John M. Fowler

John M. Fowler, Ed.D., is an associate director of the Department of Education at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and a contributing editor of Ministry.

Increasing Baptisms the Easy Way

North American baptisms for 1975 total 33,055 as compared with the 1974 total of 31,471

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What Is the Biblical View of the Laity?

With such potential in the rank-and-file membership of our churches, why have we not employed them more fully?

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Calling for Decisions—Undue pressure or the Spirit's Opportunity?

There are Seventh-day Adventist ministers on both sides of the question, says John Fowler, and the answers may be more complex than either assumes.

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I like BBC

To take extreme positions is a perennial temptation in theological life.

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O come, let us worship!

Seven basic principles that define Christian worship as a moment of mystery and meaning.

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Confessing God as Creator

Why is the continual affirmation of Genesis 1 so important to Christian faith and ministry?

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God at work in us

God's grace is at work in the summoning and the enabling.

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The transforming change

For when He conies and where He is, He demands change--- unpalatable, disturbing, radical, and costly change.

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Who am I?

David's self-reflection is in a way a call to take stock of oneself, to pause before the Almighty and face the searching question, Who am I? A mini god? A fraud? A machine? Many answers have been provided: some far from truth; some true but futile. We shall reflect on three such answers and find fulfillment in another.

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Journey to the cross

The cross is the Christian's ground of certitude.

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