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Ministry, International Journal for Pastors, has been published monthly by the Seventh-day Adventist church since 1928. Ministry readers are diverse in culture, ethnic origin, professional, educational, and economic background. Most readers are pastors with college and graduate degrees and a commitment to proclaiming the gospel and nurturing those in their care.

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Artboard 1. The pastor’s mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic. M ost people agree that COVID-19 has drastically altered their lives compared to what they were before the pandemic, redefining in so many ways what clergy members now call life in this new normal. 1 As of January 25, 2021, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 2.1 million

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Seventh-day Adventists believe in inspiring those around us to experience a life of wholeness and hope for an eternal future with

God.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

The Content of the Pastoral Prayer. Listen. P RAYER in the church worship service is the respectful and receptive opening of the heart to God with others of like attitudes and expectations. It is a togetherness in approaching God for His presence and mercies. How inspiring is the promise: "The Lord is nigh unto all them that call

upon him, to

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2. It proves that the "Lord's Day" is the day defined in the fourth commandment as the "Sabbath of the Lord." 3. It proves that the commandments ob­served by the remnant are the ten command­ments. 4. It proves that sin, which is the transgres­sion of the law, is the transgression of the law John saw in heaven.

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Listen to his defense of the appropriateness of the term remnant as applied to Seventh-day Adventists. (1) "Satan's war on 'the remnant' is the last link in the prophetic chain of Revelation 12. The context assigns the remnant of Revelation 12 to a period of time after the 1260 days of verses 6 and 14. (2) The figurative word 'remnant' must

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

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Artboard 1. My husband committed adultery. Listen. I used to be a pastor's wife. My husband was a successful soul winner and an excellent speaker. He had charisma that attracted people and won their friendship. For many years his commitment to serve people was genuine. Unfortunately, he let himself become too close to the women of the

church.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Ministry, International Journal for Pastors, has been published monthly by the Seventh-day Adventist church since 1928. Ministry readers are diverse in culture, ethnic origin, professional, educational, and economic background. Most readers are pastors with college and graduate degrees and a commitment to proclaiming the gospel and nurturing those in their care.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Artboard 1. The pastor’s mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic. M ost people agree that COVID-19 has drastically altered their lives compared to what they were before the pandemic, redefining in so many ways what clergy members now call life in this new normal. 1 As of January 25, 2021, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 2.1 million

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Seventh-day Adventists believe in inspiring those around us to experience a life of wholeness and hope for an eternal future with

God.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

The Content of the Pastoral Prayer. Listen. P RAYER in the church worship service is the respectful and receptive opening of the heart to God with others of like attitudes and expectations. It is a togetherness in approaching God for His presence and mercies. How inspiring is the promise: "The Lord is nigh unto all them that call

upon him, to

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2. It proves that the "Lord's Day" is the day defined in the fourth commandment as the "Sabbath of the Lord." 3. It proves that the commandments ob­served by the remnant are the ten command­ments. 4. It proves that sin, which is the transgres­sion of the law, is the transgression of the law John saw in heaven.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Listen to his defense of the appropriateness of the term remnant as applied to Seventh-day Adventists. (1) "Satan's war on 'the remnant' is the last link in the prophetic chain of Revelation 12. The context assigns the remnant of Revelation 12 to a period of time after the 1260 days of verses 6 and 14. (2) The figurative word 'remnant' must

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Artboard 1. My husband committed adultery. Listen. I used to be a pastor's wife. My husband was a successful soul winner and an excellent speaker. He had charisma that attracted people and won their friendship. For many years his commitment to serve people was genuine. Unfortunately, he let himself become too close to the women of the

church.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Press together; in unity there is strength.'. "— Ibid ., p. 374. When ministers and church members are living in harmony with God, they will be in harmony with one another. There will be complete unity. Someone has illus­trated the principle of unity by the spokes in a

wheel. The

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Who is an Evangelical? Are Seventh-day Adventists Evangelical? Evangelicalism is often traced back to the eighteenth-century movement in the Church of England that created the Evangelical Party inside Anglicanism and found expression in the ministry of John Wesley (1703-

1791) and

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Listen to his defense of the appropriateness of the term remnant as applied to Seventh-day Adventists. (1) "Satan's war on 'the remnant' is the last link in the prophetic chain of Revelation 12. The context assigns the remnant of Revelation 12 to a period of time after the 1260 days of verses 6 and 14. (2) The figurative word 'remnant' must

