David Hartman
David L. Hartman, DMin, pastor, evangelist, and administrator, is a professor of evangelism and church ministry at Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tennessee, United States.
Articles by David Hartman
Standing in the gap:
July/August 2025
In 509 BC, before Rome became the capital of a mighty empire, the Etruscan army marched toward the city.1 The Etruscans numbered in the tens of thousands, with foot soldiers and cavalrymen, their swords and spears gleaming in the…
Implementing evangelism in the local church
June/July 2022
One day, a pastor had a startling vision that changed the trajectory of his ministry. He saw a multitude of drowning victims struggling in a frigid ocean while another group of rescued people sat securely on a giant rock. Most of the safe…
Charging your spiritual device:
January 2021
It hit me when I least expected it. While undergoing an extensive church building project, I discovered an eight-page handwritten letter from my wife, Judi. She pleaded, “I feel like you’re married to the church. The children and I get the…
Seven witnessing styles to attract people to Christ
August 2018
My wife, Judi, and I lived in a rental home in the Northpointe subdivision in Florida, United States, while we awaited the construction of our new home across the causeway in Pace, Florida. The week before the big move, we had a garage sale…