Robert S. Folkenberg

Seven thousand Adventist church members stood in the pouring rain beside Lake Ilopango on the out skirts of San Salvador, capital city of Salvador, Sabbath morning, May 12, to witness the climax of the most productive evangelistic…

Rising early, Jesus and His disciples left Bethany and made their way toward Jerusalem. Along the way Jesus intended to etch a point so deeply in the minds of the disciples that they would never forget it—a point regarding the consequences…

Pastor Folkenberg, tell us about your background, where you were raised, your schooling, and where you have worked.

I was born to missionary parents in Puerto Rico on January 1, 1941, the…

When you wrote "Church structure servant or master?" for Ministry (June 1989) you had no idea that within a year you would become president of the General Conference. Now you have been president for…

The Seventh-day Adventist Church needs biblical preach ing now more than ever, and the focus must be on the gospel.

Why gospel preaching?

Recently the General Conference completed the most thorough…

In previous articles of this series I've shared two convictions about preaching: that it should be biblical and that it should present the gospel clearly and convincingly. Here I share another concern: we also should…

In previous articles of this series I've shared two convictions about preaching: that it should be biblical and that it should present the gospel clearly and convincingly. Here I share another concern: we also should…

We need biblical preaching. "Preach the Word," wrote the apostle Paul. "Be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction" (2 Tim. 4:2).* These…

Someone once asked Gandhi, the great leader of India, "What do you think of Western civilization?"

"I think," he responded, "that it would be a good idea."

Considering his background, his life, and the cause for which he…

As part of the celebration of 70 years of Ministry, the world president of the Seventh-day Adventist church declares his most telling convictions and concerns about the ministry of the church today.

At the…