J.R. Ferren
By J. R. FERREN, Secretary, Bureau of Press Relations
Articles by J.R. Ferren
Our Health Work in the Newspapers
June 1943
In a large Government cafeteria here in Washington, where more than two thousand people take their noonday meal, I was interested in the special menu on the board—
Oriental Loaf
The Minister and the Newspaper
August 1943
Some of our ministers maintain a close working relationship with the local newspapers. They consider, first of all, that it is worth while to keep their church service announcement card in the paper on the church page…
Success in Church Publicity
June 1945
It is always heartening to learn of pastors who are closely co-operating with their church press secretaries in preparing material for the newspapers.
A letter has just come from a recently appointed…
More on "Advertising Your Church"
May 1945
In the March issue of The Ministry B. A. Scherr, of the Kansas Conference, wrote on a subject of vital importance. As one method of "advertising your church," he urged that you place upon…
The Press Helps Evangelists
March 1945
Announcements in the form of news stories, appearing in local papers, have greatly helped two young ministers during a series of meetings held recently in Vicksburg and Natchez, Mississippi. "Evangelist to Interpret…
The Preacher and the Press—No. 3
December 1946
Within the past few weeks I heard the sales manager for the Religious News Service, New York City, tell a group of church press representatives, "We are starving to death for religious journalists." While discussing the attitude of newspapers…
The Preacher and the Press—No. 1
October 1946
There are no words sweeter to us in the General Conference press bureau than such statements as these from our correspondents: "The local editors have been very kind to us and are printing everything that we turn…
The Preacher and the Press—No. 2
November 1946
"Religion is just as important a news source today as 'any other type of information. Its breadth, its richness, its variety, its popular appeal, make religion lend itself to every phase of newspaper…
Molding the Public Mind
January 1946
The impact of Adventist writings upon the thinking of men who are today grappling with tremendous world issues is clearly discernible. The atomic bomb, its destructiveness and future disposition, were under discussion…
Direct People to Your Church
July 1947
"O that my ways were directed to keep Thy statutes!" Ps. 119:5.
Today many people are asking the way. They want to be directed. They are asking, "Is it Chrigtian Science I want? Is it Catholocism? Will I find peace and contentment…
The Preacher and the Press-6
March 1947
This is to continue our discussion of sermon reporting as featured last month. To make reports of evangelistic sermons bright and interesting requires thought, patience, and real effort.
Let us…
The Preacher and the Press—No. 5
February 1947
In this series we have touched here and there on the reporting of sermons. I want now to analyze, discuss, and illustrate points that have to do with getting sermon material across the editor's desk, and in a form…
The Preacher and the Press—No. 4
January 1947
There is a personal side in work with the press that becomes more and more interesting as you give thought to it. The further we go, the larger the opportunities loom for personal work, and the more advantages are gained by creating understanding…