June 1987 Issue
Mission or moonlighting?
Roger Dudley
This study shows that the pay of Adventist ministers is decreasing while their expenses are increasing. Could this explain why it seems that more ministers are moonlighting?
This study shows that the pay of Adventist ministers is decreasing while their expenses are increasing. Could this explain why it seems that more ministers are moonlighting?Growth and the small-town church
Loren Seibold
Is it possible for a church to grow in a small town where die people already know as much as they want to know about the church? How can you turn the small-town handicap into church growth?
Is it possible for a church to grow in a small town where die people already know as much as they want to know about the church? How can you turn the small-town handicap into church growth?Working with a guest evangelist
Dennis Smith
A pastor's perspective on evangelism and cooperating with a guest evangelist
A pastor's perspective on evangelism and cooperating with a guest evangelistFrom the evangelist's viewpoint
James L. Stevens
An evangelist's perspective on the pastor's role in an evangelistic series.
An evangelist's perspective on the pastor's role in an evangelistic series.On being ordained
Gordon E. Christo
Our dear son Gordie: We are very happy and grateful today. Many years ago we dedicated you to God and His service. Our heart's desire was for you to prepare for the ministry. From your earliest years we reminded you of this hope. We noted with joy the direction of…
Bible instructors: key to personal ministry
Marion E. Kidder
Would you like to see interests followed up more thoroughly in your district? Could you use some help in training lay members for outreach? A professional Bible instructor could help!
Would you like to see interests followed up more thoroughly in your district? Could you use some help in training lay members for outreach? A professional Bible instructor could help!Within which veil?
George E. Rice
Hebrews 6:19, 20 says that Jesus entered within the veil as a forerunner on our behalf. But which veil?
Hebrews 6:19, 20 says that Jesus entered within the veil as a forerunner on our behalf. But which veil?Are you a kitchen leader?
J. David Newman
My husband holds a high administrative position in the church. He works so hard that he does not have time to study the Bible. When he does get home from the office, he relaxes by watching television or reading the Reader's Digest. He does manage to read the Sabbath…
Can we harvest where we have not sowed?
The concept of a global evangelism strategy is the most exciting idea that came out of the Rio Annual Council. It caught my imagination immediately. Shortly after reading about Elder Wilson's appeal for a global strategy, I traveled for more than a month in the Far…
Confessions of a PK
David C. Jarnes
When I was 8, my father accepted a call to a district that had no church school. Because I was ready for second grade and my brother to begin first, Dad started a school. It consisted of a teacher and 10 students who met in an old roadhouse on the grounds the conference…
Preserving the vital force
Richard L. Neil
This article is provided by the Health and Temperance Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
This article is provided by the Health and Temperance Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.Letters to the Editor
Unbaptized children and CommunionI am somewhat puzzled as to the"authority" or "status" of the two statements in bold-lined boxes accompanying "For Members Only?" (February1987). Are these two statements theposition of the church (if so, what is theidentity of the…