December 1991 Issue
J. David Newman
Why does Ministry publish controversial articles?" "Ministry should publish more controversial articles." "I like to read Leadership more than Ministry." "Ministry doesn't publish enough Black writers." "Ministry does not publish enough articles by pastors." "Ministry does not publish enough authors from overseas." ''Ministry does not publish enough on public evangelism." "I wish there were more theological articles in Ministry." "I wish . . ." Do… Continue reading...
How to solve the budget dilemma
Celia Meijia Cruz
Stay out of debt and stretch your paycheck to the limit with the help of these strategies.
Stay out of debt and stretch your paycheck to the limit with the help of these strategies.How to stay at home and still earn money!
Karen Holford
Are you a spouse who needs the money and yet can't go out to earn it? Consider the flexible option of working from your own living room.
Are you a spouse who needs the money and yet can't go out to earn it? Consider the flexible option of working from your own living room.Burn the chariots and lame the horses
James Zachary
Do our plans rely too much on human resource and too little on the power of God?
Do our plans rely too much on human resource and too little on the power of God?Young adult ministry: let the baby-sitting cease
Gary E. Russell
Do not panic if the young adults are disappearing from your church. Reclaim them in caring, innovative ways.
Do not panic if the young adults are disappearing from your church. Reclaim them in caring, innovative ways.Should the pastor be ambitious?
Horace A. Taffe
Consider the two faces of ambition. What part should they play in a pastor's personality?
Consider the two faces of ambition. What part should they play in a pastor's personality?Annual Council Report
J. David Newman
A review of the 1991 Annual Council meeting in Perth, Australia.
A review of the 1991 Annual Council meeting in Perth, Australia.The misunderstanding of the church
Fritz Guy
This article first appeared in the August 1980 issue of Ministry. We are reprinting it because administrators, pastors, and laity need to take heed of its message.
This article first appeared in the August 1980 issue of Ministry. We are reprinting it because administrators, pastors, and laity need to take heed of its message.Potomac constituency votes abortion appeal
Martin Weber
My brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, abortion is testing our church." So began a daylong discussion that ended with Potomac Conference delegates voting by an overwhelming majority to request that two Adventist hospitals strictly limit abortions performed. The official…
Inspiration
Gosnell L.O.R. Yorke
Alden Thompson, Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1990, 332 pages, $15.95, hardcover.
Alden Thompson, Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1990, 332 pages, $15.95, hardcover.Letters to the Editor
Pleasing cover on the special issueYour October cover featuring thegraphic artistry and calligraphy ofMichael Podesta was particularlypleasing to me. I happen to have thesame presentation of Psalm 150 hanging on my office wall.Michael has many more scripturalpresentations…
More from this issue:
W. Floyd Bresee
The 1991 Annual Council enthusiastically voted 1993 as "Year of the Pastor." The plan calls for each world division to find a way to listen effectively and consult with its pastors, especially during 1992, in preparation for the pastors' special year. Sometimes pastors feel that everybody uses them but nobody listens to them. Conference presidents use them to reach administrative goals. Conference secretaries use them to provide church records and statistics.… Continue reading...