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Artboard 1. The art of the pastoral visit. Listen. A recent social media post by a friend asked whether or not people would be offended by a visit from their pas­tor. Within a short time, more than 100 responses uniformly agreed that some of their most meaningful spiritual moments came from caring pastors during a

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Artboard 1. My husband committed adultery. Listen. I used to be a pastor's wife. My husband was a successful soul winner and an excellent speaker. He had charisma that attracted people and won their friendship. For many years his commitment to serve people was genuine. Unfortunately, he let himself become too close to the women of the

church.

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Involve them in as many ways as possible. 9. Invite a youth or a number of youth to present the sermon. 10. Invite a layperson to preach on a topic dear to him or her--such as a mother, on the home; or a teacher, on education. 11. Prepare handouts on the sermon topic for the children to fill in or color in.

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T he art of listening can be a challenge for pastors who are often occupied (or even preoccupied) with sermons, board meetings, their own pain, and a host of other issues. Nevertheless, church members must feel confident that their clergy will listen to them, especially in times of need. Skilled pastors not only listen, but they listen

actively.

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3. Involvement of laity. Successful evangelism is lay-centered. Evangelism can be defined as the person-to-person outreach of believers to nonbelievers with the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the act of leading those who do not believe to repentance and to acceptance of Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.

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One Christian scholar sets forth the contrasts we would expect to find: "Christian faith proclaims the oneness of mankind; prejudice separates men. Christian faith seeks to make life fuller and richer; prejudice narrows and constricts men's lives, both those who are

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Ellen G. White’s contributions to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. A few words on how the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s formative years were influenced by one of its founders, Ellen G. White. Gerhard Pfandl, PhD, now retired, served as an associate director, Biblical Research Institute, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. E llen G

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Ministry, International Journal for Pastors, has been published monthly by the Seventh-day Adventist church since 1928. Ministry readers are diverse in culture, ethnic origin, professional, educational, and economic background. Most readers are pastors with college and graduate degrees and a commitment to proclaiming the gospel and nurturing those in their care.

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Artboard 1. The pastor’s mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic. M ost people agree that COVID-19 has drastically altered their lives compared to what they were before the pandemic, redefining in so many ways what clergy members now call life in this new normal. 1 As of January 25, 2021, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 2.1 million

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Seventh-day Adventists believe in inspiring those around us to experience a life of wholeness and hope for an eternal future with

God.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

The Content of the Pastoral Prayer. Listen. P RAYER in the church worship service is the respectful and receptive opening of the heart to God with others of like attitudes and expectations. It is a togetherness in approaching God for His presence and mercies. How inspiring is the promise: "The Lord is nigh unto all them that call

upon him, to

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2. It proves that the "Lord's Day" is the day defined in the fourth commandment as the "Sabbath of the Lord." 3. It proves that the commandments ob­served by the remnant are the ten command­ments. 4. It proves that sin, which is the transgres­sion of the law, is the transgression of the law John saw in heaven.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Listen to his defense of the appropriateness of the term remnant as applied to Seventh-day Adventists. (1) "Satan's war on 'the remnant' is the last link in the prophetic chain of Revelation 12. The context assigns the remnant of Revelation 12 to a period of time after the 1260 days of verses 6 and 14. (2) The figurative word 'remnant' must

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Artboard 1. My husband committed adultery. Listen. I used to be a pastor's wife. My husband was a successful soul winner and an excellent speaker. He had charisma that attracted people and won their friendship. For many years his commitment to serve people was genuine. Unfortunately, he let himself become too close to the women of the

church.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Ministry, International Journal for Pastors, has been published monthly by the Seventh-day Adventist church since 1928. Ministry readers are diverse in culture, ethnic origin, professional, educational, and economic background. Most readers are pastors with college and graduate degrees and a commitment to proclaiming the gospel and nurturing those in their care.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Artboard 1. The pastor’s mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic. M ost people agree that COVID-19 has drastically altered their lives compared to what they were before the pandemic, redefining in so many ways what clergy members now call life in this new normal. 1 As of January 25, 2021, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 2.1 million

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Seventh-day Adventists believe in inspiring those around us to experience a life of wholeness and hope for an eternal future with

