Charles H. Betz

There is no auditorium, hall, or theater available that is adequate for a city-wide evangelistic campaign," reported our chair man, Calvin Osborn, to the Seventh-day Adventist pastors who had gathered for their regular ministerial association…

Asked what is the great­est single need in his church, the average pas­tor would probably say, "Consecrated, competent, dedicated, and de­pendable adult leaders." So often we see leader­ship of an inferior qual­ity in our churches be­cause…

Overworked, weary ministers; idle, in­active church members; these are per­ennial problems of the Christian church today. Often a pastor is expected to do such things as fix the leak on the roof of the school, buy new chairs for the primary…

NO MINISTER enjoys pleading for funds or employing gimmicks to squeeze money out of unwilling people. The pastor need not assume the role of a fund raiser if he will seriously undertake his commission, "Teaching them to observe all things…

One Sabbath afternoon two weeks after we moved to Dallas, Texas, our doorbell rang and a well-dressed couple about our age greeted us with a warm smile. "Hello. I'm Tom, and this is my wife, Sue. Were from the First Baptist church of Dallas.…

The Sabbath school has done more to influence the beliefs, values, and unity of our worldwide church than any other organization. Someone has said, ((Only a wise and omnipotent God could utilize untrained volunteers and such meager facilities…

You probably have heard the story about the man who rushed up to a bystander and asked, "Have you seen a group of people wandering around here? I'm their leader!" Pastors and denominational administrators sometimes find themselves separated…

People are lonely. Have you noticed their faces? Though masked by poise or bravado, they are sad and forlorn. The problem, say social scientists, often is the inward pain of isolation. A recent survey reports that…

Prophecy' 'has remained a bedrock of American popular religion," believes Paul Boyer, professor of history at the University of Wisconsin. The author also believes that this interest in prophecy has never been greater than at the present…