Betty Cooney

Betty Cooney is communication director for the Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Articles by Betty Cooney

The Challenge of the Empty Pew

May 1993

Empty Pews is about the urban church goer. Martin uses his former Manhattan pastorate as a case study for his worship enhancement program. He eschews theological jargon as he highlights the history of worship in the Bible. He dis…

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Ministerial students get basic training in Los Angeles

December 2003

A session of Ministerial Boot Camp was recently held in the Los Angeles Area. It networked more than 15 experienced pastors with Adventist university students in a mentoring-field school experience. The concept, influenced…

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"The greatest of these is love"

December 2005

A pastor leading a Sabbath School discussion quoted John 13:34 and 35 and then asked, "If love for one another in the church is the way the world is to recognize our discipleship, why isn't it highlighted in evangelistic…

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