God.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

The Content of the Pastoral Prayer. Listen. P RAYER in the church worship service is the respectful and receptive opening of the heart to God with others of like attitudes and expectations. It is a togetherness in approaching God for His presence and mercies. How inspiring is the promise: "The Lord is nigh unto all them that call

upon him, to

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2. It proves that the "Lord's Day" is the day defined in the fourth commandment as the "Sabbath of the Lord." 3. It proves that the commandments ob­served by the remnant are the ten command­ments. 4. It proves that sin, which is the transgres­sion of the law, is the transgression of the law John saw in heaven.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Listen to his defense of the appropriateness of the term remnant as applied to Seventh-day Adventists. (1) "Satan's war on 'the remnant' is the last link in the prophetic chain of Revelation 12. The context assigns the remnant of Revelation 12 to a period of time after the 1260 days of verses 6 and 14. (2) The figurative word 'remnant' must

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Artboard 1. My husband committed adultery. Listen. I used to be a pastor's wife. My husband was a successful soul winner and an excellent speaker. He had charisma that attracted people and won their friendship. For many years his commitment to serve people was genuine. Unfortunately, he let himself become too close to the women of the

church.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Press together; in unity there is strength.'. "— Ibid ., p. 374. When ministers and church members are living in harmony with God, they will be in harmony with one another. There will be complete unity. Someone has illus­trated the principle of unity by the spokes in a

wheel. The

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Who is an Evangelical? Are Seventh-day Adventists Evangelical? Evangelicalism is often traced back to the eighteenth-century movement in the Church of England that created the Evangelical Party inside Anglicanism and found expression in the ministry of John Wesley (1703-

1791) and

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Listen to his defense of the appropriateness of the term remnant as applied to Seventh-day Adventists. (1) "Satan's war on 'the remnant' is the last link in the prophetic chain of Revelation 12. The context assigns the remnant of Revelation 12 to a period of time after the 1260 days of verses 6 and 14. (2) The figurative word 'remnant' must

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Artboard 1. The art of the pastoral visit. Listen. A recent social media post by a friend asked whether or not people would be offended by a visit from their pas­tor. Within a short time, more than 100 responses uniformly agreed that some of their most meaningful spiritual moments came from caring pastors during a

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Artboard 1. My husband committed adultery. Listen. I used to be a pastor's wife. My husband was a successful soul winner and an excellent speaker. He had charisma that attracted people and won their friendship. For many years his commitment to serve people was genuine. Unfortunately, he let himself become too close to the women of the

church.

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Involve them in as many ways as possible. 9. Invite a youth or a number of youth to present the sermon. 10. Invite a layperson to preach on a topic dear to him or her--such as a mother, on the home; or a teacher, on education. 11. Prepare handouts on the sermon topic for the children to fill in or color in.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

T he art of listening can be a challenge for pastors who are often occupied (or even preoccupied) with sermons, board meetings, their own pain, and a host of other issues. Nevertheless, church members must feel confident that their clergy will listen to them, especially in times of need. Skilled pastors not only listen, but they listen

actively.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

3. Involvement of laity. Successful evangelism is lay-centered. Evangelism can be defined as the person-to-person outreach of believers to nonbelievers with the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the act of leading those who do not believe to repentance and to acceptance of Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

One Christian scholar sets forth the contrasts we would expect to find: "Christian faith proclaims the oneness of mankind; prejudice separates men. Christian faith seeks to make life fuller and richer; prejudice narrows and constricts men's lives, both those who are

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Ellen G. White’s contributions to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. A few words on how the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s formative years were influenced by one of its founders, Ellen G. White. Gerhard Pfandl, PhD, now retired, served as an associate director, Biblical Research Institute, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. E llen G

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Ministry, International Journal for Pastors, has been published monthly by the Seventh-day Adventist church since 1928. Ministry readers are diverse in culture, ethnic origin, professional, educational, and economic background. Most readers are pastors with college and graduate degrees and a commitment to proclaiming the gospel and nurturing those in their care.

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Artboard 1. The pastor’s mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic. M ost people agree that COVID-19 has drastically altered their lives compared to what they were before the pandemic, redefining in so many ways what clergy members now call life in this new normal. 1 As of January 25, 2021, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 2.1 million

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Seventh-day Adventists believe in inspiring those around us to experience a life of wholeness and hope for an eternal future with

God.

