Wives in the Nigerian Union Mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Tertiary-LifelongThe purpose of this study was to examine perceived stress and coping patterns of pastoral wives of the Nigerian Union Mission of the Seventh-day Adventist church under poverty, illiteracy, diseases and cultural restraints. A quantitative method of collecting... -
Aruna Papp - Dialogue with the First Adventist IndoCanadian Female Specialist in the Fight against Culture-Rooted Abuse of Women Tertiary"On March 9, 2013, Aruna Papp established a record. She became the first Adventist Indo-Canadian woman to represent Canada as a delegate to the United Nations Conference on Global Violence Against Women." -
Attitudes of Male Administrators Toward Hiring and Promoting Female Administrators in the Seventh-day Adventist Educational System in the North American Division Kindergarten-LifelongProblem: The ratio of female to male educational administrators is considerably lower than the ratio for teachers. This study investigated the attitudes of male administrators toward hiring and promoting female administrators in the Seventh-day Adventist... -
Attitudes toward Women in Ministry by Pastors in North America and Religion Teachers in Adventist Higher Education TertiaryThis is a report on two studies about attitudes toward women in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. One study was conducted among pastors in the North American Division, and the second study was conducted among religion faculty in Adventist colleges throughout... -
Classroom Treats - Monthly Activities and More Kindergarten-Grade 12"Classroom Treats is an administration and monthly activity unit of devotions, poems, classroom management tips, contracts, technology-infused lessons, monthly activities, forms and more." The main collection is over 100 pages! Files also include... -
Contemporary Womens Issues As Perceived By Selected Groups of Women Within a Neo Evangelical Protestant Church TertiaryThis paper reports the Contemporary Women’s Issues Survey. Its purposed was to determine the top five issues of importance to three selected groups of women affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United States and Canada as well as obtain... -
Developing Ministry's Other Half - Theological Education for Theology Student Wives at Pacific Adventist College TertiaryOver the last hundred and fifty years there have been some significant changes to the role of minister’s wives. Interestingly, each minister’s wife also cycles through several phases in her own life. She is in a unique position. Her context raises... -
End It Now Grade 9-Lifelongenditnow is a global campaign to raise awareness and advocate for the end of violence against women and girls around the world. It aims to mobilize Adventists around the world and invites other community groups to join in to resolve this worldwide issue. -
Hearing All the Drums - Towards a More Inclusive Congregation Tertiary-Lifelong"Hearing All the Drums: Towards A More Inclusive Congregation is about increasing the participation of women in positions of both leadership and church ministry praxis within the Seventh Day Adventist church in South Africa. Women have been excluded in... -
Integrating 'Herstory' Into History Kindergarten-LifelongThis article from the JAE special social studies, history, and geography issue identifies several probing questions that when asked will highlight the significance of women's roles, attitudes, and values. Projects, bulletin boards, role-playing, films, books,... -
JAE Editorial: Finding Equality at the Foot of the Cross Kindergarten-LifelongCiting current statistics on inequality of access to education and employment advancement, Simmons calls for action through Christian education. "Adventist education must be available to all of our children and youth, and genuine revival and reformation... -
Keeping Hope Alive TertiaryThis paper reports a research that explored women pastors’ opinions about the decision regarding the ordination of women voted at the General Conference Session in Indianapolis in July, 1990, and their intentions in the aftermath. A total of 72 women... -
Re-defining the Calling – Narratives of Women Excluded from the Ordained Ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa Tertiary-Lifelong"This work gives focus to understanding the notion of a calling amongst women excluded from the ordained ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Africa. Historically, there is an observation that women attend religious services in larger... -
Religion Teachers Opinions on the Role of Women TertiaryThe role of women in ministry has proven to be one of the most contentious issues in the Seventh-day Adventist church. As varying sides jockey for Biblical and social acceptance, the volley of rhetorical speeches may delay the decision or confuse earnest seekers... -
Staying in Ministry – A Qualitative Study of Seventh-day Adventist Women Pastors Tertiary-LifelongThis study explored the pastoral experiences of 11 Adventist women clergy serving in the United States and what contributed to their longevity in ministry. They showed depth of conviction about their calling from God through external challenges. -
