May 1971 Issue
Responsible Leadership
Eldon Carman
SIMPLY and plainly defined, a leader is a man who has followers. A true leader deserves to have followers. He has earned recognition. Authority alone is no longer enough to command respect. . .
SIMPLY and plainly defined, a leader is a man who has followers. A true leader deserves to have followers. He has earned recognition. Authority alone is no longer enough to command respect. . ."Contact" Evangelism
Glenn S. Sharman, J. S. Damazo
IS LAYMEN'S YEAR 1971 just another promotional contrivance? Here in the Takoma Park church we don't think so. With almost 1,300 members to care for, the pastoral staff manages to find plenty to do without attempting to develop a more complex machine. A favorite text of ours is "For our rejoicing is ... in simplicity" (2 Cor. 1:12).
IS LAYMEN'S YEAR 1971 just another promotional contrivance? Here in the Takoma Park church we don't think so. With almost 1,300 members to care for, the pastoral staff manages to find plenty to do without attempting to develop a more complex machine. A favorite text of ours is "For our rejoicing is ... in simplicity" (2 Cor. 1:12).Strengthening the Church's Spiritual Backbone
E.H.J. Steed
MAN'S backbone is symbolic of self-control, strength of will, and resolute decision—all vital for life's great achievements. . .
MAN'S backbone is symbolic of self-control, strength of will, and resolute decision—all vital for life's great achievements. . .Listening
Frederick Diaz
WHEN I started my ministry about eleven years ago I was not a very good listener. This led to misunderstanding on my part of other people's problems, since I was not really tuned in to them, I was more interested in handing out advice and telling people what to do and how to do it. . .
WHEN I started my ministry about eleven years ago I was not a very good listener. This led to misunderstanding on my part of other people's problems, since I was not really tuned in to them, I was more interested in handing out advice and telling people what to do and how to do it. . .Liberalism Endangers the Church
O. B. Kuhn
THE spirit of liberalism is very attractive. Perhaps it may be partly traced to the tendency of many teachers and ministers to receive advanced degrees from worldly schools. Their association in these schools conditions them to accept a very liberal attitude. It gives a feeling of sophistication to mouth the utterances of worldly professors. This sophistication causes some to look down on those who have not been so closely associated with the worldly influences. . .
THE spirit of liberalism is very attractive. Perhaps it may be partly traced to the tendency of many teachers and ministers to receive advanced degrees from worldly schools. Their association in these schools conditions them to accept a very liberal attitude. It gives a feeling of sophistication to mouth the utterances of worldly professors. This sophistication causes some to look down on those who have not been so closely associated with the worldly influences. . .An Excellent Spirit
John W. Fowler
A WORKER possessed of an excellent spirit is as unique as a spring in the desert. He is one who drinks daily of the living water and has become a fountain of life. A force of such workers is a great inspiration and a mighty power. Such men constitute a successful conference soul-winning program. . .
A WORKER possessed of an excellent spirit is as unique as a spring in the desert. He is one who drinks daily of the living water and has become a fountain of life. A force of such workers is a great inspiration and a mighty power. Such men constitute a successful conference soul-winning program. . .Cicero or Demosthenes?
J.N. Hunt
William Jennings Bryan writes about the responses a speaker inspires in his hearers. He contrasted the people's reactions to the Roman Cicero and to the Greek Demosthenes. In their ancient times both were considered capable leaders, orators, and statesmen. But there was an important distinction between the two. . .
William Jennings Bryan writes about the responses a speaker inspires in his hearers. He contrasted the people's reactions to the Roman Cicero and to the Greek Demosthenes. In their ancient times both were considered capable leaders, orators, and statesmen. But there was an important distinction between the two. . .The Incarnation of Christ and Its Purpose
Bruno W. Steinweg
A compilation of inspired comments on the mystery of the Incarnation and its purpose.
A compilation of inspired comments on the mystery of the Incarnation and its purpose.The Six Loves of a Ministers Wife (Part I)
Miriam Hardinge
I WANT to talk about the six loves of a minister's wife. By these six loves I do not mean the six young hopefuls who asked you for dates (or perhaps whom you hoped would ask you for dates) in your academy and college days. I mean the loves that enrich and govern your life as you stand by the side of your minister husband. . .
I WANT to talk about the six loves of a minister's wife. By these six loves I do not mean the six young hopefuls who asked you for dates (or perhaps whom you hoped would ask you for dates) in your academy and college days. I mean the loves that enrich and govern your life as you stand by the side of your minister husband. . .Man or Woman?
Ellen G. White
I SAW that God's order has been reversed, and His special directions disregarded, by those who adopt the American costume. I was referred to Deuteronomy 22:5: 'The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.' God would not have His people adopt the so-called reform dress. . .
I SAW that God's order has been reversed, and His special directions disregarded, by those who adopt the American costume. I was referred to Deuteronomy 22:5: 'The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.' God would not have His people adopt the so-called reform dress. . .What If You Were Sentenced to Die?
Donald W. McKay
AS A minister, have you ever thought how you would react to a pronouncement that you were doomed to die within a month or two? When you visit and comfort patients with terminal diseases, the thought rarely, if ever, enters your mind that perhaps the dread disease might strike you. . .
AS A minister, have you ever thought how you would react to a pronouncement that you were doomed to die within a month or two? When you visit and comfort patients with terminal diseases, the thought rarely, if ever, enters your mind that perhaps the dread disease might strike you. . .On Traveling Light
Ernest Lloyd
Let me tell you of a dream I once had that really impressed me. In fact, the impression still lingers. In the dream it appeared that I was on my way home from a long field trip back in the years when I was connected with the Pacific Press, our publishing house in California. In those days most traveling was done by train. As I approached the depot in the town where I had filled my last speaking appointment on the trip, I heard the engine bell ringing. . .
Let me tell you of a dream I once had that really impressed me. In fact, the impression still lingers. In the dream it appeared that I was on my way home from a long field trip back in the years when I was connected with the Pacific Press, our publishing house in California. In those days most traveling was done by train. As I approached the depot in the town where I had filled my last speaking appointment on the trip, I heard the engine bell ringing. . .Illistrations that Count
Ron Runyan
I HAVE always been a preacher who likes a good illustration. But as I look back over my earlier ministry I am appalled at some of the illustrations I used. A lot of the stories were spine-tingling and ear gripping, but to be honest about it they didn't have much spiritual significance. They weren't totally irrelevant to my message, but all too often they were so outstanding that in later years when I met people who had heard these sermons the only thing they could remember was the story, which in itself was quite pointless. . .
I HAVE always been a preacher who likes a good illustration. But as I look back over my earlier ministry I am appalled at some of the illustrations I used. A lot of the stories were spine-tingling and ear gripping, but to be honest about it they didn't have much spiritual significance. They weren't totally irrelevant to my message, but all too often they were so outstanding that in later years when I met people who had heard these sermons the only thing they could remember was the story, which in itself was quite pointless. . .The Written Communication
Cecil Coffey
WHEN ministers are required to write something that will convey information from them to others they must immediately grope with the problem of communicating. So many times a letter, a memo, or a report fails to reach the intended recipient, not because it may be physically lost, but because it isn't clear or doesn't say what the writer intended. . .
WHEN ministers are required to write something that will convey information from them to others they must immediately grope with the problem of communicating. So many times a letter, a memo, or a report fails to reach the intended recipient, not because it may be physically lost, but because it isn't clear or doesn't say what the writer intended. . .