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Social change model of leadership development — Sung Kwon
Why are people leaving the church? How do we help church members and bring intentional change to our church? What is God asking of us? What does it mean to be a past...
The spiritual journey of leadership: A framework — Randy J. Siebold
What does it mean to be a leader? Five components of a Christ-centered approach to help leaders grow to support the mission of the church.
Forgiveness— The core of innovation — Karen Tilstra
Why do people not like to forgive? How do we forgive and embrace forgiveness?
Pastoral leadership: A catalyst for whole-church ministry — Boubakar Sanou
What does ministry look like in the new testament? Three ways that pastors can enable and empower their church members to become active ministers in their communities.
Revival and Reformation - It would be well — Sean Brizendine
Acknowledging that Ellen White's writings are an important, inspiring resource that should be utilized by Adventists as a means of growing closer to Jesus.
Editorial - A shining light on God’s love — Merlin D. Burt
Why does the church believe that Ellen White's writings were guided by the Holy Spirit, and are a true manifestation of the Spirit of prophecy?
Clergy and confidentiality: Best practices for ministry — Marlon C. Robinson
Is it appropriate to disclose confidential information? Are there limits to confidentiality? Seven best practices to help clergy maximize the benefits of confidential...
The work of the Lord and the works of the Law — Kim Papaioannou
What is the difference between the “work of the Lord” and the “works of the Law”?
Rethinking community in the Adventist Church — Clifford Owusu-Gyamfi
What is the meaning of community? What do we learn about community from the early church? Seven strategies to improve church community.
Revival and Reformation - Praying for the Holy Spirit - Daily? — Helmut Haubeil
The importance of asking for the Holy Spirit on a daily basis.
Conformity and the Christian — Libna J. Arroyo
Why is it so hard to stand alone, even as a pastor? What does conformity have to do with Christianity? What is 'constructive conformity'?
Ministry and artificial intelligence: The new frontier — Eric Louw
Should we be cautious about AI? How are we already using AI and what are some AI solutions to look for?
Editorial - From Gutenberg to GPT: The church’s need for technological adaptation — Jonathan Walter
How should the church respond to the advancement of technology in today's world?
Where do barriers to church growth come from? — Onajite Akemu
What causes barriers to church growth? What can we do to overcome these barriers?
A book review - Lead Like It Matters: 7 Leadership Principles for a Church That Lasts - by Craig Groeschel, Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Books, 2022 — Nelson Silva
Reviewing the book "Lead Like It Matters: 7 Leadership Principles for a Church That Lasts" by Craig Groeschel
Learning from the diversity of the disciples — Tom Grove and S. Joseph Kidder
Who were the disciples? How were they different from each other? How did this diverse group of people come to work together and love each other?
Experiencing happiness—producing fruitfulness - A pastor’s reflection on Psalm 1 — Kenroy R. Campbell
What is happiness? How does one become happy? What does happiness produce?
Pastor’s Pastor - Results of real communion with God — Ramon J. Canals
Too often, we become caught up in our own emotions and interests and forget what it truly means to be a follower of Christ. We must strive to let go of selfishness an...
“My well is empty” - Adverse childhood experiences among pastors — David Sedlacek and René Drumm
Looking at recent research on pastoral stress and pastors' childhood trauma in the United States. What can we learn from the startling insights from this research?
Atomic habits - Five changes to revive your church — Eric Freking
Pick up some good ideas on how to strengthen your church(es).
Editorial - God in the challenges — Pavel Goia
Valuable lessons for pastors from the fall of Jericho in Joshua 5.
Serving God across the divide: A lesson from Jeremiah — Oliver Glanz
As Adventist educators and pastors, how can we educate across the many divides we find in our schools and congregations? Looking at Jeremiah as an example of how to se...
The eschatological man: The gospel according to the metanarrative of Scripture — Ty Gibson
What are the key components of the narrative of scripture? What has Jesus accomplished for humanity?
Revival and Reformation - Surrendering our ideas — Eric Louw
A testimony of how God answered hard prayers which lead to growth and revival. A call to pray challenging prayers!
The art of making disciples — James Howard
Only by copying the method of Jesus can we find true success in disciple-making. Three essential steps that Jesus used to make disciples.
On what basis does God declare me righteous? — Elizabeth Viera Talbot
Am I saved by faith alone or by faith plus works of faith?
Shaping the heart of a leader — Erich Baumgartner
How God uses affliction in our lives to shape our leadership abilities.
Editorial - Christian leadership: a strange business? — Randy J. Siebold and Erich Baumgartner
While working for the church can seem to be a strange business, we have Christ's example of leadership to guide and encourage us.
Love Fights Back: 3 Stories to Save the World - by Patrick Johnson (Grantham, UK: Stanborough Press, 2022) — Laszlo Gallusz
Exploring the book: Love Fights Back: 3 Stories to Save the World by Patrick Johnson. (The relevance of the three angels’ messages and the essence of the gospel)