Arthur D. Canales,

Arthur D. Canales, D. Min., is associate professor of theology and ministry at Silver Lake College, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States.

Articles by Arthur D. Canales,

Music's Vital Place in Evangelism

May 1945

The singing evangelist is a soul winner. For several years this fact has motivated my attitude toward the song leader. In scores of contacts with young people who love to sing the gospel songs of Zion, my. heart has been wrung in anguish…

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Maintaining a High Musical Standard

June 1946

During the month of August I attended two or three evangelistic services conducted by evangelists not of our faith. I was partic­ularly interested in the music, and must admit that I drew my conclusions as to the tone of their soul-winning…

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Evangelism Under Nazi Pressure

June 1946

In the autumn of 1940 I was removed to a small island in the Oslo Fiord. The curate of the Church of Norway there was a Nazi of high rank, so from the very beginning of my evan­gelistic campaign I expected trouble. And surely enough trouble…

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Wartime Persecution in Japan

June 1946

The work of our Seventh-day Adventist church began in 1896. I was baptized in 1907 and immediately entered the colporteur work. In the year 1908 I was drafted into the army, but, because I refused to work on the Sab­bath, was imprisoned for…

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Air-Conditioned Sermons

April 1946

The apostle Paul prophesied of a time coming when men would not "endure sound doctrine," but rather would have "itching ears," desiring to listen to "smooth things" which please the ear and conform to the practices…

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The Minister's Helpmeet

April 1946

As the young people of the Providence,  Rhode Island, Temple walked the streets of the city singing for Ingathering, my husband led the group, and I helped solicit. It was our first year of…

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Creating Effective Gospel Posters

April 1946

Suppose we turn the hands of time back to when I was in the Navy operating a silk-screen process shop for Uncle Sam to use in the grim process of war. I was located in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, when I happened to see a…

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Religion in a Scientific World (Part 2)

June 1975

PART 1 OF THIS series reviewed the shock that rocked the Christian world when scientific discovery began to challenge the Ptolemaic world view, which conceived of the universe as geocentric. The church had placed itself in an untenable position…

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Religion in a Scientific World (Part 1)

May 1975

ON THE 6th of May, 1962, the Christian world was somewhat taken aback to hear the capsule-sized Communist cosmonaut, Gherman Stepanovich Titov, arrogantly inform a Sabbath news conference held at the Seattle World's Fair that "In my travels…

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Overcoming ministry mediocrity: three steps to a wholesome ministry

December 2006

Most ministers do not consider themselves mediocre. Nor do they believe ministry is work that may be done in a mediocre way. Nevertheless, with a little introspection and honesty, most ministers will admit that from…

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