Robert K. Mclver

The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists commissioned a Global Adventist Pastors’ Survey (GAPS) to gather information on the experiences and perspectives of our pastors globally.¹ The research team was assisted by translators,²…

You may be surprised at what topics have not been covered in sermons in the last 12 months in some Seventh-day Adventist churches. We certainly were! Of course, it is not possible to preach on every topic in any given year. Pastors need to…

When I was a teenager, the conference Stewardship director preached at my church each year. One of his favorite sermon illustrations was about a tithe-paying farmer who lived in a valley where farmers generally grew wheat. Then a locust plague…

Every so often we read or hear a phrase that at once summarizes an entire era or opens up new horizons in our thinking. Years ago, I had such an experience. My seminary professor was reminiscing at an informal get-together on the kinds of…

How shall we understand the Scriptures? The question has been debated in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in recent years. This is not surprising in a church that bases its beliefs on Scripture, for a shift in the…

Does the Bible offer any insight into the Middle East crisis? Is the current situation in Israel related in any way to biblical prophecy? The issue may be examined under four sections: What does the Old Testament say about the future of Israel?…

Few decisions the Adventist Church has made have had a larger impact on the growth of the Church than the decision to gather tithe in a central location. In some ways, when the decision was made, it was surprising.…

Recent studies of Adventist Muslim Relations have led to the development of a new paradigm or approach in the effort to reach Muslim people. This becomes clear when we contrast two ways Seventh-day Adventists have…

If tithe receipts in the Seventh-day Adventist Church are going up each year as they are, how can this be bad news? It is if tithe does not go up as fast as wages and costs. In the Australian Seventh-day Adventist…

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is changing. As it grows and as the world around it changes, it too must change. One interesting change taking place in several places around the world is that some conferences, unions,…

Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code¹ is a publishing phenomenon, having sold, so far, over thirty million copies in 40 languages. A movie is also scheduled to be released shortly. The book begins with…