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Press together; in unity there is strength.'. "— Ibid ., p. 374. When ministers and church members are living in harmony with God, they will be in harmony with one another. There will be complete unity. Someone has illus­trated the principle of unity by the spokes in a

wheel. The

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

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1. Experience unrushed, daily time alone with God in His Word and prayer. The time you spend with God leading up to your personal retreat and following it, will make a great difference in what happens between you and God during your retreat. A 24-hour retreat with God will never take the place of what must happen between God and us on a

daily

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Two things stand out clearly: (1) Adam was 130 years old when Seth was born, and (2) Seth was born after Cain had slain Abel. Cain and Abel had already reached the age of accountability when they brought the offerings in worship to God. Their actual age is not re­corded, but they had become adults of

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Ministry, International Journal for Pastors, has been published monthly by the Seventh-day Adventist church since 1928. Ministry readers are diverse in culture, ethnic origin, professional, educational, and economic background. Most readers are pastors with college and graduate degrees and a commitment to proclaiming the gospel and nurturing those in their care.

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Artboard 1. The pastor’s mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic. M ost people agree that COVID-19 has drastically altered their lives compared to what they were before the pandemic, redefining in so many ways what clergy members now call life in this new normal. 1 As of January 25, 2021, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 2.1 million

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Seventh-day Adventists believe in inspiring those around us to experience a life of wholeness and hope for an eternal future with

God.

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Press together; in unity there is strength.'. "— Ibid ., p. 374. When ministers and church members are living in harmony with God, they will be in harmony with one another. There will be complete unity. Someone has illus­trated the principle of unity by the spokes in a

wheel. The

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

1. Experience unrushed, daily time alone with God in His Word and prayer. The time you spend with God leading up to your personal retreat and following it, will make a great difference in what happens between you and God during your retreat. A 24-hour retreat with God will never take the place of what must happen between God and us on a

daily

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Two things stand out clearly: (1) Adam was 130 years old when Seth was born, and (2) Seth was born after Cain had slain Abel. Cain and Abel had already reached the age of accountability when they brought the offerings in worship to God. Their actual age is not re­corded, but they had become adults of

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

We especially realize the advantages of pooling the best ideas and procedures for doing effective, practical ministry, and wish to do so by sharing the magazine with other clergy. With this in mind, bi-monthly gift subscriptions are available to all licensed and/or ordained clergy. Requests for subscriptions should be submitted on

church

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Biblical Hermeneutics is a response to a request placed at the 2015 General Conference Session of Seventh-day Adventists in San Antonio, Texas, to do further work on biblical hermeneutics. While this request was triggered by a particular question about ordination, the issues we face as a church in hermeneutics are much larger. Therefore, it is appropriate that the authors of this significant

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Involve them in as many ways as possible. 9. Invite a youth or a number of youth to present the sermon. 10. Invite a layperson to preach on a topic dear to him or her--such as a mother, on the home; or a teacher, on education. 11. Prepare handouts on the sermon topic for the children to fill in or color in.

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Who is an Evangelical? Are Seventh-day Adventists Evangelical? Evangelicalism is often traced back to the eighteenth-century movement in the Church of England that created the Evangelical Party inside Anglicanism and found expression in the ministry of John Wesley (1703-

1791) and

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

The Content of the Pastoral Prayer. Listen. P RAYER in the church worship service is the respectful and receptive opening of the heart to God with others of like attitudes and expectations. It is a togetherness in approaching God for His presence and mercies. How inspiring is the promise: "The Lord is nigh unto all them that call

upon him, to

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1. We do not believe that the quality or degree of inspiration in the writings of Ellen White is different from that of Scripture. 2. We do not believe that the writings of Ellen White serve the same purpose as does Scripture, which is the sole foundation and final authority of

Christian faith. 3.

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Artboard 1. The art of the pastoral visit. Listen. A recent social media post by a friend asked whether or not people would be offended by a visit from their pas­tor. Within a short time, more than 100 responses uniformly agreed that some of their most meaningful spiritual moments came from caring pastors during a

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Listen to his defense of the appropriateness of the term remnant as applied to Seventh-day Adventists. (1) "Satan's war on 'the remnant' is the last link in the prophetic chain of Revelation 12. The context assigns the remnant of Revelation 12 to a period of time after the 1260 days of verses 6 and 14. (2) The figurative word 'remnant' must

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Set up two rows of chairs facing one another about six feet apart. Those in the two serving lines will have their backs to each other. Place a container of fresh water and one for the used water at each end of this arrangement. Then your traffic on one row can move in the opposite direction from the other.

