February 1989 Issue

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Harvest 90 victory

Carlos Aeschlimann

A worldwide evangelistic campaign could provide the key to a victorious culmination of Harvest 90.

A worldwide evangelistic campaign could provide the key to a victorious culmination of Harvest 90.

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Did Ellen White support the ordination of women?

William Fagal

If no direct support for ordination of women can be found in Ellen White's writings, can we perhaps find evidence that she supported it in her actions?

If no direct support for ordination of women can be found in Ellen White's writings, can we perhaps find evidence that she supported it in her actions?

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It isn't all Yesterday

D. A. Delafield

With a little encouragement, you can start a group that offers your church rich resources of time, money, experience, and commitment.

With a little encouragement, you can start a group that offers your church rich resources of time, money, experience, and commitment.

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Vocational stress in Adventist ministers

Michael G. McBride

Adventist ministers face significant stresses because of differences in the way they, their conferences, and their congregations perceive their roles. Second in a three-part series.

Adventist ministers face significant stresses because of differences in the way they, their conferences, and their congregations perceive their roles. Second in a three-part series.

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Putting the school back in Sabbath school

Jean Gray

While, as a pastor or a pastor's spouse, you may not have prepared to teach a Sabbath school class, you often must. Here's how you can hold your class's interest and communicate your material.

While, as a pastor or a pastor's spouse, you may not have prepared to teach a Sabbath school class, you often must. Here's how you can hold your class's interest and communicate your material.

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Deciding about abortion

David C. Jarnes

We were able to discover a number of areas on which most of us agreed.

We were able to discover a number of areas on which most of us agreed.

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Pastor's Pastor: Why Inter-America grows

W. Floyd Bresee

Adventist eyes are focused on the Inter-American Division, especially since it is now our largest, having recently become the first to pass the 1 million membership mark. We must not pretend IAD does everything perfectly. It does have its share of problems. One is…

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Milk: has the time come?

Galen C. Bosley

Milk bacterial counts in Chicago in 1904 ranged from 10,000 to 74 million.

Milk bacterial counts in Chicago in 1904 ranged from 10,000 to 74 million.

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Has the Church Misread the Bible?

Jack J. Blanco

This little volume should be on the reading list of anyone committed to the divine authority of Scripture. Though written for seminarians, it is easy to read. Its subtitle, The History of Interpretation in the Light of Current Issues, introduces the reader to the challenge…

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Letters to the Editor

Team ministryI couldn't help but respond to the twoarticles written by the Bresee "team" inthe August 1988 issue of Ministry. Iwonder if the two articles go hand inhand. Both seemed to encourage theconcept of team ministry as a partialsolution to the problems of women…

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More from this issue:

Ella M. Rydzewski

The most important book you may ever read on the growing concept of organizational behavior.

Daniel R. Guild

Justified will find its place on the shelf of ministers as a reference book and as a resource for sermons.

Charles B. Hirsch

A few hours spent reading what is prologue to the future will be valuable for those involved with church problems of today and tomorrow. In many aspects our present social, political, and economic problems differ from those in Ellen White's lifetime. At the same time the conditions are equally challenging—affecting the success or failure of the gospel message. Those with responsibilities in the pulpit and the lectern should make a special effort to delve into… Continue reading...

J.R. Spangler

Richard Utt was book editor at the Pacific Press Publishing Association during the entire time of Merikay McLeod Silver's lawsuit against the press for alleged discrimination against women employees. In fact, Utt was responsible, according to his account, for having brought her to Pacific Press as a part-time student book editor. It takes only 30 minutes to read Utt's account. He does not hesitate to point out that the press should have kept pace with the times… Continue reading...

Kevin L. Jenkins

Preaching has been called "the sweetest torture" of ministry. It's a spiritual event that engulfs both preacher and congregation in worship and dialogue with the Creator. But too often preaching can be more torture than sweet. Hicks portrays the darker side of proclamation but in doing so, "confirms the power of preaching in the tempest of church conflict." The author writes with empathy as one who knows what it is to attempt to preach when the… Continue reading...