July 2003 Issue
Willmore D. Eva
Since the moment it drew its first breath, the Christian Church has been challenged, and its way of life shaped by the climactic mandate of Jesus, "Go and make disciples" . . . not proselytes or even converts, but disciples (Matt 28:19).Ministry to people facing life-threatening illness
Larry Yeagley
How does a pastor relate to people who are facing death?
How does a pastor relate to people who are facing death?A person of peace
Randall L. Roberts
Being a person of peace amid conflict depends on what's in here, not what's out there: A sermon
Being a person of peace amid conflict depends on what's in here, not what's out there: A sermonThe cosmic controversy
Norman R. Gulley
A christocentric view of the eighth statement of Adventist belief
A christocentric view of the eighth statement of Adventist beliefPeaceable people or peacemakers?
Hyveth Williams
Contrasting the mere advocating of peace and the ministry of peace-making: A sermon
Contrasting the mere advocating of peace and the ministry of peace-making: A sermonUnderstanding grief: A pastor's primer
Martin W. Feldbush
What a pastor needs to know in helping someone through serious grief
What a pastor needs to know in helping someone through serious griefASPIA: Scoring pastoral effectiveness
James Coffin
Five crucial elements in pastoral leadership and how you rate
Five crucial elements in pastoral leadership and how you rateThe preacher's temptation
John McVay
One of the pastor's most pressing public temptations
One of the pastor's most pressing public temptationsTrain up a child
Norman W. MacFarlane
Encouragement and perspective for the struggling Christian parent
Encouragement and perspective for the struggling Christian parentThe day Columbia disappeared: How one church coped with a major tragedy
Lawrence Downing
How one church coped with a major tragedy
How one church coped with a major tragedyLetters to the Editor
Thank you for sending Ministry tous we enjoy it very much. The article "Should We Depersonalize Another'sFaith?" (January 2003) caused me concern. I think I understand Julia Vernon'spoint, but I am concerned that it maycause some to consider the "gods" ofother groups,…