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Hebrews 4:3, R.S.V., says, "For we who have believed enter that rest." The word faith ( pistis) appears repeatedly in these verses and is clearly the criterion for entering God's rest. Faith and unbelief, obedience and disobedience, form a continual contrast in the context

of Hebrews 3 and 4.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Ministry, International Journal for Pastors, has been published monthly by the Seventh-day Adventist church since 1928. Ministry readers are diverse in culture, ethnic origin, professional, educational, and economic background. Most readers are pastors with college and graduate degrees and a commitment to proclaiming the gospel and nurturing those in their care.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Seventh-day Adventists believe in inspiring those around us to experience a life of wholeness and hope for an eternal future with

God.

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Artboard 1. The pastor’s mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic. M ost people agree that COVID-19 has drastically altered their lives compared to what they were before the pandemic, redefining in so many ways what clergy members now call life in this new normal. 1 As of January 25, 2021, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 2.1 million

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Press together; in unity there is strength.'. "— Ibid ., p. 374. When ministers and church members are living in harmony with God, they will be in harmony with one another. There will be complete unity. Someone has illus­trated the principle of unity by the spokes in a

wheel. The

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Biblical Hermeneutics is a response to a request placed at the 2015 General Conference Session of Seventh-day Adventists in San Antonio, Texas, to do further work on biblical hermeneutics. While this request was triggered by a particular question about ordination, the issues we face as a church in hermeneutics are much larger. Therefore, it is appropriate that the authors of this significant

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MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Who is an Evangelical? Are Seventh-day Adventists Evangelical? Evangelicalism is often traced back to the eighteenth-century movement in the Church of England that created the Evangelical Party inside Anglicanism and found expression in the ministry of John Wesley (1703-

1791) and

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

1. Experience unrushed, daily time alone with God in His Word and prayer. The time you spend with God leading up to your personal retreat and following it, will make a great difference in what happens between you and God during your retreat. A 24-hour retreat with God will never take the place of what must happen between God and us on a

daily

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Ministry, International Journal for Pastors, has been published monthly by the Seventh-day Adventist church since 1928. Ministry readers are diverse in culture, ethnic origin, professional, educational, and economic background. Most readers are pastors with college and graduate degrees and a commitment to proclaiming the gospel and nurturing those in their care.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Seventh-day Adventists believe in inspiring those around us to experience a life of wholeness and hope for an eternal future with

God.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Artboard 1. The pastor’s mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic. M ost people agree that COVID-19 has drastically altered their lives compared to what they were before the pandemic, redefining in so many ways what clergy members now call life in this new normal. 1 As of January 25, 2021, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 2.1 million

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Press together; in unity there is strength.'. "— Ibid ., p. 374. When ministers and church members are living in harmony with God, they will be in harmony with one another. There will be complete unity. Someone has illus­trated the principle of unity by the spokes in a

wheel. The

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Biblical Hermeneutics is a response to a request placed at the 2015 General Conference Session of Seventh-day Adventists in San Antonio, Texas, to do further work on biblical hermeneutics. While this request was triggered by a particular question about ordination, the issues we face as a church in hermeneutics are much larger. Therefore, it is appropriate that the authors of this significant

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Who is an Evangelical? Are Seventh-day Adventists Evangelical? Evangelicalism is often traced back to the eighteenth-century movement in the Church of England that created the Evangelical Party inside Anglicanism and found expression in the ministry of John Wesley (1703-

1791) and

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

1. Experience unrushed, daily time alone with God in His Word and prayer. The time you spend with God leading up to your personal retreat and following it, will make a great difference in what happens between you and God during your retreat. A 24-hour retreat with God will never take the place of what must happen between God and us on a

daily

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

We especially realize the advantages of pooling the best ideas and procedures for doing effective, practical ministry, and wish to do so by sharing the magazine with other clergy. With this in mind, bi-monthly gift subscriptions are available to all licensed and/or ordained clergy. Requests for subscriptions should be submitted on

church

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Who is an Evangelical? Are Seventh-day Adventists Evangelical? Evangelicalism is often traced back to the eighteenth-century movement in the Church of England that created the Evangelical Party inside Anglicanism and found expression in the ministry of John Wesley (1703-

