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Hebrews 4:9: Yes, it is a key text — Allen Shepherd
Is the Sabbath rest a timeless command, or has it evolved with new covenant practices? How does Hebrews 4:9 challenge common arguments against Sabbath observance?
Finding the Decalogue in unexpected places — Norman H. Young
Can you find the Decalogue hidden in New Testament teachings that don’t quote the commandments directly? How does the New Testament affirm the first four commandments ...
Qualitative church growth — Kelvin Onongha
How can the Seventh-day Adventist Church balance rapid growth with quality discipleship? Explore the challenges and opportunities of enhancing both membership numbers ...
Worship: Affirming God’s mission — N. Ashok Kumar
Is the modern worship experience failing to address the true essence of reverence and mission? How can worship shift from being a mere emotional experience to a powerf...
Feedback—can you handle it? — Glenn Townend
How do we respond to feedback, both positive and negative, as leaders? This article explores the importance of receiving and giving constructive criticism, drawing on ...
Editorial - There’s a hole in my bucket — Jeffrey O. Brown
Are you aware that your spiritual life may have a “hole” that prevents you from fully experiencing God’s blessings? This article explores the futility of ignoring our ...
Society’s declining trust: How to steer Christian ministry through a tumultuous future — Andrew Levi Cavins
What are the implications of declining trust in clergy and society, and how can Christian leaders respond effectively? How do social change theories like conflict theo...
Reviving the soul: Lifestyle solutions for overcoming depression — Neil Nedley
How is the crisis of mental health affecting pastors and their families within the Christian church? What role do serotonin levels play in depression, and how can life...
AI: Opportunities and threats in pastoral ministry — Stephen Kabah
How is technology, particularly AI, reshaping pastoral ministry and church outreach? What opportunities do AI tools like chatbots offer for enhancing communication and...
Fostering compassion in pastoral leadership — Hakim Ishmael Yakubu and Lois Dadzie
What role does compassionate leadership play in the Seventh-day Adventist Church and how does it align with biblical principles and the mission to serve? Why is balanc...
Pastor’s Pastor - Back to basics — Ramon J. Canals
Exploring the fundamentals of discipleship: prayer, Bible study, and meditation on the Word of God.
Purity and holiness - A biblical response to sexual immorality — Ramon J. Canals
How can we live a life of purity and holiness in a world filled with sexual immorality? This article explores the transformative power of God’s Word in overcoming mora...
Editorial - Lead people to Jesus and His Word — Pavel Goia
How do we guide others toward transformation while staying true to God’s Word? This article explores the delicate balance between love, truth, and the call for repenta...
Planting for the harvest — Steve Leddy
Exploring three things that can maximize evangelism results: understanding the community you are targeting, building a missional culture, and developing goals for memb...
Personal evangelistic ministry: Making the next step clear — Heather Crews
When we invite congregations to engage in personal evangelistic ministry, we must teach principles that transcend years and contexts yet appear fresh and relevant. Her...
Church revitalization: Is your church dead or alive? — Errol N. McLean
Revitalizing a stagnant or dying church is difficult work. Exploring 3 components needed for revitalizing a church: (1) a spiritual foundation, (2) intentional discipl...
Revival and Reformation - Cold waters, warm hearts — Garhett Morgan
A lay member's act that humbled a pastor.
Proclamation evangelism: Preaching that leads people to Christ — Hugo Eli Rojas
Exploring the components of proclamation evangelism: proclaimer, the proclamation (the message), and the proclamation’s results.
Exploring Jesus’ creative power - How to navigate the subject of Creation in discipleship and mission — Sven Östring
How can ministers effectively address the complex topic of Creation within their congregations while navigating the tension between biblical accounts and scientific pe...
Editorial - Who cares? — Jo Ann Davidson
Are Christians neglecting their God-given duty to care for nature? Discover how the Bible calls for stewardship of the environment, and why respecting creation is a vi...
The art and importance of pastoral visitation — Justin Childers
In a technologically advanced world, is there still a place for pastoral in-person visitation? Why is pastoral visitation so important, and how does it help our future?
Mishpat, priesthood, and Scripture: The foundation for loving others — Donald Humbert
Understanding the depth of God’s call for humanity to love one another through exploring the rabbinical concept of 'mishpat', the role of the priesthood, and the impor...
Connecting for His coming: Five steps for effective community engagement — David Springer
Practical steps that pastors and church ministries can take to engage with their communities.
Trauma: A global crisis right in your local congregation — Sydney Segen
You have undoubtedly seen forms of suffering in your congregation. Guidelines to help you care for trauma survivors.
God’s presence: The answer to loneliness in ministry — Innocent Hatekimana Tuyishime
Feeling alone in your pastoral journey? Learn how God's promise of His presence offers solace and renewal even in the darkest times.
Editorial - The great reversal — Jeffrey O. Brown
How are former mission fields now leading global evangelism? What does this 'Great Reversal' mean for the future of the Adventist Church's mission strategy?
Revival and Reformation - A prayer for a dying baby — Boris-Jordan Flores
Our prayers do make a difference! And even more so when we pray in unity for something or someone. This is a heartwarming story of a church who prayed in unity for a d...
Three angels’ messages: An intensified proclamation to come — Hyunsok John Doh
This article focuses on how the battle between Michael and the dragon and the three angels’ messages are related.
Ministry and artificial intelligence: An unavoidable reality — Rogelio Paquini
This article explores the implications of AI in pastoral ministry, provides a biblical foundation for such technologies, and offers recommendations for their use.
Dealing with cross-cultural funerals — Daniel Kancel
How can we, as ministers in the twenty-first century, deal with cross-cultural funerals?