January 26, 2014
NAD Ministerial Convention
 
IN THIS ISSUE
You Can't Lead Through Appeasement
Caring for Military Members
February Webinar
Wise Words: Evangelism
Let's Talk
Events & News
You Can't Lead Through Appeasement     
An Interview by Geoffrey Crowley with MyRon Edmonds and John Coaxim

 

Editor's Note: On August 15, 2013, Pastor Geoffrey Crowley, a seminary student, visited with Senior Pastor MyRon Edmonds and Associate Pastor John Coaxim at the Glenville Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cleveland Ohio. This is a partial transcript of that interview.

 

Crowley: Glenville is a historic church doing progressive ministry. Can you talk a little bit about the transitions that the church has made since you've been here? Read More

 

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Caring for Military Families            
by Garry Losey 

   
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5,6.

 

It is hard enough to give up our own ideas and trust in God in the easy times. It is even harder to give up our own ideas and trust God in the tough times, especially for military families who must live with separation and fear for the safety of their loved ones in times of war.   Read More. 

 

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February Best Practices Webinar
By Shawn Boonstra
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February's Webinar. (Registration Link coming soon.)

Shawn Boonstra will conduct a webinar on
"The Art and Power of a Strong Sermonic Appeal"
on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. e.s.t.
 

 

Wise Words: Evangelism    
   

The purpose of the church is not just to fraternize with the righteous, but to call lost sinners to repentance. That is the ministry of the church. We aren't saved just to experience the joy of Jesus in our hearts. We aren't saved just to grow toward spiritual maturity. We're saved to proclaim the message of a living, loving Lord to a dying world. Evangelism, in its truest sense, is not a duty to be added, a program to adopt, a technique to learn. It's not a "must," a "should do," or a "will do." Rather, it's something we are unable not to do. For before evangelism can truly be successful it must be a consuming passion. And we are called individually and as a church to have hearts that beat with a passion for souls. Some have observed, "Evangelism never seemed to be an 'issue' in the New Testament . . . . Evangelism happened. It issued effortlessly from the community of believers as light from the sun. It was spontaneous, continuous, and contagious." -Alfred McClure   Read More

 

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We would like to spice up the preaching of pastors and church leaders across the North American Division. Send us your very best sermon illustrations to share in a future issue of Best Practices.

Ideas, Events, Resources, Announcements

Two weeks ago, David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, addressed the issue of young adult retention in the church at the Adventist Ministries Convention in Monterey, CA. One of the issues he unpacked was the 5 Reasons Millennials Stay Connected to Church.

 

Brandon Hilgeman, a pastor at Sagebrush Community Church in Albuquerque, NM has created a list of The Absolute Best iPhone Apps for Pastors and The Absolute Best iPad Apps for Pastors.

 

 

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