1791) and

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The Content of the Pastoral Prayer. Listen. P RAYER in the church worship service is the respectful and receptive opening of the heart to God with others of like attitudes and expectations. It is a togetherness in approaching God for His presence and mercies. How inspiring is the promise: "The Lord is nigh unto all them that call

upon him, to

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Artboard 1. The art of the pastoral visit. Listen. A recent social media post by a friend asked whether or not people would be offended by a visit from their pas­tor. Within a short time, more than 100 responses uniformly agreed that some of their most meaningful spiritual moments came from caring pastors during a

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1. We do not believe that the quality or degree of inspiration in the writings of Ellen White is different from that of Scripture. 2. We do not believe that the writings of Ellen White serve the same purpose as does Scripture, which is the sole foundation and final authority of

Christian faith. 3.

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Listen to his defense of the appropriateness of the term remnant as applied to Seventh-day Adventists. (1) "Satan's war on 'the remnant' is the last link in the prophetic chain of Revelation 12. The context assigns the remnant of Revelation 12 to a period of time after the 1260 days of verses 6 and 14. (2) The figurative word 'remnant' must

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During the second century, most churches came to possess and acknowledge a collection of inspired books that included the four Gospels, the book of Acts, 13 of Paul’s letters, 1 Peter, and 1 John. The other seven books (Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 2 and 3 John,

Jude,

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Hebrews 4:3, R.S.V., says, "For we who have believed enter that rest." The word faith ( pistis) appears repeatedly in these verses and is clearly the criterion for entering God's rest. Faith and unbelief, obedience and disobedience, form a continual contrast in the context

of Hebrews 3 and 4.

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9. The publication Setting Captives Free presents Mark 16:15-18 as the blue print for deliverance ministry. It promotes the gift of tongues as a sign of receiving the Holy Spirit. It also asserts that our Lord commissioned His church to do three things: (1) preach the gospel; (2)

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Artboard 1. The Christian man's battle with his sexuality. Listen. I t is God's will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality" ( 1 Thess. 4:3, NIV ). The greatest challenge facing the Christian church in this century lies in the area of sexuality. And it is men, especially "good" Christian men, who face

the

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Ministry, International Journal for Pastors, has been published monthly by the Seventh-day Adventist church since 1928. Ministry readers are diverse in culture, ethnic origin, professional, educational, and economic background. Most readers are pastors with college and graduate degrees and a commitment to proclaiming the gospel and nurturing those in their care.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Seventh-day Adventists believe in inspiring those around us to experience a life of wholeness and hope for an eternal future with

God.

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Most people agree that COVID-19 has drastically altered their lives compared to what they were before the pandemic, redefining in so many ways what clergy members now call life in this new normal. 1 As of January 25, 2021, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 2.1 million people worldwide, 2 infected millions of others, turned the world upside down, and exposed pastors to a new type of burnout.

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Press together; in unity there is strength.'. "— Ibid ., p. 374. When ministers and church members are living in harmony with God, they will be in harmony with one another. There will be complete unity. Someone has illus­trated the principle of unity by the spokes in a

wheel. The

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

1. Experience unrushed, daily time alone with God in His Word and prayer. The time you spend with God leading up to your personal retreat and following it, will make a great difference in what happens between you and God during your retreat. A 24-hour retreat with God will never take the place of what must happen between God and us on a

daily

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

MINISTRY MAGAZINE

Ministry, International Journal for Pastors, has been published monthly by the Seventh-day Adventist church since 1928. Ministry readers are diverse in culture, ethnic origin, professional, educational, and economic background. Most readers are pastors with college and graduate degrees and a commitment to proclaiming the gospel and nurturing those in their care.

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Seventh-day Adventists believe in inspiring those around us to experience a life of wholeness and hope for an eternal future with

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Most people agree that COVID-19 has drastically altered their lives compared to what they were before the pandemic, redefining in so many ways what clergy members now call life in this new normal. 1 As of January 25, 2021, COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 2.1 million people worldwide, 2 infected millions of others, turned the world upside down, and exposed pastors to a new type of burnout.

