Dietary assessment of males from Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Warsaw.

Adventist life-style or selective factors related to who choosesto become and remain a Seventh-Day Adventist aredescribed. A comparison ofthe mortality experienceof Seventh-Day Adventist and non-Seventh-DayAdventist physiciansshows equal cancermortality, which is consistentwith the hypoth

The Seventh-Day Adventist population abstains from smoking and drinking; about 50% follow a lac to-ovo-vegetanian diet; and most avoid the use of coffee, tea, hot condiments, and spices. Existing data on cancer mortality in Seventh-Day Adventists clearly document mortality rates that are 50 to 70% of general population rates for most cancer sites that are unrelated to smoking and drinking. Seve...

On the Unique Headship of Christ in the Church: A Statement of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary

Regional differences in attitudes that may affect health behavior and willingness to participate in research among Black Seventh-day Adventists.

OBJECTIVE To identify the attitudes and perceptions of Black Seventh-day Adventists regarding health research and the healthcare system in two regions of the United States. DESIGN Church members were selected from those who participated in the Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2) and those who chose not to participate. Participants were selected from two regions of the United States. SETTING Pa...

Leadership Formation in Ministerl4l Education-part I: Assessment and Analysis of Leadership Traits in Seventh-day Adventist Pastors in North America

The Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church in the North American Division @AD)' expects pastors to complete a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) program prior to their ordination.' Graduatelevel ministerial education is designed to contribute to the development and success of a candidate for professional ministry. The purpose of this research is to discover possible correlations between graduate ministeri...

Connected to Culture, Conformed to Christ: Exploring Alternate Forms of Worship

Human language does not stay static, it is subject to change from time to time. For example, no one sleeps in church anymore. He is just “rationing consciousness.” No one is tall anymore. She is said to be “vertically enhanced.” No one is short anymore, just “vertically challenged.” Worship isn’t dull anymore. It’s “liturgically challenged.” The mode of worship is a pressing issue in the Sevent...