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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?
Biblical perspectives on retirement: Spiritual insights for retirement success — Delbert W. Baker
Can retirement be a fulfilling experience? Does my ministry end once I'm retired? How does retirement impact my walk with Christ?
Why church leadership should not be a solo act: Five purposeful leadership practices for churches — Jimmy Arthur Atkins
What can we learn from Moses and his father-in-law, Jethro? Exploring five purposeful leadership practices that pastors should follow.