A. Allan Martin

At age 57, I have now reached the median age of my profession.¹ Although I do not mind the gray hairs so much, the aches and pains of a well-traveled life do remind me that more days lie behind me than before me. At this stage…

Fortune 500 companies to media firms to major faith communities are asking this question with interest: “What does it take to engage with the Millennial generation?”¹ The North American Division…

I always found modeling clay to be a disappointment. Don’t get me wrong. I loved the vibrant colors, the shapable glob, and the fun machines that could squish it out as ovals, hearts, stars, even as stringy hair to be cut with plastic barber…

AFTER the division council in Davao City, I decided to conduct an evangelistic effort in response to the challenge given by Robert H. Pierson, president of the General Conference.

A few months before the start of the series, I was…

RECENTLY, after the division council in Davao City, I decided to conduct an evangelistic effort in response to the challenge given by Robert H. Pierson, president of the General Conference.

For a few months before the beginning of…

SOME time ago a religious journal ran a series of intriguing articles under the general title, "If I Were a Minister." Every article was written by a layman whose privilege it was to "sit under" a particular preacher Sunday by Sunday. Ministers…

Editor’s note: Dr. Roger Dudley is the director of the Institute of Church Ministry at Andrews University as well as professor emeritus of Christian ministry. For more than 50 years, Dudley has devoted his ministry and research to understanding…

Editor's note: This article addresses a critical issue from the perspective of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and primarily in the context of North America. We believe, though, that similar challenges exist…