April 2011 Issue
From workday to rest day: One pastor’s journey to Sabbath renewal
Erik C. Carter
How do Adventist pastors practice and experience the Sabbath?
How do Adventist pastors practice and experience the Sabbath?The Sabbath: A time for exhaustion?
Willie E. Hucks II
No time clock can measure what ministers invest throughout their lives.
No time clock can measure what ministers invest throughout their lives.Proclaiming the gospel and changing society
Douglas Morgan
What two unsung pioneers of African American Adventism can teach us about changing the church and reaching the world.
What two unsung pioneers of African American Adventism can teach us about changing the church and reaching the world.Beyond abstinence: Presenting God’s ideal for sexual intimacy
James Wibberding
The author offers suggestions on teaching youth and young adults a positive theology of sex.
The author offers suggestions on teaching youth and young adults a positive theology of sex.Missional church: What it can do for church growth
Skip Bell
Deep roots in Jesus will bring a greater impact for church growth.
Deep roots in Jesus will bring a greater impact for church growth.The nominating committee: Streamlining the process
Maylan Schurch
If tuned to maximize its pluses and reduce its minuses, the nominating committee can be satisfying—even fun.
If tuned to maximize its pluses and reduce its minuses, the nominating committee can be satisfying—even fun.Graceful retirement
Larry Yeagley
What could “graceful retirement” look like?
What could “graceful retirement” look like?Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ
Jeff Scoggins
In his introduction to Practice Resurrection, Eugene Peterson is scathing—refreshingly so. The essence of his premise upon which the entire book is founded includes the idea that Christians have taken the biblical metaphor of spiritual birth to ridiculous lengths…
Letters to the Editor
Church planting coordinatorsIn response to the February 2011article “Reflections on the Futureof the Seventh-day Adventist Churchin North America: The Long Viewof Church Growth (Part 2 of 2)” S.Joseph Kidder suggested, “Churchplanting should be put into the DNAof every…