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AAnnddrreewwss UUnniivveerrssiittyy DDiiggiittaall CCoommmmoonnss @@ AAnnddrreewwss UUnniivveerrssiittyy Dissertation Projects DMin Graduate Research 2003 TToowwaarrddss aa TThheeoollooggyy ooff WWoorrsshhiipp:: aann AApppplliiccaattiioonn aatt tthhee OOaakkwwoooodd CCoolllleeggee SSeevveenntthh--ddaayy AAddvveennttiisstt CChhuurrcchh John S. Nixon Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin RReeccoommmmeennddeedd CCiittaattiioonn Nixon, John S., "Towards a Theology of Worship: an Application at the Oakwood College Seventh-day Adventist Church" (2003). Dissertation Projects DMin. 90. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin/90 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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Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary TOWARDS A THEOLOGY OF WORSHIP: AN APPLICATION AT THE OAKWOOD COLLEGE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Ministry by John S. Nixon May 2003 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: DP10000 ® UMI UMI Microform DP10000 Copyright 2004 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. TOWARDS A THEOLOGY OF WORSHIP: AN APPLICATION AT THE OAKWOOD COLLEGE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH A dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Ministry by John Stephen Nixon COMMITTEE: 1 Hrectprin D.Min. Program Skip Bell Associate Professor of Christian Ministry Walter Douglas Dean, SDA Theological Seminary Professor of Church History John McVay JulyAZ, £003_____ !J Oafaies North/ ^ Date approved Professor'di Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT TOWARDS A THEOLOGY OF WORSHIP: AN APPLICATION AT THE OAKWOOD COLLEGE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH by John S. Nixon Adviser: R. Clifford Jones Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Dissertation Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Title: TOWARDS A THEOLOGY OF WORSHIP: AN APPLICATION AT THE OAKWOOD COLLEGE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Name of researcher: John S. Nixon Name and degree of faculty adviser: R. Clifford Jones, D. Min., Ph.D. Date completed: May 2003 Problem There is an ongoing conflict between the members of the Oakwood College Church regarding what constitutes appropriate and meaningful worship. The conflict is most pronounced between the church’s two largest constituencies, college students and senior citizens. The lack of unity on this issue hinders both nurture and outreach efforts on behalf of the church and is a constant source of member dissatisfaction. Initial observations suggest that the problem is traceable, at least in part, to the lack of a clear understanding as to what should be the basis for determining corporate worship practice. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Method This study presents a review of historic worship practices among Seventh-day Adventists with an interest in building upon them for further development of a biblical theology of worship. It draws on New Testament principles as revealed in the worship practices and counsels relative to the church of the book of Acts and later New Testament churches. It seeks to integrate these principles with those of the Protestant reformers in their attempts to return the church to its biblical roots, drawing principally from the theology of Ulrich Zwingli. Conclusions The ultimate goal of this project is to assist the Oakwood College church in the development of worship that is biblically sound and pleasing to God, and to make a contribution to the overall Seventh-day Adventist church in the area of worship theology. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. 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