August 2006 Issue

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Willie E. Hucks II

Pastoring of multichurch districts poses many challenges-not just territorial and logistical. How do pastors do it? Where do they turn for counsel and encouragement?

One pastor, many churches

Reger Smith, Jr.

A look at the joys and challenges of multichurch pastoral ministry.

A look at the joys and challenges of multichurch pastoral ministry.

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Lessons from a successful two-church district

Barry Kimbrough

Four sound principles that maximize pastoral effectiveness in a multichurch setting.

Four sound principles that maximize pastoral effectiveness in a multichurch setting.

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Finding balance in a multichurch district

Ellie Gil

How does the pastor's spouse effectively juggle marriage, parenthood, and ministry?

How does the pastor's spouse effectively juggle marriage, parenthood, and ministry?

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Remembering those closest to us

Juleun A. Johnson

An appeal to pastors to spiritually nourish those who are closest to them: their children.

An appeal to pastors to spiritually nourish those who are closest to them: their children.

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Help! I am addicted!

Mihail Baciu

Can praise of our ministry become addictive?

Can praise of our ministry become addictive?

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Can you be in two places at once?

Marty Thurber

Suggestions on how to be accessible to the members in a multichurch district.

Suggestions on how to be accessible to the members in a multichurch district.

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Initiating worship renewal during church building projects

Daniel Schramm

What lessons are there from the temple dedication (2 Chron. 5-7) and David's psalms that inform worship renewal?

What lessons are there from the temple dedication (2 Chron. 5-7) and David's psalms that inform worship renewal?

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Training lay preachers

Joseph A. Webb

Pastors must be intentional in preparing their elders to preach.

Pastors must be intentional in preparing their elders to preach.

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Letters to the Editor

Bravo! MinistryYour articles on ministering to thosepersons with disabilities have rightlyhit the nail on the head! I have personallyheard the headmaster of the Ghana Schoolfor the Deaf (Jamasi) reiterating the needfor Seventh-day Adventists to incorporatesign language…

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James A. Cress

The fact is, a genuine call to ministry cannot be limited to an individual's own sense of God's purpose.