January 1995 Issue
When you're undereducated
Martin Weber
Coping with undereducation and making the best of ministerial opportunities.
Coping with undereducation and making the best of ministerial opportunities.Dreaming the impossible
Richard Duerksen
Developing spiritual life in young people
Developing spiritual life in young peopleSalvation: God's greatest work
Charles Spurgeon
A classic sermon of the great nineteenth century preacher
A classic sermon of the great nineteenth century preacherRestoring the pastoral dream
Cameron, Johnston
Help from Moses for your midlife crisis
Help from Moses for your midlife crisisThe Bible and the Middle East
Robert K. Mclver
The dangers and opportunities in preaching on Israel's role in biblical prophecy
The dangers and opportunities in preaching on Israel's role in biblical prophecyPastoral counseling with a professional touch
Gregory Matthews
Pastoral counseling is more than spiritual advice.
Pastoral counseling is more than spiritual advice.Fasting with balance
Madeline S. Johnston
A look at the purpose and the history of fasting
A look at the purpose and the history of fastingMinister need people too
Robert Peach
Pastors are not emotional islands.
Pastors are not emotional islands.Women's ministries in your church
James A. Cress
Who is the Adventist woman of the nineties? She is full-time mother, job holder, struggling single parent, widow, handicapped, spouse of a nonbeliever, single, financially secure, impoverished, divorced, abused, foster parent, church leader, childless, burned-out church…
Marketing for Congregations
Anonymous
Marketing for Congregations is an outstanding addition to the very small field of literature on how to market churches. It is more comprehensive than any other book on the topic, particularly in the treatment of societal marketing and creating a responsive congregation.…
Can You Remember to Forget 32 Other Questions for Tomorrow's Leaders
Anonymous
I am not a fan of thin (but expensive) hardcover books that masquerade as "great gifts for academy graduates." Unfortunately, this book looks like all the others teenagers receive and never read. But there is a surprise in the reading. Methodist pastor James Moore…
The Vital Singles Ministry
Anonymous
Why a singles ministry? According to Odam, there are at least five reasons: (1) the 1950s birthed a new culture with a sea of singles; (2) many of these singles are in need of emotional and spiritual help; (3) church-sponsored single ministries can help heal these…
When Not to Build
Anonymous
Four decades as a church architect and dozens of buildings later Bowman concedes that building and church growth do not necessarily go together. His arguments make sense to a pastor who started pastoring when Bowman started designing. "An exciting, growing congregation…
Letters to the Editor
Needed: the GospelIt is ironic that the September1994 Ministry carrying an appealfrom Robert Folkenberg for gospelpreaching should also have RogerDudley inform us that only 29percent of young Seventh-dayAdventist adults are "enthusiasticmembers" of the church, only…