Our editorials usually address a theological issue or topic that deals with various aspects of ministry such as preaching, teaching, leadership, and training, for example. In this editorial, we will not address these topics as this special issue relates to a special event.
Every five years the Seventh-day Adventist Church holds, what we call, a General Conference Session where delegates from various parts of the world gather to hear reports, proposed plans, vote constitution and bylaw changes, and elect various leaders for the next five years. This year—June 24–July 3, 2010—this session will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Many of our readers will be at this special gathering, and we hope you will visit us at the Ministry booth in the exhibit hall (booth no. 1434). All four members of the editorial team will be in Atlanta, and we always enjoy meeting our readers. If you cannot attend the session, we invite you to view it by visiting www.HopeTV.org. By all means, please pray that God’s Spirit will be present at this session and Jesus Christ will be honored.
This issue of Ministry is also special—it’s twice the usual length.
We are publishing the July and August issues together as a special issue for the General Conference session. The majority of the speakers at the session will be congregational pastors; therefore, we decided that most of the articles for this issue would be written by them or will focus on topics of particular interest to pastors. The articles also represent pastors from various parts of the world, commemorating Ministry having subscribers in more than 180 countries. The articles cover many themes such as pastoring for life, how congregations meet challenges in their communities, caring for the preacher’s voice, spiritual growth, and responding to God’s Spirit. We believe these articles will be a blessing to you.
Here is our editorial team. If you are in Atlanta, we hope you will make yourself known by joining us at the display booth (no. 1434).See you there!
