Ministry Magazine

May 1993 Issue

Why it is it is important not to overlook the other half of the ministerial team.

To heal the walking wounded

Roland R. Hegstad

Evangelistic preaching is fulfillment preaching-meeting a human need.

Martin Weber

Even pastors are vulnerable to both extremes.

Julia Vernon

The role of the Bible in pastoral care and chaplaincy training.

The 1992 Annual Council of the General Conference Executive Committee (October 5-12) adopted guidelines on abortion and care for the dying. The Council also voted official church positions on temperance principles and the environment.

Letters to the Editor

Where are the Spirit-filled leaders?My heart was deeply arrested bythe cover picture, as well as thequestion "Where Are the Spirit-filledLeaders?" (Ministry, January 1993). Iam particularly excited that the Lordlaid upon Ben Maxson the burden towrite such an article.As…

Pastor's Pastor

Pastor's Pastor: Pastor, make that call!

James A. Cress

I was the proverbial hot water. That should have come as no surprise. Had I been alert, I would have known I was in trouble even before arriving home two hours later than promised. Worse, the difficulty was not my wife's intolerance of the unpredictability of a pastor's schedule. Her frustration was caused by my own failure to fulfill our agreement to telephone if either of us would be unexpectedly detained. At 10:30 p.m. when one of my church leaders stopped… Continue reading...