Practices of Seventh-day Adventist Spirituality (Including Tithing) among Teachers in Adventist Schools in North America
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This chapter begins by exploring what spirituality means in a Seventh-day Adventist context. It then analyses data from questions relating to spirituality in the results of surveys completed in 2018 by teachers in Seventh-day Adventist Schools in the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (NAD). According to their responses, 94% of teachers prayed once or more a day; 87% read their Bibles once or more a week, 50% meditated once a week or more, and 88% returned 10% or more of their income as tithe. The analysis compares these results with those reported for the 2018 Seventh-day Adventist Church member’s survey for the NAD, and the Pew 2014 U.S. Religious Landscape Survey.
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McIver, R. K. (2019). Practices of Seventh-day Adventist spirituality (including Tithing) among teachers in Adventist schools in North America. In R. McIver, & S. Hattingh (Eds.), Educating for service and mission: Teachers in Seventh-day Adventist schools in North America and their perceptions of mission (pp. 154-172). Cooranbong, Australia: Avondale Academic Press.