Worship Attitudes of Seventh-day Adventist Churchgoers at Montemorelos, Mexico PDF
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AAnnddrreewwss UUnniivveerrssiittyy DDiiggiittaall CCoommmmoonnss @@ AAnnddrreewwss UUnniivveerrssiittyy Dissertation Projects DMin Graduate Research 1978 WWoorrsshhiipp AAttttiittuuddeess ooff SSeevveenntthh--ddaayy AAddvveennttiisstt CChhuurrcchhggooeerrss aatt MMoonntteemmoorreellooss,, MMeexxiiccoo Jaime Cruz Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin Part of the Missions and World Christianity Commons RReeccoommmmeennddeedd CCiittaattiioonn Cruz, Jaime, "Worship Attitudes of Seventh-day Adventist Churchgoers at Montemorelos, Mexico" (1978). Dissertation Projects DMin. 160. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin/160 This Project Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertation Projects DMin by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. 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ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Proj ect Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Title: WORSHIP ATTITUDES OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCHGOERS AT MONTEMORELOS, MEXICO Name of researcher: Jaime Cruz Name and title of faculty adviser: Steven Vitrano, Ph. D. Date completed: August 1978 Considering that the subject of worship is of very unique significance to the Seventh-day Adventist church, the writer proposed to determine with respect to the Seventh-day Adventist churches in Montemorelos, Mexico, the following: 1. The attitudes of the church members toward public corporate worship. 2. The church members' understanding and awareness of the value of the various components in public corporate worship. 3. The church members' ability to correct erroneous concepts concerning public corporate worship. 2 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. The study was an important undertaking for the following reasons : 1. There is a dearth of worship material in the Spanish language. 2. It would give the writer, teacher of the worship class at Montemorelos University, a clearer understanding of the church members' concepts of corporate worship. 3. It would provide an opportunity for the churchgoer to increase his awareness and understanding of the various components of public corporate worship. 4. It would seek to develop a teaching model in public corporate worship for theology students at Montemorelos University. The attitudes and understanding of worship were studied by use of an anonymous questionnaire on a total of 154 respondents from three Seventh-day Adventist churches at Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. An abridged form of the questionnaire was administered to the same population three months after concluding a worship seminar designed to improve the understanding of worship. Tlie seminar pro vided practical experience in worship for the writer and the senior theology students of Montemorelos University. As a whole, there appears to be a good understanding of worship. However, some specific points such as reasons for going to church, consciousness of God's prior presence and Divine invitation, some aspects of corporateness of worship (such as fellowship), and the role of giving, were misunderstood not only by the laity but also by the ministry. The seminars provided to correct erroneous views showed little effect when measured three months after the instruction. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. This suggests that worship concepts are difficult to change. The solution is perhaps to direct one's attention to the very young through parents and the ministry. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary WORSHIP ATTITUDES OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCHGOERS AT MONTEMORELOS, MEXICO A Project Report Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Ministry by Jaime Cruz August 1978 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: 3096439 UMI' UMI Microform 3096439 Copyright 2003 by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest Information and Learning Company 300 North Zeeb Road P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.
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