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Press together; in unity there is strength.'. "— Ibid ., p. 374. When ministers and church members are living in harmony with God, they will be in harmony with one another. There will be complete unity. Someone has illus­trated the principle of unity by the spokes in a

wheel. The

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1. Experience unrushed, daily time alone with God in His Word and prayer. The time you spend with God leading up to your personal retreat and following it, will make a great difference in what happens between you and God during your retreat. A 24-hour retreat with God will never take the place of what must happen between God and us on a

daily

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We especially realize the advantages of pooling the best ideas and procedures for doing effective, practical ministry, and wish to do so by sharing the magazine with other clergy. With this in mind, bi-monthly gift subscriptions are available to all licensed and/or ordained clergy. Requests for subscriptions should be submitted on

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Artboard 1. December. Artboard 1. Prayer: T he 2019 statistics have emerged for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. At the end of year 2019, there was a total of 163,745 organized congregations. We had a total of 1,321,047 accessions but, after taking into consideration deaths, transfers, missing, and adjusted out, we had only a 142,058 net gain.

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Involve them in as many ways as possible. 9. Invite a youth or a number of youth to present the sermon. 10. Invite a layperson to preach on a topic dear to him or her--such as a mother, on the home; or a teacher, on education. 11. Prepare handouts on the sermon topic for the children to fill in or color in.

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Who is an Evangelical? Are Seventh-day Adventists Evangelical? Evangelicalism is often traced back to the eighteenth-century movement in the Church of England that created the Evangelical Party inside Anglicanism and found expression in the ministry of John Wesley (1703-

1791) and

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The Content of the Pastoral Prayer. Listen. P RAYER in the church worship service is the respectful and receptive opening of the heart to God with others of like attitudes and expectations. It is a togetherness in approaching God for His presence and mercies. How inspiring is the promise: "The Lord is nigh unto all them that call

upon him, to

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Artboard 1. The art of the pastoral visit. Listen. A recent social media post by a friend asked whether or not people would be offended by a visit from their pas­tor. Within a short time, more than 100 responses uniformly agreed that some of their most meaningful spiritual moments came from caring pastors during a

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Hebrews 4:3, R.S.V., says, "For we who have believed enter that rest." The word faith ( pistis) appears repeatedly in these verses and is clearly the criterion for entering God's rest. Faith and unbelief, obedience and disobedience, form a continual contrast in the context

of Hebrews 3 and 4.

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Artboard 1. The hovering of the Spirit of God. Listen. T he proper study of the Christian,” said Charles H. Spurgeon, “is the Godhead. The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can engage the attention of a child of God, is the name, the nature, the person, the doings, and the existence of the

great God

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9. The publication Setting Captives Free presents Mark 16:15-18 as the blue print for deliverance ministry. It promotes the gift of tongues as a sign of receiving the Holy Spirit. It also asserts that our Lord commissioned His church to do three things: (1) preach the gospel; (2)

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In the remainder of the Pentateuch, variations of “dying you shall die” occur 26 times. In 23 cases, the writers use this phrase to state the penalty for various crimes including murder, Sabbath breaking, bestiality, and blasphemy. 5 In each text, God is announcing criminal or civil laws with their penalties.

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Ministry, International Journal for Pastors, has been published monthly by the Seventh-day Adventist church since 1928. Ministry readers are diverse in culture, ethnic origin, professional, educational, and economic background. Most readers are pastors with college and graduate degrees and a commitment to proclaiming the gospel and nurturing those in their care.

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Seventh-day Adventists believe in inspiring those around us to experience a life of wholeness and hope for an eternal future with

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Press together; in unity there is strength.'. "— Ibid ., p. 374. When ministers and church members are living in harmony with God, they will be in harmony with one another. There will be complete unity. Someone has illus­trated the principle of unity by the spokes in a

wheel. The

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Artboard 1. The art of the pastoral visit. Listen. A recent social media post by a friend asked whether or not people would be offended by a visit from their pas­tor. Within a short time, more than 100 responses uniformly agreed that some of their most meaningful spiritual moments came from caring pastors during a

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6. Instruct your group to respect others’ opinions and listen sensitively as others share. One of the things that kills small group discussions is if one person dominates the discussions or thinks they have the answers to every question any group member raises. Small

groups are

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Ken Hornok, D.Min., is the pastor of Midvalley Bible church, Salt Lake

City, Utah.

