N.R. Dower

CENTRAL to the procla­mation of the everlast­ing gospel is the living preacher. Others have their places in this great work. By every conceiv­able means and at all times the message of Christ's coming and of His saving grace must be given.…

THE World Congress on Evangelism held in Berlin is now history, and whether it will be the spark that ignites the flame that will sweep the world or just another Christian meeting only the future will tell.

As MY Father hath sent me, even so send I you." These ringing words of challenge have ever been in the mind of the true messenger for Christ. The disciples took them so literally that they went everywhere preach­ing the word, and the Lord…

The Lord Does Not Now Work

IN THIS impressive statement may be found the basic reason for most of the frustration and fruitlessness that characterize so much of our work in the cause of God today. This state­ment does…

The story is not new. Every generation has had its faithful witnesses for the Lord Jesus. In spite of the darkness that has covered the earth and the gross darkness that has cov­ered the people,…

IT IS a sad and disappointing thing to hear good men with great intellect expressing their endless doubts about the inspiration of the Bible. This ranges from questions about the whole of the Sacred Book to expressions of uncertainty about…

OUR pastors have been using this program with excellent results. In one of our smaller areas four families have been coming back to church since the CONCERN kits were taken to them. This is a wonderful program and will surely bring results."

This…

AT THE close of the Australasian Division annual meetings it was my privilege, together with Brethren W. R. Beach and W. L. Pascoe from the General Conference, to attend the North New South Wales camp meeting. The campground is beautifully…

OH, IT is wonderful, it is marvelous and wonderful what Jesus has done for this soul of mine. The half has never been told!"

These were the words of a hymn sung in beautiful harmony by the workers of the Bismarck-Solomon Union Mission…

"ALL THINGS come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee" (1 Chron. 29:14). Not only is this a beautiful sentiment but it is true. "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with…

FOR MANY years we have been busily engaged in our unique mission of giving the three angels' messages and their coordinate parts to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. We have done this as a richly blessed, united movement, especially…

A pilot project intended to provide The Ministry magazine to the approximately 25,000 non-Adventist clergymen within the geographical limits of the Columbia Union has been approved by the General Conference and Columbia Union committees.…

PERHAPS the greatest single neglect in the whole human experience is proper preparation for marriage. Yet whether we realize it or not, people are being prepared for marriage. It is my firm conviction that the tragic results evident in so…

SOME TIME AGO, at the invitation of friends in our neighbor hood, I attended a Christian wedding ceremony performed by a minister of another denomination. Most of what he said was what you would hear in any Adventist ceremony. Conspicuous…

THIS church has not yet taken full advantage of one of its great est resources. We have not learned to use effectively the growing number of retired ministers that live among us. These men have served well and long and desire to be relieved…

FROM the 1973 Annual Council, one noted for the spirit of revival and reformation, an appeal went out to all of our church members to double their weekly giving for the Sabbath school. This is an excellent suggestion and one that will be…

IT WAS a little over a year ago that a group of scholars met in Georgia to study the charismatic movement and its relationship to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. A number of very helpful papers were presented and certain conclusions were…

"IT WAS not the will of God that the coming of Christ should be thus delayed. God did not design that His people, Israel, should wander forty years in the wilderness. He promised to lead them directly to the land of Canaan, and establish…

THE great disappointment of our day, and one of the reasons why we are not accomplishing as quickly as we should the task God has assigned us, is that we still turn "every one to his own way." We move largely independently of one another…

THRILLING reports are reaching us from the world field telling of the success of MISSION '73. The wonderful part is that at this writing there remains seven months of MISSION '73. Every worker will want to take advantage of every remaining…

THE needs of the Lord's work are so many and varied as to almost defy description. Openings are developing in so many places and opportunities are so numerous that one cannot help but be impressed that this is our day. From the Middle East,…

ON May 30, 1973, the officers of the General Conference appointed a small but representative committee to give in-depth study to various aspects of the message of righteousness by faith, the message brought prominently before the church…

Every day more than 200, 000 people are born. That means that each day more people are born than we have Adventists in many of our world divisions. It also means that there are that many more mouths to feed—and this becoming one of the…

C. D. BROOKS, field secretary of the General Conference, was invited to conduct a series of meetings in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in connection with the Inter-American Division mammoth evangelistic thrust during the fiftieth year of the division's…

MUCH has been written and said about repentance, revival, and reformation in the past few years, but often this has been quite general and not very specific. The question raised in Malachi 3:7: "Wherein shall we return?" called forth a specific…

