The Seventh-day Adventist Adult Sabbath School: its Purpose as Described and Perceived

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Sherman McCormick
Andrews University
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The Seventh-day Adventist adult Sabbath school: Its purpose as
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McCormick, Sherman Lindsay, Ph.D.
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THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST ADULT SABBATH
SCHOOL: ITS PURPOSE AS DESCRIBED
AND PERCEIVED
A Dissertation
Presented in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
by
Sherman McCormick
June 19 92
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THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST ADULT SABBATH
SCHOOL: ITS PURPOSE AS DESCRIBED
AND PERCEIVED
A dissertation
presented in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree
Doctor of Philosophy
by
Sherman McCormick
APPROVAL 3Y TI^E COMMITTEE:
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Chair: Roy C. Mac Director, Graduate Program
Jerome, hayer
Member:.George Knight Dean, School of Education
Warren E. Minder
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Member: Steve Vitrano
Examiner: Monte Sahlin Date -approved
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ABSTRACT
THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST ADULT SABBATH
SCHOOL: ITS PURPOSE AS DESCRIBED
AND PERCEIVED
by
Sherman McCormick.
Chair: Roy C. Naden
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ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH
Dissertation
Andrews University
School of Education
Title: THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST ADULT SABBATH
SCHOOL: ITS PURPOSE AS DESCRIBED
AND PERCEIVED
Name of researcher: Sherman McCormick
Name and degree of faculty chair: Roy C. Naden, Ed.D.
Date completed: June 1992
Problem
Since about the year 193 0 the vitality of the
Sabbath school, as measured by membership ana offerings,
has been in decline. Does the adult Sabbath school still
have a role to fill in the Seventh-day Adventist church?
If so, what is it? The purpose of this study was to
determine the objectives c* the adult Sabbath school and
their perceived relative importance.
Method
A study was made of the literature for the
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