August 2003

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August 2003 Issue

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Editorial

Old issues ongoing

Willmore D. Eva

Along with Christians since the first century, Seventh-day Adventists have had their struggles with the question of what kind of nature |esus took when He, "the Word," became "flesh" (John 1:14). Our question has been, To what extent and in which ways did Jesus possess a sinful human nature versus a sinless divine nature, and how do these two natures meet in Him and relate to human salvation?

Linking leadership and successful pastoring: An investigation

Skip Bell, Roger Dudley

A study indicating specific leadership qualities and practices that make good leaders

A study indicating specific leadership qualities and practices that make good leaders

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Salvation in Jesus

Ivan T. Blazen

The eighth part of Ministry's extended series on the Seventh-day Adventist faith

The eighth part of Ministry's extended series on the Seventh-day Adventist faith

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Questions on Doctrine: Then and now

Woodrow W. Whidden

A significant report and commentary on the release of a new edition of an important and controversial book

A significant report and commentary on the release of a new edition of an important and controversial book

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Handling extremism and fanaticism in the local church

John E. Tumpkin

Helpful insights into the question of relating to difficult people and viewpoints

Helpful insights into the question of relating to difficult people and viewpoints

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Entertainment as worship: Old Testament trends

Kai Arasola

Do some worship practices sanctioned in biblical antiquity have anything to say to us today?

Do some worship practices sanctioned in biblical antiquity have anything to say to us today?

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Listen and love: How do you treat gay people?

Carrol Grady

A challenging way of relating to homosexual people in your church

A challenging way of relating to homosexual people in your church

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A ministry portal to the world (wide web)

Sean Carney, Tamara Shetler

A unique way for North American ministers to use the Internet

A unique way for North American ministers to use the Internet

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Ministering to families of the terminally ill

Larry Yeagley

Final in a two-part series on how a pastor relates to people facing death

Final in a two-part series on how a pastor relates to people facing death

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Letters to the Editor

In the April 2003 edition of Ministry, aletter to the editor appeared objectingto Rex Edwards's article "SpiritualLeadership or Baptized Secularism,"which appeared in the September 2002issue.The writer accused Edwards of poorscholarship because he made referencesto…

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Pastor's Pastor: Honoring pastors

James A. Cress

When Pastor Tercio Sarli, president of the mega-size Central Brazil Union, writes me twice about the same issue, the matter is clearly important. When this twice-scribed topic is expressing appreciation for pastors, the matter is clearly important to each of us, and its significance provokes us to publish this article simultaneously in Ministry, Elders Digest, and Shepherdess Journal, along with my personal request that every reader copy and distribute a copy to all church officers.