April 2007 Issue
General practice pastors: the foundation of ministry
Willie E. Hucks II
There always will be the solo pastor to conduct the bulk of the church's business. Such pastors must be competent in several areas of church ministry.
There always will be the solo pastor to conduct the bulk of the church's business. Such pastors must be competent in several areas of church ministry.The Babylonian temptation: making a name for ourselves
Reinder Bruinsma
Church leaders must constantly examine their motives as they fulfill the church's mission.
Church leaders must constantly examine their motives as they fulfill the church's mission.Discipline in children's ministry settings
Stephen Grunlan
Communicating love to children through words and action, as God has done to us, will go a long way in creating an environment for children to grow in Christ.
Communicating love to children through words and action, as God has done to us, will go a long way in creating an environment for children to grow in Christ.The cosmological anthropic principle: apologists and homilists beware!
Edwin A. Karlow
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, there is much that motivates science to revise the design metaphor. Does the scientific principle discussed in this article help or hinder these efforts?
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, there is much that motivates science to revise the design metaphor. Does the scientific principle discussed in this article help or hinder these efforts?In defense of ritual
Loren Seibold
Three reasons why rituals should be a part of church traditions and practices.
Three reasons why rituals should be a part of church traditions and practices.A high and sacred calling: a look at the origins of Seventh-day Adventist ministerial training
Michael W. Campbell
Where have we come from, as it relates to preparing ministers to preach the Gospel? Where are we going?
Where have we come from, as it relates to preparing ministers to preach the Gospel? Where are we going?God's voice through our circumstances
Ron Edmondson
How do you know when God is speaking to you? How do pastors help their church members recognize God's voice?
How do you know when God is speaking to you? How do pastors help their church members recognize God's voice?A friend by my side
Josѐ Vasquez
The author reminds us that God will always be with us.
The author reminds us that God will always be with us.Pastor's Pastor: Fasting
James A. Cress
Here we go again," I thought as Pastor Reuben Roundtree Jr. announced that his congregation, for whom I was conducting a short evangelistic series, would experience a week of fasting.
Here we go again," I thought as Pastor Reuben Roundtree Jr. announced that his congregation, for whom I was conducting a short evangelistic series, would experience a week of fasting.Letters to the Editor
Sinners in God’s handsWoodrow W. Whidden’s article“Sinners in the Hands of God”[February 2007] touches on a majorissue among critics of Christianity bothwithin and without the church. ProfessorWhidden covers most of the concernsin his three point exposition on page…