January 2001 Issue

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Willmore D. Eva

New plans for Ministry are on the production line and beyond. The first and most obvious innovation is a new look for the magazine, inaugurated in this issue.

How do we get them to listen?

Stephen Grunlan

What preachers may do to inspire better attention among their hearers

What preachers may do to inspire better attention among their hearers

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Growing a healthy church

John Grys, Greg Schaller

Eight tried factors that will transform a church into a growing congregation

Eight tried factors that will transform a church into a growing congregation

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The church and volunteerism

Paul Cone, Lawrence Downing

Motivating, organizing, and properly utilizing volunteers in the church

Motivating, organizing, and properly utilizing volunteers in the church

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Preaching as an instrument of transformation

Stephen P. McCutchan

Capitalizing on the interaction of the spoken word and the congregation to make preaching effective

Capitalizing on the interaction of the spoken word and the congregation to make preaching effective

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Pitfalls of ministry

Bert B. Beach

Three enemies of authentic ministry: Overprofessionalization, petrification, and pessimism

Three enemies of authentic ministry: Overprofessionalization, petrification, and pessimism

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Conviction and truth in Adventist education

Charles Scriven

The need for maintaining faithfulness to conviction and responsiveness to burgeoning truth

The need for maintaining faithfulness to conviction and responsiveness to burgeoning truth

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Reflections on a pastoral visit

Chor-Kiat Sim

Dynamics that create effective pastoral visitation

Dynamics that create effective pastoral visitation

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Turning scars into stars: How a small Chinese church discovered its purpose

Robert Wong

The amazing story of a congregation that placed human need above corporate respectability

The amazing story of a congregation that placed human need above corporate respectability

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Letters to the Editor

September 2000 issueWill Eva's editorial "Toronto'sBurning Issue" raises furtherquestions on the thorny issue of divorceand remarriage in the Seventh-dayAdventist Church questions thatAdventists tend to shy away from as acommunity.Our church upholds the stand thatGod…

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James A. Cress

At the opening of a new millennium, it seems particularly significant to return to the beginning.