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Artboard 1. My husband committed adultery. Listen. I used to be a pastor's wife. My husband was a successful soul winner and an excellent speaker. He had charisma that attracted people and won their friendship. For many years his commitment to serve people was genuine. Unfortunately, he let himself become too close to the women of the

church.

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Ministry, International Journal for Pastors, has been published monthly by the Seventh-day Adventist church since 1928. Ministry readers are diverse in culture, ethnic origin, professional, educational, and economic background. Most readers are pastors with college and graduate degrees and a commitment to proclaiming the gospel and nurturing those in their care.

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Seventh-day Adventists believe in inspiring those around us to experience a life of wholeness and hope for an eternal future with

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Press together; in unity there is strength.'. "— Ibid ., p. 374. When ministers and church members are living in harmony with God, they will be in harmony with one another. There will be complete unity. Someone has illus­trated the principle of unity by the spokes in a

wheel. The

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Artboard 1. The art of the pastoral visit. Listen. A recent social media post by a friend asked whether or not people would be offended by a visit from their pas­tor. Within a short time, more than 100 responses uniformly agreed that some of their most meaningful spiritual moments came from caring pastors during a

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6. Instruct your group to respect others’ opinions and listen sensitively as others share. One of the things that kills small group discussions is if one person dominates the discussions or thinks they have the answers to every question any group member raises. Small

groups are

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Ken Hornok, D.Min., is the pastor of Midvalley Bible church, Salt Lake

City, Utah.

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Artboard 1. My husband committed adultery. Listen. I used to be a pastor's wife. My husband was a successful soul winner and an excellent speaker. He had charisma that attracted people and won their friendship. For many years his commitment to serve people was genuine. Unfortunately, he let himself become too close to the women of the

church.

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The basic needs of aged church members, including retired ministers, veteran missionaries, and sustentees, must be adequately met with spiritual insight and an understanding of the special problems of the aged. The following suggestions are designed to strengthen a pastoral-care program for the aged: 1. Seeking out the aged church

members.

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Who is an Evangelical? Are Seventh-day Adventists Evangelical? Evangelicalism is often traced back to the eighteenth-century movement in the Church of England that created the Evangelical Party inside Anglicanism and found expression in the ministry of John Wesley (1703-

1791) and

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Effective pastoral counseling. Listen. T he most common approach in pastoral counseling is to focus attention on the identity of the counselor (a pastor) and the counselee (a parishioner), and to evaluate the specifically religious tools and resources available for the counseling process, which is an interaction between counselor and

counselee.

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Artboard 1. My husband committed adultery. Listen. I used to be a pastor's wife. My husband was a successful soul winner and an excellent speaker. He had charisma that attracted people and won their friendship. For many years his commitment to serve people was genuine. Unfortunately, he let himself become too close to the women of the

church.

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Ken Hornok, D.Min., is the pastor of Midvalley Bible church, Salt Lake

City, Utah.

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2. It proves that the "Lord's Day" is the day defined in the fourth commandment as the "Sabbath of the Lord." 3. It proves that the commandments ob­served by the remnant are the ten command­ments. 4. It proves that sin, which is the transgres­sion of the law, is the transgression of the law John saw in heaven.

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A time for growing. Too often young men, recent concerts, have been urged into the gospel ministry by well-meaning pastors, only to flounder when faced with the challenges of a college theological curriculum. A longtime college Bible teacher suggests a way to prevent disaster from befalling these young, less mature men. Read More.

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Reaching unreached people groups. Listen. W hen missionary-minded leaders look at the world map and lay plans to "finish the work," they talk about unentered areas. And we Adventists report — with some justified pride — that we have entered 184 of the 213 countries and areas in the world. This means that theoretically 86 percent of the

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Old Testament Babylon. One of the defining moments in the Old Testament history was the Babylonian exile. The children of Israel were enslaved, and the Exile was one of the toughest experiences for the people of God ( Jer. 50:33 ). Yet God stands up in their defense:

“A drought on

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Ellen G. White’s contributions to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. A few words on how the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s formative years were influenced by one of its founders, Ellen G. White. Gerhard Pfandl, PhD, now retired, served as an associate director, Biblical Research Institute, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. E llen G

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