2025 AHSRA
AHSRA 2025 Conference
Berrien Springs, Michigan
June 25 - 28, 2025
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Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith: How Changes in Climate Drive Religious UpheavalPhillip Jenkins, Distinguished Professor of History Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University
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GLOBAL ISSUES, LOCAL IMPACT: Adventist Health Across CulturesKatia Reinert PhD, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC, PHCNS-BC, DipACLM, Associate Director Adventist Health Ministries
Petr Cincala, René Drumm, Injae Son
Doctrinal Perspectives in Tension: Seventh-day Adventists on the Holy Spirit and the Trinity
Ray Opao, Arceli Rosario, Carthy Joy Aguillon, Jimmy Adil Jr., Susa Opao
Mission and Moderated Mediation: How Stewardship Behaviors Influence Tithing
Istiari Sarempaa
The Lived Experiences of English Language Learners in a Shame-and-Honor Culture
Eunice Aclan; Blessy Kasingku
EFL Teachers’ Prevailing Traditional Teaching Needing Input-Interaction-Output: First Cycle of Participatory Action Research in Indonesian Junior High Schools
Edivaldo Abel, Pavel Zubkov, Juvenal Xirimbimbi
Talents on the Move: A Phenomenological Study of the Life Experiences of Angolans in the Philippines
Zin Mar Kyaw, Raimond Luntungan
Exploring Teacher Resilience in Complex Crisis Environment: A Case Study
Florence Zimunya, Constance Chifamba, Elisha Chembwa
Impact of Climate Change on Students: A Case Study
Dennis John Rabson Matekenya
Effects of Leadership and Successor Roles on Employee Downward Transition Satisfaction in Selected Union Conferences: A Critical Analysis of Determinants for Effective Transition Leadership
Oloo Stephen Nyanjwa
The Role of Faith-Based Health Interventions in Managing Mental Health among SDA Youth
Irene Chimoga
Exploring the impact of Digital Solutions on Sustainable Economic Growth in the Agricultural Sector of Rural Zambia: A case of Central, Lusaka and Southern Provinces
Ronda Christman, Jill Buchholz
Equipping Students with Good Self-care Activities During College Will Hopefully Translate into Good Lifelong Habits
Shannon Trecartin, Terrance Trecartin, Ernesto Douglass Venn
Accessibility to Communities of Faith: Overcoming Unequal Access for People with Disabilities
Ray Opao, Arceli Rosario, Carthy Joy Aguillon, Jimmy Adil Jr, Susa Opao
Who Becomes a Missionary Intensifier? Examining Church Inclusivity and Cultural Sensitivity in Predicting Engagement
Dan Namanya, Mennen Pearl Caballero Talibong, Sheri Joy Catalbas Namanya
Witnessing to Muslims in the Workplace: An Appreciative Inquiry
Gerson De Leone, Don Noval Mr, Amany Lorino Mr, Ryan Lorino, Ruth Kajiru Nyika Mrs, Sozina Katuli Dr
Factors Contributing to Low Back Pain Among Field Workers in Tanzania
Lilia Poniatowska
From Life to Screen: The Roots of Digital Expression of Faith
Safary Wa-Mbaleka, Karl Bailey
Relationship Between Access to Adventist Education and Belief in the Spirit of Prophecy
Kepha Odiwuor Pondi, Leni Tarroza Casimiro
Adventist Education in the Asian Context: Challenges and Prospects
Jessica Torohama, Alice Napasu
Developing a Faith-Based Financial Literacy: A Case Study of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea
Sampson Nwaomah, Angela E. Nwaomah
Pre-Retirement Attitudes and Financial Preparedness of Seventh-day Adventist Clergy in Africa: A Study of Graduate Ministerial Students
Curtis VanderWaal, Serika Charles Delfish, Claudia Ruiz, Karl Bailey
Talk, Read, Sing: The Importance of Parental Involvement in Early Literacy among Children in Michigan
Baraka M. Ngussa, Devotha D. Magere; Ramiro Quero; Randy Siebold
Effect of Coaching on School Heads’ Servant Leadership Qualities: A Case of Adventist Primary Schools in Southern Tanzania
Ray Opao, Arceli Rosario, Carthy Joy Aguillon, Jimmy Adil Jr., Susa Opao
Leadership Programs as a Moderator of Youth Involvement in Evangelistic Outreach
Dan Namanya, Sheri Joy Catalbas Namanya
Theodicy in the Tear-Filled Eyes of Grieving Mothers: A Case Study
René Drumm, Thomas Arcaro, Duane McClearn, Jeff Wright, Petr Cincala
