June 1989 Issue
Church structure-servant or master?
Robert S. Folkenberg
Has the structure of our church overwhelmed its mission? Why and how could this happen, and what can we do about it?
Has the structure of our church overwhelmed its mission? Why and how could this happen, and what can we do about it?Possibilities of Public Evangelism
W.C. Scales, Jr.
Public evangelism is still an effective soul-winning strategy for those with the vision, faith, and plan to make it work.
Public evangelism is still an effective soul-winning strategy for those with the vision, faith, and plan to make it work.Witnessing the old-fashioned way
Norman Yergen
Because I grew up in the church, I've been exposed to dozens of evangelism programs—each guaranteed to finish God's work in a few short years. Some were very complex, while others were simple and straightforward. Some had extensive footnotes and bibliographies, while…
Establishing new believers
Norma J. Sahlin
Home Study International has developed a course that acquaints converts with their new spiritual home*
Home Study International has developed a course that acquaints converts with their new spiritual home*Global Strategy shifts church's goal
Baptisms have always been the focus of the world church's programs such as Harvest 90 and One Thousand Days of Reaping. The Global Strategy Committee of the General Conference (of which I am a member) recommends a different approach. While we may be very successful…
The Word Made Flesh: One Hundred Years of Seventh-day Adventist Christology: 1852-1952
Eric Webster
Because we knew that reactions to Dr. Ralph Larson's book would vary widely, Ministry selected reviews from two different scholars.
Because we knew that reactions to Dr. Ralph Larson's book would vary widely, Ministry selected reviews from two different scholars.Letters to the Editor
Letters about LettersI wish to express my objection to yourprinting the letter from the gentlemanin England who stated that it was timethe church put this dear little old lady[Ellen G. White] in her place. If hewants to believe that, that is his privilege. But I don't…
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W. Floyd Bresee
Evaluation is essential to growth. Practice does not necessarily make perfect. It may only make permanent. If you do anything wrong often enough, it becomes the only way that feels right. Pastoral or any other kinds of skills are best learned by practice, followed by evaluation, followed by a plan for improving, followed by practice that tests and implements that plan, followed by evaluation, etc. Evaluation is essential in helping us identify our strengths and… Continue reading...
Herbert E. Douglass
Because we knew that reactions to Dr. Ralph Larson's book would vary widely, Ministry selected reviews from two different scholars.Mel Matinyi
The author, an associate secretary at the White Estate of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, writes on a subject that confronts the church with several questions: Will there be other prophets as we near the end-time, or is Ellen White the last and final prophet? How true and authoritative are her writings? Did she exercise the gift of prophecy, or was she "only a very spiritual and gifted writer" who got her facts as other writers got theirs? This… Continue reading...