Worship Attitudes of Seventh-day Adventist Churchgoers at Montemorelos, Mexico

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by  Jaime Cruz

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ABSTRACT
WORSHIP ATTITUDES OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCHGOERS AT MONTEMORELOS, MEXICO
by
Jaime Cruz
Chairperson: Steven Vitrano
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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