October 1989 Issue
How Adventist teenagers perceive their church
Janet Leigh Kangas, Roger Dudley
A recent survey reveals what Adventist youth think of their church, whether they plan to remain in it, and why.
A recent survey reveals what Adventist youth think of their church, whether they plan to remain in it, and why.The historical basis of Adventist standards
Gerald Wheeler
A look at how our standards originated and have changed through the years can help us address the need for change today.
A look at how our standards originated and have changed through the years can help us address the need for change today.Church standards today: where are we going?
Monte Sahlin
What function do church standards serve? And what effect does the passage of time and the growth of the church have on the relevance of those standards?
What function do church standards serve? And what effect does the passage of time and the growth of the church have on the relevance of those standards?Standards define relationships
J. David Newman
Are some standards absolute and some cultural? Do we need to change some standards?
Are some standards absolute and some cultural? Do we need to change some standards?Gospel, culture, and mission
Gotfried Oosterwal
The applications of the same biblical principles vary in differing cultures. These differences, which Scripture warrants, comprise part of the fertilizer that stimulates church growth.
The applications of the same biblical principles vary in differing cultures. These differences, which Scripture warrants, comprise part of the fertilizer that stimulates church growth.Struggling with standards-we're not alone
Ella M. Rydzewski
In the early 1900s when my grandfather left the peaceful farmland of Juniata County, Pennsylvania, for Michigan, he turned from his Mennonite identity. Gradually, the family's connection with that church dissolved. Discarding cultural standards, his daughters stopped…
Letters to the Editor
Pros and cons on church structureI would like to congratulate your boldeffort in putting together the Ministryjournal of June 1989. I am particularlypleased with the article written by Robert S. Folkenberg ("Church Structure Servant or Master?").Too often we focus…