Theodore Carcich

The methods for winning men to Christ are varied. One method is that of a dynamic personality's conducting large-scale meet­ings, accompanied by a large budget and special­ized assistants. This method has brought its…

DEAR BRETHREN:

It is not very often that we get a chance to talk with you unordained men alone. I wish it were possible to sit down with each one and just chat to our hearts' content; but I do not have that opportunity. Hence this…

God uses men to carry on His work on earth. Sa­cred history is replete with their leadership exploits. In every significant Biblical event there was a bold leader and a given task.

Look them over:…

In magnifying the re­quirements of the ninth commandment, God instructs His people as follows: "Thou shalt not raise a false report," and "Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people" (Ex. 23:1; Lev. 19:16).

Now  that some States have legalized bingo, people are asking, "What is wrong with a little gambling?" First of all, keep in mind that le­gality and morality are often miles apart. Liquor drinking and prostitution are legal in some lands,…

Occasionally a guest speaker is invited to speak at some church or conference gathering. How should he be treated, and how should he be introduced?

First of all, the speaker should have prior informa­tion as to the nature of the meeting…

The foreign-language workers of the North American Division, some 300 delegates and their wives from all sections of the United States and Canada, met in historic Battle Creek, Michigan, from Au­gust 10-13, 1964. Host to the gath­ering was…

Procrastination is a thieving habit that deprives us of time, success, and happiness. We procrastinate when we needlessly put off things that should be done today.

And who is not tempted to de­fer? We find ourselves saying, "Tomorrow…

HAVING returned from the General Conference session in Detroit, we now find ourselves well into the first year of a new quadrennium. What should guide us in plotting the future and directing God's work in all the world divi­sions? Shall we…

NOBODY notices much when an underworld character violates the law, but when a re­spected individual gets involved the newspaper headlines scream and eyebrows arch. To be sure, the raising of both headlines and eyebrows is determined by the…

THE ecumenical winds blowing throughout the world are causing a stir in Jewish theological thought. Old concepts under review and dialog with Christians mark a new trend among Abra­ham's literal descend­ants. While this should not be construed…

ANCIENT Israel never broke through as God intended, but the promise remains and the heralds of the everlasting gospel are now commissioned to take God's message, over all obstacles, to every nation, tongue, and people. The commission includes…

ROBERT H. PIERSON, General Conference pres­ident, is setting the pace for the denomination's worldwide evangelistic thrust. Combining with Pastor C. J. Griffin of Wilmington, Delaware, Brother Pierson will conduct an evangelistic effort in…

EVANGELISM is the fun­damental task of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Everywhere and always we are to pro­claim the everlasting gospel, giving special emphasis to the sover­eignty of God, the judg­ment, and the call to worship the Creator.

The…

IN THE November issue of THE MINISTRY and at the recent Autumn Council, Pastor Robert H. Pierson made a fer­vent appeal to denom­inational workers every­where in behalf of worldwide…

On November 9, 1965, at 5:28 P.M. to  be exact, the whole of the Northeast United States, involving 30 million people, was plunged into darkness. Electric lights flickered and went out, elevators stopped between floors, subways screeched…

ONE compensation of obedience is the ac­quisition of spiritual truth and knowl­edge. Generally, knowledge is looked upon as belonging to the mind. This, of course, is true of certain factual knowledge as scien­tific experiment and theoretical…

WHAT does total evangelism mean? Certainly it means more than just programming evangelism on high denominational levels. It is relatively easy for experts to map strategy, but the success of any evangelistic thrust depends upon committed…

The minister's work brings him into close contact with people. Because of this he should be proficient in the art of getting along with others. The possession or lack of this ability means the difference between success and failure for…

The years of life loom ahead. Measured by the past they should bring their share of happiness, health, and success, along with a proportionate share of sorry, illness, and disappointment.

God mercifully veils the future from…

EVANGELISTIC methods do change through the years. For instance, open fields provided a splendid forum for Paul, Whitefield, and Wesley; whereas large halls and tents adequately served men such as Finney, Moody, Richards, Detamore, and Cleveland.…

NOWADAYS preaching is considered as a somewhat prosaic and outworn occupation. Everyone, even preachers, occasionally takes a crack at the sermon and the sermonizer and the seeming futility and unpopularity of preaching.

Yet in the…

LARGE-CITY competition for people's time and interest is feverish and devastating. Saying it bluntly, no evangelistic personality has the same drawing power, say in New York City, that he would have in a smaller city. Expert publicity notwithstanding,…

In these days when many consider it fashionable to lampoon preaching as an outdated occupation, both sermon and sermonizer are often the butt of jokesters, cartoonists, after-dinner speakers, and even at times of preachers themselves.…

Ministers—as do others—often approach retirement with a sense of foreboding. Loathe to admit how they really feel about severing the associations and involvements that ministry affords, they assume a brave front, draw a deep breath, and vaguely…

IF YOU want to start a man talking, ask for his advice. The result is often much like Niagara Falls, he gushes on and on. Since most people have an inner compulsion to dispense advice promiscuously on any and every subject, this…