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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.
Editorial - Pray, pray, pray — Pavel Goia
Can we—busy shepherds—really pray without ceasing? When, where, and how should we pray?
Pastor’s Pastor - How to live a pastoral life without limits — Ramon J. Canals
Have you ever been influenced by limiting beliefs? Are you holding on to any limiting beliefs? Does God want us to be limited in our service to Him?
The clinical pastoral education program and its benefits to church pastors — Victoria Tayo Aja
What is 'clinical pastoral education' (CPE)? What is the relevance of CPE to local church pastors? How does CPE link with mission?
Spiritual healing through care — Steve Thomas
Exploring the need for and impact of pastoral care for sick and/or hospitalized people, and principles to keep you member-centered in supporting suffering parishioners.
What is clinical pastoral education? — Ivan H. Omaña
What does clinical pastoral education have to offer? What is the learning process in clinical pastoral education?
Cultivating divine wholeness amid human brokenness: Ministry to the sick, dying, and grieving — Amanda E. Sanders
Exploring the caregiver's experience in ministering to the sick, dying, and grieving. How can caregivers remain strong when working amid pain and suffering? What are c...
A disciple-making church — Tim Madding
A third of congregations in North America are not baptizing a single person each year. Why are churches struggling? What is a disciple and how can churches make discip...
Editorial - Plunge into the joy of evangelism — Robert Costa
A powerful testimony of how Leidy Gómez, director of citizen services in the Ibagué mayor’s office in Colombia, wanted the local administration to keep collaborating w...
Discerning signs of the times in the context of Matthew 16:2, 3 — Christopher Kabwe Mukuka
There are many erroneous interpretations of scripture pertaining to end time events. How can we properly discern the signs of the times in the context of Matthew 16:2,...
Sarah: Matriarch by God’s grace — Elizabeth Ostring
Why is Sarah mentioned by Isaiah in the context of a return to true worship, with promised deliverance and comfort? Sarah’s story is an example of God’s grace to all ...
The authority of prophets — Gerhard Pfandl
Why did God not include all inspired books in the canon? What is the authority of canonical prophets and the noncanonical prophets? What authority have the writings o...
When Jesus confesses your name — Daniel K. Bediako
Did Jesus mention anything about the pre-Advent judgement? What does Jesus’ confession of believers’ names have to do with the pre-Advent judgement?
Revival and Reformation - The authentic prayer — A. Jane Sabes
We regularly refer to “Our Father which art in heaven . . .” as the Lord’s Prayer, but what can we learn about the authentic prayer of Jesus with His Father in John 17?