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The Value of Organization, 1860-1903

avondale-bepress.context-key14267589
avondale-bepress.submission-paththeo_conferences/16
avondale.affiliateOliver, Barry
avondale.facultyTheology
avondale.reporting.versionPublished Version
dc.contributor.authorOliver, Barry
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:28:31Z
dc.date.available2023-11-01T00:28:31Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-01
dc.date.submitted2019-04-15T16:06:52Z
dc.description.abstract<p>It is the purpose of this paper to examine some aspects of the initial organization of the church and also the reorganization of the church some forty years later. The shape of denominational structures will be briefly described, followed by an examination of the purpose for organization, the impact of organization on the missionary expansion of the church, and the role played by Ellen White and others in the process.</p>
dc.identifier.citation<p>Oliver, B. (2018). The value of organization, 1860-1903. In A. Timm, & J. Nix (Eds.), <em>Lessons from Battle Creek</em>. Paper presented at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Battle Creek, Michigan, 12-13 April (pp. 38-58). Nampa, ID: Pacific Press.</p>
dc.identifier.isbn9780828028479
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/1897/14267589
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.provenance<p>This conference paper was originally published as:</p> <p>Oliver, B. (2018). The value of organization, 1860-1903. In A. Timm, & J. Nix (Eds.), <em>Lessons from Battle Creek</em>. Paper presented at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Battle Creek, Michigan, 12-13 April (pp. 38-58). Nampa, ID: Pacific Press.</p> <p>ISBN: 978-0-8280-2847-9</p>
dc.relation.ispartofGeneral Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
dc.subjectorganization
dc.subjectpurpose
dc.subjectimpact
dc.subjectmissionary
dc.titleThe Value of Organization, 1860-1903
dc.typeConference Publication

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