Des Cummings. Jr.
Des Cummings, Jr., Ph.D., is the director of the Institute of Church Ministry.
Articles by Des Cummings. Jr.
Morale in ministry—a study of the pastor as a person
December 1981
The following project report is based on a research study carried out by the Andrews University Institute of Church Ministry and commissioned by the Ministerial/Stewardship Association of the General Conference. It is the first half of…
Interns and supervisors view each other
December 1982
The leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is concerned with its total ministerial education program. This training program consists of several stages: (1) undergraduate college, (2) the intern ship or "fifth year," (3) seminary,…
Who reads Ellen White?
October 1982
The relationship of Ellen White to the Adventist Church has been receiving a lot of attention lately, much of it having to do with theological questions such as the nature of inspiration, the use of sources by a prophet, and the authority…
Narrative preaching
August 1984
No preaching succeeds so well as that which treats some Biblical story. . . . Reality and revelation can join in the Biblical narratives, and from them we gain a certain understanding of God and a crucial understanding of ourselves." 1…
Morale in ministry—a study of the pastor's wife as a person
February 1982
"Morale in Ministry—-A Study of the Pastor as a Person" appeared in the December, 1981, MINISTRY. This article reported the first half of a study conducted by the Andrews University Institute of Church Ministry and commissioned by…