A fresh look at denominational research: role, impact, & scope : a festschrift honoring Roger Dudley, a pioneer of Seventh-day Adventist human-subject research /

A fresh look at denominational research: role, impact, & scope : a festschrift honoring Roger Dudley, a pioneer of Seventh-day Adventist human-subject research / edited by Petr Činčala. PhD. - [Berrien Springs, Michigan], Lincoln, Nebraska : Institute of Church Ministry, Andrews University ; AdventSource, c2018 - ix, 364 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Tribute to Dr. Roger Dudley / Tribute to Dr. Roger Dudley / The beginnings of denominal research at the Institute of Church Ministry / Scholarship as mission: the role of research in expanding the mission of the church / Roger Dudley's contribution to Adventist church growth / Research as prophetic voice / ASTR, AHSRA, and new horizons for Adventist human-subject research / A word from the top executive secretary to denominational researchers / The challenges of a world-wide web-based research study / Pastoral family care: celebrating the life and work of Roger Dudley / Effective and ineffective pastors: a study in contrasts / Faith transmission and mentoring: the greatest want of the church / Worldview and leadership: the influence of culture on organizational leadership in the global Seventh-day Adventist church / Youth and young adult ministry and the postmodern myth / Adventist youth and the church: an overview of research related to Roger Dudley's seminal contributions / Young Adventists' retention: believe, behave, belong / Nurture, retention, and engagement of Seventh-day Adventist church members: focus on youth in Africa / Comparative analysis of vitality of the Seventh-day Adventist congregations and its implictions for retention of young adults / Generational differences and its influence on mission offering giving / Factors related to church growth in the world Seventh-day Adventist church / World survey of church pastors and lay leaders -- Stories of conversion, retention, and reclamation: the southeast Asian experience / Denominational research in the Netherlands: a serious endeavor and its implications / Faith maturity in a diverse global sample of Seventh-day Adventists / The nature of data, counting dilemmas, and problems of quantity in the South American Division / Des Cummings Jr. -- Randal Wisbey -- Carol Kilcher -- Edwin I. Hernández -- Mnote Sahlin -- Erich Baumgartner -- Galina Stele and D. J. B. Trim -- G. T. Ng -- Roger Dudley -- David Sedlacek -- Peter Swanson -- Kelvin Onongha -- Skip Bell -- Kenley Hall -- Paul S. Brantley -- Galina Stele -- Elizabeth M. Role -- Petr Činčala -- Rene Drumm and Petr Činčala -- Roger Dudley, Petr Činčala, and Duane McBride -- Arceli Rosario, Carthy Joy Aguillon, Jimmy Adil, Susa Opao, and Ray Opao -- André Staal and Jurriën den Hollander -- Karl G. D. Bailey and Heather M. Moore -- Thadeu J. Silva, Filho.

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Dudley, Roger L., honoree, contributor.
Seventh-day Adventists--Research.

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