Survey on the Status of Women Elders in the North American Division TertiaryA report was conducted to find information regarding female elders in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The aim of the study was to find the number of female elders in the churches and their impact on the churches where they serve. Surveys were sent out to... -
The Adventist Woman In The Secular World : Her Ministry and Her Church TertiaryThis paper examines how best Adventist women may minister to their secular colleagues. It seeks answers to questions such as: Who is the Australian/New Zealand Adventist business and professional woman? How active is in her church? What assists or prevents... -
The Allure of Modesty Grade 9-LifelongWhat does real sex appeal look like? Written by a Christian women, this article references recent research to illustrate 1 Peter 3:3,4 in a powerfully persuasive piece for beauty and chastity. -
The Attitude of Jesus toward Women Tertiary-LifelongThis article briefly reviews the attitude of Jesus toward women in his teaching and ministry contracted with the status of women in first-century Jewish society. -
The Church as a Social Support for Women – Perspectives of Female Members of Selected Seventh-day Adventist Churches Tertiary-Lifelong“This study was designed to discover to what extent female members of Seventh-day Adventist churches perceive their church as providing them with social support...In comparing the women on the basis of ethnicity, the Black women had a higher perception... -
The Ordination of Women in Seventh-day Adventist Policy and Practice TertiaryThis paper is focused on the history of the ordination of women in Seventh-day Adventist Church. It begins in the nineteenth century and ends in 1972 with a short excursus to 1989. -
The Ordination of Women in the American Church TertiaryThis paper is focused on the ordination of women it the Seventh-day Adventist church in North America. It provides a brief historical sketch of the moment in American history when women's ministry and ordination became issues of important concern and then... -
The relationship between factual knowledge of osteoporosis and the dietary practice of the young female college student Tertiary-LifelongProblem: The purpose of this study was to establish whether a relationship existed between the factual knowledge of osteoporosis and the related dietary practices associated with the prevention of osteoporosis among young female college students. Method:... -
The Role of Faith in God in Administrative Decision-making - a Descriptive Multiple Case Study of Three African-American Christian Women Administrators of American Higher Education TertiaryProblem: Faith in God is a phenomenon that is difficult to define. Yet, it can be seen as an attitude of complete trust in God. As Proctor (1995) stated, faith in God is believing that there is a purpose and a power (called God) available to each of... -
The Role of Women in the Church : An International Survey of Seventh-day Women in Leadership TertiaryThis article was written with the intent of gaining insights into women's roles within the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The purposes of the study were to identify a network of women employed in leadership by the church, and to gain the women's opinions on... -
Trajectories of Women's Ordination in History TertiaryThis paper seeks to highlight the Biblical trajectories relating to women and Christian leadership, which contrasted with the ancient cultural understandings of women, and leadership, compare them with the trajectories of the early Christian tradition, and... -
Women and the Church - The Feminine Perspective Tertiary-Lifelong"Multicultural educators, pastors, and professionals tell how Adventist women are thinking about their church, their beliefs, and the evolving roles of women in society. Without self-pity or anger, these women disclose spiritual strength, wisdom, and... -
Women in Ministry - Biblical and Historical Perspectives Tertiary-Lifelong"An ad hoc committee on hermeneutics and ordination from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary provides thoughtful answers to good questions: Why ordain elders and pastors? What does the Bible teach about priesthood and ministry? Does Paul really... -
Women in the Seventh-day Adventist Church TertiaryThis paper seeks to point out some of the roles that women have played in the Seventh-day Adventist Church and some of the responsible positions they have occupied. -
Women Presidents in Philippine Higher Education - Their Personal and Professional Journeys Tertiary"Women leadership is still a rare phenomenon though women have slowly but steadily gained access into leadership positions even of male-dominated disciplines and institutions. Through the phenomenological design and guided by Gottfredson’s (1981)... -
Women's Status and Ordination as Elders or Bishops in the Early Church Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras TertiaryThis paper investigates the views of the status of women in the church and whether women were ordained as elders, bishops, or priests in certain periods of the history of the Christian Church. The main focus is on the Early Church, the Reformation, and Post-Reformation...