Mmamba, Aston Jackson2025-10-262025-10-262024-03https://irepository.aua.ac.ke/handle/123456789/829Full text projectStatement of the Problem The researcher’s observational evidence shows that, TASS lacks effective chaplaincy services. It shows that, RVTF considers that a pastor with theology degree is equivalent to professional chaplain. That is why, since its inception in 2001 to date, school chaplains have been pastors with theology and not trained chaplains, thus pastors holding school chaplaincy ministry have been performing duties that are more disciplinary and bible knowledge teaching, leaving the core duties of school chaplains. This has caused the school face challenges like students’ immoral behavior and poor academic performance, for example in 2016, TASS were among the last 10 schools nationwide in National Advanced Secondary Examination (NASE) administered by the National Examinational Council of Tanzania (NECTA). Methodology This is applied research as it seeks for ways to enhance chaplaincy services at TASS. For the aim of applied research is to find a solution for an immediate problem facing a society, an institution, or a business organization. The study adopted a mixed methods approach, blending qualitative focus group interview, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), observation and quantitative questionnaires. The reason of adopting the mixed methods approach is that, one method is insufficient to grasp the reality of state of affairs. Two methods blended together complement each other by filling in the weakness of one another, hence coming up with correct and better results. Focus-group interview was carried out to assess the present status of chaplaincy services at TASS. A chaplaincy strategy was used to make awareness on professional chaplaincy (involving chaplain academic qualification prior to employment, duties and standards). While Quantitative questionnaires and qualitative FGDs were used to assess the impact of a strategy to enhance chaplaincy services at TASS. Study population refers to an entire group about which some information is required to be ascertained. The population of the study from which the sample was taken totaled to 310 people in which 250 were TASS students including their leaders, the remaining number included TASS Adcom members, TASS board member, RVTC officers and education director. A sample is group of people, objects or items that are taken from a large population for a measurement. It should be representative of the population to ensure that we can generalize the findings from the research sample to the population as a whole. I used stratified random sampling which is used where the population is divided into strata (or subgroups) and random sample is taken from each subgroup. Where by 31 participants were random taken as a sample from the population totaled 310. TRVF officers were 3, TRVF educational director was 1, members from TASS Administrative committee were 5, Members of TASS board 5, students’ leaders were 5 and students were 10. Findings The general findings indicated that, there is a necessity to enhance chaplaincy ministry at TASS. The targeted population opined that, the current school chaplaincy should pursue chaplaincy training and that the TRVF should sponsor him for the same. Further, it was opined that, TRVF should hire another pastor for bible teaching and dealing with church services at the school to lessen the burden of the current school chaplain, hence enabling him to deal with chaplaincy professional roles. Furthermore, the study showed that, a standard school chaplaincy facilitates the implementation of the philosophy of Adventist education. Contribution to Knowledge The study contributed knowledge to targeted population in the following ways; I. It was known that; school chaplaincy is necessary in fulfilling the philosophy of Adventist education. The Seventh-day Adventist philosophy of education holistically targets on the balanced growth of the physical, spiritual, mental, social, and emotional areas of every student. II, finally the participants became aware of the difference between the functions of a pastor and a chaplain and educational qualification of a chaplain; this indicates that, the strategy brought a change in the understanding of the participants. III, the study showed that, there is the need for a professional chaplain at TASS to perform chaplaincy roles.enChaplaincy ministryAdventist educationSpiritual growthTanzania Adventist Secondary SchoolNorth Tanzania Union ConferenceThesis