Don Jacobsen
Don Jacobsen, DMin, now retired, was special assistant to the president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America.
Articles by Don Jacobsen
Questions People Aren't Asking
August 1965
What might your reaction be if you were invited to hear a public lecture on the subject, "The Maiden, the Moon, and the Monster" or perhaps, "The Dragon and the Woman in the Wilderness?" With our background of vocabulary and training…
This Is the Army
March 1965
"With such an army of workers as our youth, rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the message . . . might be carried to the whole world!"—Education, p. 271. How often we have read these words and have been challenged by them.…
Shepherdess: Who do we Think She is?
December 1967
WHO do we think she is, anyway? Solver of church problems, paragon of virtue, ideal wife, model mother, immaculate housekeeper, impeccable dresser, meticulous budgeteer, leader of the Dorcas, cradle roll, choir, and United Fund, Sabbath school…
"That They Might Know Thee"
September 1968
Occuring more than a dozen times throughout the book of Hosea is the theme that a knowledge of God is essential. This comes as no surprise until we inquire more closely and seek to discover just what kind of information the prophet had in…
Compel Them to Come In
April 1968
Trying to talk a man into becoming a I preacher is like trying to talk him into marrying a certain girl—it shouldn't be done. Or so I used to think. If a young man comes seeking counsel in his preparation, that is one thing. But to urge…
Altar Call Follow-Up
April 1969
FOR several years there has been felt the need of increasing the efficiency of altar calls. It has been thought that dealing with those who come forward just as a group has a tendency to depersonalize their decision. Also, they often leave…
Christ Seeks Asia
March 1969
EVANGELICAL Christian leaders from all over the world were inspired in October, 1966, with the results of the World Congress on Evangelism held in Berlin. It was a time of renewing evangelical commitments, but the principles for accomplishing…
Is your church staffed to grow?
December 1983
If you are the sole pastor of a typical (that is, noninstitutional), white, one-church parish, and your Sabbath attendance is near 200, don't be surprised if your church doesn't grow—no matter how hard you work or how much you pray. I recently…
The lady in the aisle
April 2008
Her first sentence I found somewhat affirming. “Pastor, I was blessed by your sermon.” That was nice; I was a guest in her church, and she was being a gracious worshiper. However, her second sentence nearly made my…