December 1991 Issue

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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...

Norman R. Gulley

A second review of Alden Thompson's book.