“I wasn’t believed”: The aftermath of psychological and sexual abuse from former Seventh-day Adventists
Jeremiah Rogito
Empowering Local Communities for Global Impact: Bridging Leadership and Action for Food Systems Transformation
Josephine Ganu
Antecedents of Workplace Loneliness and Mental Health of Employees in Academic Environments in Ghana
Audryl Jo Anne B. Opao
Stigma Towards Depressive-like Symptoms Across Academic Disciplines
Eva Aguinaldo Salvado, Erika Joy L. Mangiliman, Kristine Mae, O. Estabillo, Marianne Cielo O. Martinez, Nikko G. Omalin , Arvyn Roi D. Reodica
Knowledge, Attitude, and Compliance on Transmission-Based Precautions Among Adventist Hospitals Healthcare Maintenance Personnel in the Philippines
Cesiah Y. Pimentel
Leadership Experiences of SDA Foreign Female Medical Doctors in African Mission Hospitals
Gizelle Lou Fugoso
Standing Firm for the Sabbath: The Constitutional Exercise of Religious liberty In Academic institutions, Regulatory Examinations and Labor Sector
Cynthia Barlow, Neil Thompson
Innovative evangelistic methods to reach secular and Spiritual But not Religious (SBNR) people
Neil Thompson, Cynthia Barlow, Kepha Pondi, Unia Api , Rob McIver, Tracie Mafile’o
Movement Building at Scale: Lessons from 170,854 Baptisms in the PNG for Christ Campaign.
René Drumm, Petr Cincala, Tara Hargrove, Linda Crumley
“The number one culprit is apathy”: How Adventist Church Leaders in the NAD View Success and Failure in Evangelism
Ray Opao, Arceli Rosario, Carthy Joy Aguillon, Jimmy Adil Jr., Susa Opao
The Dynamics of Awareness and Growth in Evangelistic Efforts
Mennen Pearl C. Talibong, Ray Opao
Reconciling Global Technology with Local Ministry: Divergent Attitudes Toward AI Among Students and Faculty
Daniel Ganu, Michael Lowas, Stephen Ganu
Integrating Artificial Intelligence into the Healthcare System in Selected Healthcare Institutions in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana: Challenges and Opportunities.
Gary Bradley, Rhonda Christman
Encouraging Students to Nurture their Spiritual Relationship While Managing Social Media Consumption to Impact their Futures
Patrick O. Owili
Factors associated with zero dose and child immunization dropout during COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya
Sozina Katuli
Prevalence of lifestyle diseases among adult males and females in Kihurio village Tanzania. A health assessment.
Safary Wa-Mbleka, Shannon Trecartin, Duane McBride
Investigating the Relationship Between Education and Health Choices of Seventh-day Adventists
Ray Opao, Jimmy Adil, Arceli Rosario
Familiarity with Health Principles and Community Engagement: A Dietary Perspective
Jasmin Ebora Tuapin, Sharon Grace Ebora Malayo, Dionisio Valdez Tuapin Jr, Emington Malayo
The Church as a Catalyst for Restorative Justice: A Case Study in the Philippines
Lendeh Seboe, ErhuvwuKorotu S. Kollie, Lendeh Teage Seboe, Boffah Kollie Nyumah
An Exploration of Adventist Nursing Practice in Liberia
Baraka Manjale Ngussa
Effect of African Communal Values on Christian Discipleship in Mwanza City, Tanzania
Goeffery Karae, Raimond Denny Luntungan
Factors influencing artificial intelligence use in faith-based tertiary educational institutions in the South Pacific.
Ray Opao, Arceli Rosario, Carthy Joy Aguillon, Jimmy Adil Jr., Susa Opao
Examining How Spiritual and Communal Practices Mediate the Influence of Family Worship on Church Satisfaction
Kayode O Ogunwenmo, Dora O. Akinboye, Grace O. Tayo, Cajethan O. Ezeamagu
Trends in Adolescent Research and Practice: A Focused Study of an Institutional Review Board Protocols for 2023
Robert K. McIver
Are Seventh-day Adventists Fundamentalists?: Evidence from Three Global Surveys
Eldivaldo Abel, Juvenal V. Xirimbimbi
Understanding Clergy Intention to Stay or to Leave the Pastoral Ministry: A single case stud
Safary Wa-Mbaleka Petr Cincala
Relationship Between Level of Education, Adventist Education, and Commitment to Personal Devotional Life
Cynthia Faye Barlow
Is there mission drift in the global west? Global differences in preaching by Adventist pastors

