Willie E. Hucks II

The Seventh-day Adventist Church, in order to care for its worldwide mission, has 13 world administrative regions. Three of these regions—the Northern Asia–Pacific Division, the Southern Asia–Pacific Division, and the South Pacific Division—encompass the territories of the Pacific Rim. The editors of Ministry interviewed the leaders of these three regions—Jairyong Lee, Alberto Gulfan, and Barry Oliver, respectively—who addressed a wide range of issues.

This month marks the third October in a row that Ministry has featured a particular geographic region of the world field.

As a car can still look good, although the fuel tank is empty, so also can we as ministers still look good to others when our souls are empty. But we are spiritually ineffective.

The focus of Hope Channel involves spreading the message of Jesus Christ, but it’s not the technology that’s important—it’s the message.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church for many decades has used technology as one way of carrying out its mission. Hope Channel is an important tool for pastors and congregations. During a recent interview with the editors, Hope Channel president Brad Thorp and vice president Gary Gibbs shared some of the latest developments of this television ministry.

If you are reading this issue and are going through your own personal “storm,” I pray that you will experience the full strength and support that the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, stands ready to give to you.

This ministry does more than just respond to disasters. ADRA is the Adventist Church’s clearest expression of its commitment to acts of justice, poverty reduction, and responding to human needs and human rights.

How many people in your congregation read the Bible regularly? What about your denomination? You might be surprised at the low ratio. “Follow the Bible” is an initiative launched by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, but we believe that all denominations would benefit by designing their own programs to encourage greater reading of the Word of God.

Two pastors share their hopes for this evangelistic initiative.

Multichurch district pastors in Jamaica explain how they handle different ministry challenges.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church, in order to care for its worldwide mission, has 13 world administrative regions. Two of these regions, known as the Inter-American Division and South American Division, are among the fastest growing areas in the world. The editors interviewed the leaders from these divisions, Israel Leito and Erton Köhler, respectively, and spoke about a wide range of issues.

One of our hopes that we wanted to see fulfilled was conducting a contest for student writers—men and women who attend colleges, seminaries, and universities, who are studying for the ministry or in some other area of religious studies.

When Kathy and I married, I had already been pastoring my first multichurch district for two years. Marriage brings with it many adjustments-indeed, those of you who are married understand what I am saying. But for my wife, it was particularly challenging: a young bride living apart from her family for the first time, not having any pastoral spouses in her immediate family to serve as role models, becoming a part of church families that knew me but didn't know her.

"Preaching each evening in an evangelistic meeting is spiritually exhilarating," states the speaker for the upcoming Discoveries '08 series. Such passion all preachers should possess.

Three outstanding ministers in the Adventist Church share their thoughts on various ministry-related themes.

Remember how you felt before you preached your first sermon? All kinds of thoughts raced through your mind—Did I study enough? Is the sermon properly organized? Will I have good eye contact with the congregation? Or will my eyes be glued to the notes? That’s how our team felt on March 31, 1998.

In countless numbers of churches, wives attend without their husbands and children attend without their fathers.

You might not think that an agency associated with insuring church properties is involved in sharing the gospel. But it is.

In a world in which millions do not have televisions, radio continues to be an indispensable method of sharing the love of God with others.

It’s not a matter whether disaster will strike, but when. What resources are at the pastor’s disposal to assist in meeting such a crisis in the community?

Ministry interviews a physician who, along with his wife, has been on the front line in the battle against the AIDS epidemic.

Church leaders and academicians from Africa ponder the present and future of ministry on their continent.

To celebrate one hundred years of ministry to youth, the youth leadership of the General Conference refl ects upon what has been done and what remains to be accomplished.

Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’ . . . Then he said to them, ‘My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me’ ” (Matt. 26:36, 38, NIV).

The ministry of the General Conference secretariat does far more than keep the official minutes of various committees. Their work changes lives.

There always will be the solo pastor to conduct the bulk of the church’s business. Such pastors must be competent in several areas of church ministry.

“When you think about the word judgment, what thoughts come to mind?” I asked my Christian Beliefs class. As a rule, the answer would be negative. Occasionally, however, a brave voice would state the opposite. My goal in broaching the subject was to emphasize the truth that judgment, whether divine or human, when correctly conducted, is the best thing that could happen.

A look into the ministry of the BRI for the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Pastoring of multichurch districts poses many challenges—not just territorial and logistical. How do pastors do it? Where do they turn for counsel and encouragement?

Theology can be dry and boring, or maybe you’ll smile. Which would you prefer?