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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Church Involvement"”.
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An assessment of dropout rates of former youth ministry participants in conservative Southern Baptist megachurches
… graduates from conservative Southern Baptist churches leave the church after high school graduation. In order to accomplish this goal, the researcher compared current levels of church involvement among young adults with their youth ministry commitment levels to look for significant …
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The Achievement of Conflict-Related Goals Leads to Satisfaction with Conflict Outcomes
… experiment in which adult members of evangelical churches (<em>N</em> = 276) imagined themselves in various church-related conflict situations. Participants were assigned to one of two conditions; in one condition, participants read scenarios where their content goals were achieved and in the …
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An Exploration of the Influence of Childhood Experiences on Servant Leadership Behaviors
… were found through data analysis: family life, church involvement, mentors/role models, accountability, and group activities. And, all five themes point to an individual or individuals who were an influence, whether it was a parent, coach, teacher, sibling, extended family member, or other …
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Topics in Selective Migration and Economic Assimilation of New Immigrants
… strategies (via family norms and parental involvement) than children with no intention to emigrate. Adolescents with emigration intentions are also positively selected based on familial income, parental education, and mother’s occupational status, but negatively selected on father’s …
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Place, Race, and Religion in the Local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community and Movement of Memphis, Tennessee
… of activism and conservatism with regard to church involvement in the local movement. I show that place shapes the identity negotiations LGBT Memphians make in their daily lives, their political interests, and the movement's goals and strategies. I also demonstrate that racial division …
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Sexual health in relation to religious beliefs: perceptions of young women living in Khayelitsha
… over sexual health decision-making. The call for church involvement in sexual health-related matters reveals a deeper desire for various forms of support as they transition to adulthood in the context of uncertainty and socio-economic marginalisation. The article argues that young people …
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Members' perception of the church's role as an agency of help for family life
Questionnaire responses of 244 active church members regarding the church's role in providing programs and services for family life needs and issues were analyzed. The sample were members of Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, 16 years old and older who attended at least one church service per …
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An analysis of selected factors influencing evangelical college students' intensity of involvement in local churches
… college students participate, or not, in local churches while they attend Christian colleges? This study was designed to investigate and help answer this question through an analysis of selected factors that influence evangelical college students' intensity of involvement in local churches …
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A Comparative Analysis of the Church Retention Rate of Christian High School Graduates
… 90% of youth ministry participants abandon the church after high school graduation. Chapter 1 examines the current statistics related to the church retention of young adults. The research questions used to guide the study are introduced. In order to accomplish the goal of the study, Shields' …
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Teaching Science in the Bible Belt of the South
… by the homogeneity of the population. Church involvement is an integral part of this community. Christian churches anchor their respective communities providing support and guidance for members throughout all life events. The church family melds with the biological family to perpetuate …
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Intentions to Eat a Healthy Diet: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior in an African American Faith-Based Population
… have worse nutritional intake than Whites. Black churches, which serve primarily African Americans, are influential institutions in the African American community that can assist with promotion of healthy eating behaviors. Although church involvement has been associated with healthier dietary …
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A Study of Religious Attitudes and Problems as Perceived by Current and Former Seventh-day Adventist Students at Seventh-day Adventist Mission Secondary Schools in Hong Kong
… spite of the combined efforts of both the local churches and the schools, the church attendance of Seventh-day Adventist adolescents has been low. This present study was to identify the religious attitudes of current Adventist students and Adventist alumni of all Adventist mission secondary …
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Youth Ministry and Beliefs and Values Among 10- to 19-year-old Students in the Seventh-day Adventist School System in North America
… to at-risk behavior, intention of future church involvement, church standards, the perceived influence of the pastor, and perceptions youth hold of the church.</p> <p><em>Results and conclusions</em>. The results of the study indicated that youth ministry has a significant relationship …
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Religious communities and political participation among Chinese migrants in Australia
… to the political process. This is because churches and other religious institutions have often been thought to supply churchgoers with the resources necessary to take part in the political arena, by providing either opportunities to develop civic skills or exposure to mobilisation attempts …
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Identity, influence and interconnections : ethos and the N. Ireland Controlled education sector
Transferred from the ownership of the Protestant churches after Partition, N. Ireland's Controlled schools have long suffered from a lack of collective identity, representation and ethos. It is envisaged that these issues will be ameliorated by the introduction of the Controlled Schools' Support …