August 1982 Issue
Who is present at Communion?
C. Raymond Holmes
Great theological debates have occupied the Christian church through the years on the question of how Christ is present at the communion service. Various Bible writers have been pressed into service to support this side or that. Perhaps, says C. Raymond Holmes, the major concern of the Scriptures in this matter has another focus.
Great theological debates have occupied the Christian church through the years on the question of how Christ is present at the communion service. Various Bible writers have been pressed into service to support this side or that. Perhaps, says C. Raymond Holmes, the major concern of the Scriptures in this matter has another focus.Planning Communion music
Bernard E. Seton
The communion service offers the opportunity for the minister and the musician to cooperate harmoniously—both literally and figuratively. Both must be aware of the vital role music plays in the communion service.
The communion service offers the opportunity for the minister and the musician to cooperate harmoniously—both literally and figuratively. Both must be aware of the vital role music plays in the communion service.The motivated pastor
John W. Fowler
Is the pastor "the most important person within the organisational structure"? If he is, then should he not have a greater say in the setting of goals in cooperation with leadership?
Is the pastor "the most important person within the organisational structure"? If he is, then should he not have a greater say in the setting of goals in cooperation with leadership?Ministering to the hostile
D. Douglas Devnich
Are we ministering to the wrong crowd? Of course, there is really no right or wrong crowd that must hear the gospel, but there is a group that we too frequently miss because we beam our message outside its range of receptivity, although it, too, desperately needs the gospel To reach these hostile ones in our congregations, we must use Jesus' methods. Those who were suffering He did not wound, but ministered compassionately to them.
Are we ministering to the wrong crowd? Of course, there is really no right or wrong crowd that must hear the gospel, but there is a group that we too frequently miss because we beam our message outside its range of receptivity, although it, too, desperately needs the gospel To reach these hostile ones in our congregations, we must use Jesus' methods. Those who were suffering He did not wound, but ministered compassionately to them.Things my pastor never told me
David M. Ritter
This new convert could have avoided many trials by being better informed as he learned about the teachings and practices of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
This new convert could have avoided many trials by being better informed as he learned about the teachings and practices of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.Preaching the Word in Spain
J.R. Spangler
The editor interviews Juan Lozano, evangelist and Ministerial secretary of the Spanish Union of Churches.
The editor interviews Juan Lozano, evangelist and Ministerial secretary of the Spanish Union of Churches.A time for growing
Carl Coffman
Too often young men, recent concerts, have been urged into the gospel ministry by well-meaning pastors, only to flounder when faced with the challenges of a college theological curriculum. A longtime college Bible teacher suggests a way to prevent disaster from befalling these young, less mature men.
Too often young men, recent concerts, have been urged into the gospel ministry by well-meaning pastors, only to flounder when faced with the challenges of a college theological curriculum. A longtime college Bible teacher suggests a way to prevent disaster from befalling these young, less mature men.The sanctuary: pivotal teaching of Adventism
LeRoy E. Froom
The sanctuary doctrine is not, as some have suggested, merely a strange expedient designed to explain away the Disappointment episode of 1844. It is present truth that embraces all other truths within it.
The sanctuary doctrine is not, as some have suggested, merely a strange expedient designed to explain away the Disappointment episode of 1844. It is present truth that embraces all other truths within it.The Inspiration and authority of the Ellen G. White writings
Various Authors
A statement of present understanding as revised June 14, 1982.
A statement of present understanding as revised June 14, 1982.Theological Seminary plans new Master of Divinity curriculum for 1982
Gerhard Hasel
Seminary dean Gerhard F. Hasel unfolds to J. R. Spangler sweeping changes in the M. Div. program designed to integrate as never before a student's Seminary experience with the needs he will face in the field.
Seminary dean Gerhard F. Hasel unfolds to J. R. Spangler sweeping changes in the M. Div. program designed to integrate as never before a student's Seminary experience with the needs he will face in the field.The camel's amazing nose
Warren H. Johns
Looking inside a camel's nose is a more awesome experience than it would seem from outward appearances. Recently two scientists unlocked the secrets of its nose, a marvel of the Creator's workmanship.
Looking inside a camel's nose is a more awesome experience than it would seem from outward appearances. Recently two scientists unlocked the secrets of its nose, a marvel of the Creator's workmanship.Ministers' wives in Russia
Various Authors
Mrs. Kulakov and Mrs. Zhukaluk, wives of Annual Council delegates from the Soviet Union, talk with Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Lohne about their lives as ministers' wives in that country.
Mrs. Kulakov and Mrs. Zhukaluk, wives of Annual Council delegates from the Soviet Union, talk with Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Lohne about their lives as ministers' wives in that country.Recommended Reading: The White Lie
Various Authors
Roy E. Graham, provost of Andrews University, reviews a recent book that accuses Ellen White of being a psychic supersalesman who together with the leaders of the church peddled the ideas of others as her own.
Roy E. Graham, provost of Andrews University, reviews a recent book that accuses Ellen White of being a psychic supersalesman who together with the leaders of the church peddled the ideas of others as her own.Recommended Reading
Various Authors
Monthly book review by various authors.
Monthly book review by various authors.