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February 2026 Issue

Editorial

If you don’t know me by now

Jeffrey O. Brown

When I was a student at Newbold College, we ministered to Ishmael at a maximum-security hospital in Berkshire. It was classed as a mental institution. He was there for murdering his wife with an axe. On one of our Sabbath afternoon visits, my classmate Volney Ham-Ying and I were called in by the prison officials. “I’ve got good news,” he said. “Ishmael’s good behavior has qualified him for a weekend leave.” “Oh, good,” we exclaimed. “We’re happy for him. His family… Continue reading...

Rekindling the flame: cover image

Rekindling the flame: Regaining the missional vision of Adventism

Robert Osei-Bonsu

It was a chilly winter morning in New York City. I remember strolling into a small Seventh-day Adventist church in the Bronx, glad for the warmth of the fellowship, as well as the building. As the congregation sang, “We will build on the Rock, the Rock that ever stands,”…

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Reaching the people: Prosocial witnessing and the church

Karl G. D. Bailey

Christ has given the church a number of clear goals: to evangelize (Matt. 28:18–20), preach the soon coming of Christ (Rev. 14), and care for the immediate everyday needs of people (Luke 4:16–19; Matt. 25:31–36). One could see such complexity of purpose as involving…

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Challenges for today’s church: cover image

Challenges for today’s church: How to reach an increasingly unchurched society

Craig Carr, S. Joseph Kidder

The numbers are in. According to the Public Religion Research Institute, 38 percent of Americans aged 18 to 29 identify as unchurched, an increase from 32 percent in 2013. A Gallup survey states that around 57 percent of Americans today seldom or never attend religious…

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A call for a paradigm shift in outreach and evangelism cover image

A call for a paradigm shift in outreach and evangelism

John K. Amoah

Our Adventist evangelistic meetings, at certain times and places, have been very effective. Other times, and in other places, not so much. In North America today, this approach has not been as effective as in previous times, nor as effective as on other continents.…

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Public evangelism—maximizing our impact: cover image

Public evangelism—maximizing our impact: Lessons and insights from PNG for Christ

Unia K Api, Cynthia Faye Barlow, Tracie Mafile’o, Robert K. Mclver, Neil Thompson

In April and May 2024, Papua New Guinea (PNG) witnessed an evangelistic reaping campaign unlike any other. Building on groundwork laid by precampaign efforts and the multiplication of small groups, hundreds of thousands gathered in open fields, churches, and community…

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More from this issue:

Practical Pointers

Focusing on Jesus

Erton C. Köhler

The Seventh-day Adventist Church will dedicate the entire month of September 2027 to media-based evangelism, combining a global focus and local action. The OneVoice27 initiative1 is a partnership between the global church’s media presence and more than 180,000 local churches and companies worldwide. Each chaplain, district pastor, and departmental leader is called to participate, and every church member is invited to dedicate their social networks to the service… Continue reading...

Dateline

Religious news from around the world

ADRA in Dominican Republic ADRA in Haiti Hurricane Melissa—Seventh-day Adventist Church responds Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti Hurricane Melissa has affected more than 5 million people across Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti. The storm toppled power lines, uprooted trees, flattened homes and buildings, and flooded communities, killing at least 75 people and displacing or forcing the evacuation of over 770,000. In Jamaica, the hurricane’s impact was… Continue reading...

A Voice to Rouse the Nations: Ellen White and the Growth of Adventist Mission Work

Theodore N. Levteroy

In A Voice to Rouse the Nations, historian David Trim tells the remarkable story of how the Seventh-day Adventist Church discovered its global missionary identity. Drawing on years of research as director of the General Conference Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research, Trim traces the denomination’s journey from a small, regional movement in North America to a church that, by the early twentieth century, was beginning to sense its worldwide responsibility. … Continue reading...

Revival and Reformation

The anatomy of prayer

Kenneth Crawford

It is early morning. I stop at the kitchen, drink my two large glasses of water, put several pieces of wood on the embers of last night’s fire, and then settle down in my chair for a time of devotions. It is a strange ritual, really. The world is still in slumber; even the birds are yet silent. In the distance I hear the faint crow of a rooster. Must be on Daylight Saving Time, I muse. But I am here to meet with God. I have concluded over the years that it really… Continue reading...