January 2011 Issue

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Find the right church

Matthew D. Kim

As future pastors learn more about a particular congregation, they will more aptly determine whether this will be “a healthy fit.”

As future pastors learn more about a particular congregation, they will more aptly determine whether this will be “a healthy fit.”

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Promoting empathy for people living with HIV/AIDS

Godwin N. Aja, Gaius A. Umahi

Genuine compassion should be considered a significant tool in addressing the HIV/AIDS problem.

Genuine compassion should be considered a significant tool in addressing the HIV/AIDS problem.

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Reflections on revival

Ted Wilson, Mark Finley, Armando Miranda

What are the hallmarks of true revival?

What are the hallmarks of true revival?

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Sleepwalkers, awake!

Jerry N. Page

The newly elected ministerial secretary shares several wake-up calls the Lord has used to help form some of the core values of his life and ministry.

The newly elected ministerial secretary shares several wake-up calls the Lord has used to help form some of the core values of his life and ministry.

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The pastor as a harvest worker: Praying the radical prayer1

Derek J. Morris

What will happen to me if I give the Lord of the harvest permission “to throw me out into His harvest field”?

What will happen to me if I give the Lord of the harvest permission “to throw me out into His harvest field”?

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Transitions: A few words from a rich man

Nikolaus Satelmajer

Transitions are a part of life— including a pastor’s life. All pastors experience transitions personally. We move from training to our assignment, and then we move from one assignment to another. We witness our members transitioning as well. Some of these transitions…

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Oral Health

Jina Kim

Does this sound familiar? It’s time for your checkup. When was the last time you saw your dentist? Do you have a dentist? How old is your toothbrush? The definition from the World Health Organization describes oral health as “being free of chronic mouth and facial…

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Letters to the Editor

Where is Satan?I find Lael Caesar’s article on Satan(“Where in the World Is Satan theDevil?”—November 2010) to beimportant because the topic of Satanis important. Christian theology willcontinue to be relatively diminishedas long as it ignores this centralassumption…

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More from this issue:

Leadership changes in the Ministerial Association The year 2010 saw a number of changes in the Ministerial Associat ion of the General Conference o f Seventh-day Adventists, which, among other activities, publishes Ministry. Every five years the Seventh-day Adventist Church holds a world convention at which delegates act on a number of issues, including the selection of key personnel. Some of the changes in the Ministerial Association were made during the world… Continue reading...

Nikolaus Satelmajer, Willie E. Hucks II

I hope that in five years we are in heaven. I really hope that will be a reality. I certainly believe that the world is fast coming to that climactic event of Jesus’ imminent return. Until that time, we are to work in a dynamic way, through the power of the Holy Spirit, so that the Lord will use the church—and I believe this is God’s remnant church with a unique message and a unique opportunity— to share the three angels’ messages of Revelation 14. That is our mandate.