ONCE in a while an unfavorable comparison is made between our worship services with their crying babies, whispering adults, and irreverence, and another church that is noted for its absence of all three of these. A point does need to be made…

General Conference has no plan to rush people into baptism." These words spoken clearly by Elder Robert H. Pierson have been heard in all parts of the world field. They present a fact that deserves serious consideration. Recently urgent inquiries…

ON JUNE 17, 1972, 2,700 people from the United States and Canada entered the Ford Auditorium on the banks of the Detroit River for the opening of the Detroit evangelistic campaign. This was the beginning of eight weeks of intensive spiritual…

FOUR important and profitable ministers' meetings were held in Southern Europe during the month of April. They were held especially to give prayerful and earnest study to four basic objectives: first, the study of righteousness by faith;…

THE spring phase of MISSION '72 is over. The results have been most encouraging. The North Pacific Union states that by the end of June as many or more will have been baptized as were baptized in any previous full year. This is the result…

PERIODICALLY a letter comes to my desk unsigned, anonymous. Some times it is a crank letter written by some one who does not have the moral courage to speak his mind and sign his name to it. This kind receives the sort of treatment it deserves.…

THIS is the month when the final preparations are to be made, reviewed, and analyzed to make sure that everything will be in readiness for the MISSION 72 meetings to begin March 4. Pages 20 and 21 of the Planning Guide booklet should be carefully…

"The work of God in this earth can never be finished . . ." This would be a shocking and, if it were to stop here, a most discouraging statement. Thank God the message goes on to say: ". . . until the men and women comprising our church member…

TWO very profitable hours were spent in the discussion of MISSION '72 with the union presidents at Loma Linda on February 1. J. R. Spangler, M. H. Reeder, and Paul Nelson were present and clearly outlined the vital areas of the entire program.…

THE call has sounded. The action has been taken. The plans are moving for ward with a great spirit of enthusiasm, co operation, and coordination. Prospects are bright, for the Lord is truly leading His church. Great things are about to take…

THE months of July, August, and September were memorable ones for the Seventh-day Adventist church in Oakland, California. For five nights a week and three times each Sabbath, an evangelistic crusade conducted by the Bay Area Seventh-day…

THE guidelines listed below were presented at the Autumn Council as an enlargement of the official action taken on "North America Evangelistic Crusade." The official action appears in bold type. The particulars will be worked out by committees…

What is the ultimate goal of our mission as a church? What is the final objective of our ministry as modern apostles for Jesus Christ? Is it to finish the work, or to change the world, or to demonstrate for peace, or to press for social reforms…

Some weeks ago it was my privilege as a member of the Biblical Research Institute Commit tee to listen to a presentation by E. Edward Zinke on "Approaches to Theology." This material was so carefully researched and clearly presented…

WE WISH to call the attention of our pastors and church elders to a course entitled "The Work of the Church Elder" in its revised edition, which is now offered by the Home Study Institute. It was originally prepared in 1949 and first made…

IT IS always difficult to pay proper tribute to any effective leader in the church of God. But when that leader is E. E. Cleveland, it is well-nigh impossible. Few, if any, have made a greater contribution to the soulwinning program…

The Annual Council resolution published in the December, 1976, issue of MINISTRY clearly states, "At stake is the mission of the church and whether or not the powerful calls given by our General Conference president for revival…

A 1976 Annual Council action clarifies the role of the licensed minister, meeting a long-felt need. Steps have now been taken that make it possible for a licensed minister assigned to a church or churches and companies to perform…

There is quite a bit of gray hair, or lack of hair, on the heads of the men who occupy the offices of the General Conference Ministerial Association. There is nothing wrong with gray, or hoary, hair, for one of Israel's laws demanded…

N.R. Dower, Chairman

Orley M. Berg, Secretary

The Ministerial Association Advisory Council meets annually at Andrews University to review the work of the Association and to discuss how it can best serve the…

Sabbath, April 12, has been designated as a day of special prayer and fasting in behalf of the General Conference session in Dallas, Texas, April 17-26, 1980. This we believe to be an excellent plan. It invites all our ministers in all our…

Anew day is dawning in the Adventist Church. It is not a new day in concept, but a new day in possibilities. One of the most significant items voted at the 1979 Annual Council was a plan entitled "Harvest Time——Follow-Up/Follow-Through."…

"FOR THIS cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, . . . that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith" (Eph. 3:14-17).

The topic assigned to me is "True Reformation." I should like to deal with it in the setting…