A study of the factors responsible for and contributing to the problem of apostasy in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Ghana

Joseph Addai

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A study of the factors responsible for and contributing to the problem of apostasy in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Ghana

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Joseph Addai. A Study of the Factors Responsible for and Contributing to the Problem of Apostasy In the Seventh-day Adventist Church In Ghana. Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary of Andrews University. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/3f323617-2f5e-4c3e-b7fa-aabb53daafda.

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J. Addai. A study of the factors responsible for and contributing to the problem of apostasy in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Ghana. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/3f323617-2f5e-4c3e-b7fa-aabb53daafda

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Joseph Addai. A Study of the Factors Responsible for and Contributing to the Problem of Apostasy In the Seventh-Day Adventist Church In Ghana. Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary of Andrews University. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/3f323617-2f5e-4c3e-b7fa-aabb53daafda.

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Joseph Addai

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find why people respond so quickly to the Three Angels' Messages which Adventists proclaim and then, later, become disassociated or inactive church members. The study was based on 250 interviews with persons who have become disassociated with the church and with those who are active church leaders and lay persons. The interviews revealed that the major factor for both apostasy and inactive membership was problems concerning marriage and divorce. A second factor was lack of support in times of crisis. Other causes were movement between cities and decline in spiritual life. The conclusion highlights several causes of apostasy. The Ghanaian church should consider the question of premarital counseling and the importance of adoption in the Ghanaian setting.

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