Ministry Magazine

October 2008 Issue

We've devoted this issue to the work of the church in Inter-America and South America. These two organizational units represent some 45 countries that start south of the United States and go as far south as Chile.

Building a growing church: The South American experience

Alberto R. Timm

How has membership grown in South America? What lessons can others learn from them?

Marcos De Benedicto

A well-known evangelist talks about ministry in South America.

EfraÃn VelÃ¡zquez II

What is the message in the story of Nadab and Abihu for today's pastors?

Jolivê Chaves

See how the power of small groups resulted in rapid church growth.

Letters to the Editor

Pastors’ spousesThanks to Ellie Gil for her heartfelt article(“Finding Purpose in a MultichurchDistrict”—August 2008) about pastors’wives. As a pastor’s wife, I deeply appreciatedher sentiments and advice. Thereis so much emphasis on how pastors arecalled to a sacred…

The Church in Inter and South America

Interview with leaders from Inter and South America

Nikolaus Satelmajer, Willie E. Hucks II

The Seventh-day Adventist Church, in order to care for its worldwide mission, has 13 world administrative regions. Two of these regions, known as the Inter-American Division and South American Division, are among the fastest growing areas in the world. The editors interviewed the leaders from these divisions, Israel Leito and Erton KÃ¶hler, respectively, and spoke about a wide range of issues.

Pastor's Pastor

Pastor's Pastor: Visitation expectation

James A. Cress

Every pastor ought to visit the members. Every visit ought not be made by the pastor. These two statements summarize the crux of overwrought expectations for pastoral visitation. Another denominational magazine recently opined on the insensitivity of shepherds who published instructions in their bulletin for members to request pastoral visits. Systematic, consistent visitation of church members does need to occur, and members have reasonable expectations that… Continue reading...

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October 2008

October 2008 Issue

Editorial

Learning from each other

Nikolaus Satelmajer

Building a growing church: The South American experience

Alberto R. Timm

An interview with Alejandro BullÃ³n

Marcos De Benedicto

Murder or deserved death? Ministry under fire

EfraÃn VelÃ¡zquez II

Small groups in the Adventist Church in South America

Jolivê Chaves

Letters to the Editor

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The Church in Inter and South America

Interview with leaders from Inter and South America

Nikolaus Satelmajer, Willie E. Hucks II

Pastor's Pastor

Pastor's Pastor: Visitation expectation

James A. Cress

Interview

An interview with George Brown

Sandra Doran