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A Youth Leadership Development Program for Small Group Leaders at the Westchester Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Miami, Florida Andrews University Digital Commons @ Andrews University Dissertation Projects DMin Graduate Research 2013 A Youth Leadership Development Program for Small Group Leaders at the Westchester Seventh-day Adventist Church in Miami, Florida Denis Leroy Sand Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin Recommended Citation Sand, Denis Leroy, "A Youth Leadership Development Program for Small Group Leaders at the Westchester Seventh-day Adventist Church in Miami, Florida" (2013). Dissertation Projects DMin. 116. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin/116 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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ABSTRACT A YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR SMALL GROUP LEADERS AT THE WESTCHESTER SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH IN MIAMI, FLORIDA by Denis Leroy Sand Adviser: Ricardo Norton ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Project Document Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Title: A YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR SMALL GROUP LEADERS AT THE WESTCHESTER SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH IN MIAMI, FLORIDA Name of the researcher: Denis Leroy Sand Name and degree of faculty adviser: Ricardo Norton, DMin, PhD Date completed: May 2013 Problem Even though the Westchester Seventh-day Adventist Church in Miami manifests interest in its youth it has lacked a clear, planned, and structured program by which to train its youth into Christian ministry, outreach, and leadership. By not training the youth it is putting in danger its own leadership future, losing a precious opportunity to reach other youth for Christ, not fully fulfilling Christ’s call to thoroughly equip disciples, and is in danger of having its youth become mere spectators. In response to this problem this investigation is to study, develop, implement, and evaluate a small group leadership training program to involve the youth of the Westchester Seventh-day Adventist Church (WSDAC). Method After a pre-launch period of study, protocols, recruitment, and initial organization, I launched a prototype group in my house in the southwest area of Miami. That initial group of nine young people was trained and later multiplied itself birthing new leaders and new Growth Groups (GG). A structure was created to provide coaching to leaders and groups and to foster healthy multiplying groups. Lastly, the whole training program was evaluated by looking at the number of leaders developed, the number of groups planted, and the commitment of the youth involved. Results After approximately two and a half years of implementation, the GG training program gave the following report: (1) the program that started with the youth had encompassed the whole church; (2) there were dedicated GGs for early teens, teens, young adults, couples, adults, and intergenerational families; (3) the total number of groups in the WSDAC was 26 (9 adults groups, 8 young adults groups, 5 teen groups, 2 early teen groups, 1 intergenerational group, and 1 couples group); (4) 14 group meetings were held in English and 12 in Spanish; (5) by January 2011, there were 104 leaders trained; (6) youth involvement and leadership highly increased; (7) there were 10 baptisms in 2010 directly from the work of GG; (8) a GG was planted and met weekly at the Florida International University (one baptism from it already); (9) two visitors from a non-Adventist background reached the goal of going from visitor to leader within a year (came to a GG, studied the Bible, were baptized, then trained into leadership and led a new group); (10) two other nearby Adventist churches adopted the GG training program, trained their leaders, and multiplied their own groups (one of them is planting a new church based on GG); (11) GG training was given seven times in the WSDAC, four times in other nearby churches, and three times to pioneers working with Muslims in Central Asia countries; (12) the training manual intended for the WSDAC became the official training manual for the whole Florida Conference in Spanish and soon also in English; (13) the GG training has been adapted and is now being translated to Russian, plus it has become the official training material of the Southern Union of the Euro-Asian Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Conclusions This project has demonstrated the huge potential that youth have when rightly trained and coached in reaching their friends for Jesus. It also confirmed their willingness and passion when they embrace a God-given vision and plan. Small groups with a right philosophy and practice have proven once again to be one of the best ways in which to involve youth and adults in Christian ministry, leadership, and outreach to keep people accountable, to help them grow in holiness towards spiritual maturity, and in fulfilling God’s purpose for their lives. Future Development This project, since its beginning, has always been in constant change. Currently it is being adapted so that group leaders in Central Asia can use it especially to reach indigenous peoples, most of whom are Muslim. For more information on the whole program visit www.growthgroups.net Title Page Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary A YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR SMALL GROUP LEADERS AT THE WESTCHESTER SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH IN MIAMI, FLORIDA A Project Document Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Ministry by Denis Leroy Sand May 2013 Copyright Page © Copyright by Denis Leroy Sand 2013 All Rights Reserved Approval Page A YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR SMALL GROUP LEADERS AT THE WESTCHESTER SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH IN MIAMI, FLORIDA A Project Document Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Ministry by Denis Leroy Sand APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE: ______________________________ ______________________________ Adviser, Director, DMin Program Ricardo Norton Skip Bell ______________________________ ______________________________ Eduard Schmidt Dean, SDA Theological Seminary Denis Fortin ______________________________ ______________________________ Timothy Nixon Date approved Dedication Page To Ingrid, my beloved companion and wife, and to Adriel, Mattias, and Josiah, who fill my life with joy iii TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................... viii LIST OF ABREVIATIONS ........................................................................................ ix Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 1 Background of the Problem .................................................................... 1 The Problem ........................................................................................... 4 Purpose of the Project ............................................................................ 5 Justification of the Project ...................................................................... 6 The Need for Young Soldiers for the Great Controversy ............... 6 The Great Commission and Outreach ............................................. 7 Youth’s Potential for Ministry ........................................................ 8 Today’s Prevailing Postmodern Mindset ........................................ 8 The Potential of Youth Small Groups ............................................. 9 The Need of a Strong Small Group Leadership .............................. 10 Youth Openness to Change and New Paradigms ............................ 11 Description of the Process ...................................................................... 11 Limitations and Delimitations ................................................................ 12 Definition of Terms ................................................................................ 13 2. THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND SMALL GROUPS ......................................................................................... 15 Youth Leaders in the Bible ..................................................................... 15 Samuel ............................................................................................. 15 Josiah ............................................................................................... 17 Timothy ........................................................................................... 19 Biblical Foundations for Small Groups .................................................. 21 Foundations From the Old Testament ............................................. 22 Foundations From the New Testament ........................................... 26 Youth and Small Groups in the Writings of Ellen G. White .................. 30 Ellen G. White and Youth ............................................................... 31 Ellen G. White and Small Groups .................................................. 37 Summary ........................................................................................
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