David Ripley
David Ripley, D.Min., is ministerial director of the British Columbia Conference, Sumas, Washington.
Articles by David Ripley
Worship with excellence and understanding
May 2016
Worship appears to be programmed into our DNA by the Creator. It seems that all humanity feels a desire to worship. It is as if we feel incomplete without the activity of worship in our lives. How are we to know when we are worshiping, and…
Specialness, urgency, expectancy: Essential basis for local church culture
June 2015
God has given Adventists a huge task: to share the gospel with the world. At present, this appears on the surface to be a losing battle. In a document titled “God’s Promised Gift,” the Annual Council acknowledges the issue: “God has uniquely…
Size by Design: The elusive Growth of the Local Church
November 2013
While browsing Facebook recently, I came across a picture of a worship service in a church I attended as a teenager. More than 45 years have passed, and the congregation is much as I…
Breaching the barriers in attendance
February 2002
Are you tired of adding names to church books, while attendance remains flat? When I began ministry as a young intern, I was sent to a large city to assist a successful evangelist in a series of meetings. That church…