Ministry Magazine

August 2020 Issue

The story came out of the New York Times. “On March 1, while Lele was holding her 11-month-old daughter, her husband began to beat her with a high chair. She is not sure how many times he hit her. Eventually, she says, one of her legs lost feeling and she fell to the ground, still holding the baby in her arms. . . .“Lele—her full name is not being used for her safety—said that her husband had abused her throughout their six-year relationship, but that the Covid-19… Continue reading...

Economics, pandemics, and prophecy

Tim H. Aka

Economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has raised many fears but also renewed interest in end-time events. As the number of economists suggesting a global depression increases, one wonders how a pandemic or an economic depression fits into our understanding of…

The evangelism diamond: A model for successful evangelism

Ron Clouzet

The secret of success is to find a need and fill it, to find a hurt and heal it, to find somebody with a problem and offer to help solve it.”1 This well-known phrase, applied to many aspects of life, including business, may also be applied to evangelism. Jesus lived…

Understanding childhood spiritual abuse

Anne Fargusson

In 1971, singer and songwriter John Lennon released a song called "Imagine" in which he muses about a world without religion. If you have experienced any form of spiritual abuse, you wonder the same thing. I know, because I did. Let me start with a disclaimer.This…

Sacrificing for God’s cause

Alberto R. Timm

Unconditional commitment and self-sacrifice for the cause they embraced constantly drove our early Adventist missionaries. For example, W. H. Anderson (1870–1950), while still a student at Battle Creek College in Michigan, yearned to be in the mission field. In 1895…

To believe again—a plea for Adventist Christian education

Rhone, Denton

I was raised in a socially and economically austere environment. The law of averages suggests that youth from such backgrounds are unlikely to succeed. This prediction has proven true for many of my friends: some descended into violence; some were destroyed by poverty…

Resources

Racial Reconciliation and Privilege

Clinton A. Valley

This new book on church race relations emanates from Winsley Hector’s thought-provoking Claremont School of Theology dissertation of distinction. While documenting the story of the establishment of an African-American administrative structure, the book shows the relevance of Seventh-day Adventist race relations to both historical and contemporary discussions on racial reconciliation, within and beyond ecclesiastical circles. Hector’s work, anchored in the discipline… Continue reading...

Dateline

New leadership for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America Columbia, Maryland, United States On July 9, 2020, the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s General Conference (GC) Executive Committee met virtually to receive the name of G. Alexander Bryant, the recommendation for division president, from both the North American Division’s (NAD) nominating committee and executive committee. Bryant was confirmed in a vote of 153 to 5. Bryant is the second African… Continue reading...

Practical Pointers

Five leadership lessons for pastors

Marcos Torres

Over 12 years ago, I was a soldier in the United States Army.1 As I think about my time in the army, there is one massive thing I am grateful for—the opportunity to learn how to lead. I would like to share five leadership lessons I learned from the army that are must-haves for pastors and church leaders.1. Live by the leadership singularityA singularity is basically the simplest state of a thing. Leadership can have many variables, scenarios, hacks, and tricks,… Continue reading...

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