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AO,BITISTS and LIME: the Dynamic Naillre of NSW Nth Letters * • International Journal for Clergy October 19L AO,BITISTS AND LIME: The Dynamic NaIllrE of NSW Nth Letters Spirit-filled marketing Tragically, for reasons that would pastor has become the "addict" and The article "Spirit-filled Market- be inappropriate to reveal here, there the members his/her addiction facilita- ing," by Kermit Netteburg and George was virtually no follow-up of the tors. Powell (February 1993), contains 3,000 souls who had made decisions In the church, as in families, there some excellent material but misses the for Jesus and His message. It is is church growth (both in quantity and mark entirely concerning the archaeo- incorrect to condemn the archaeologi- quality—and these are equally impor- logical approach, possibly because the cal approach when the real problem tant) only where there is honest authors are relying more on hearsay may be our own spiritual and profes- conflict. Differences of opinion are a than actual evidence. May I, as one sional inabilities as a church to reap sign that people are in real contact one mentioned in the article, be permitted the harvest.—John J. Carter, Newbury with the other. Pastors need to be to make some observations concerning Park, California. taught to let go of control and acquire the archaeological approach, which I a pedagogical role that will enable consider is the finest and most suc- The pastor is a trainer members and make them independent cessful tool available in the church I really appreciated reading Miguel as well as interdependent rather than today? Angel Cerna's editorial "The Pastor Is just "dependent" on a fatherly/ John Coltheart developed the a Trainer" (April 1993). I agree motherly figure.—Lourdes E. Morales archaeological approach in a profes- wholeheartedly with his concept of the Gudmundsson, North Haven, Con- sional way during the 1960s. His real work of the pastor. My only necticut. innovative and creative methods question is What would the conference attracted vast crowds of middle- to administration say if I sent my Lifting the cross, corporate repen- upper-class citizens in Australia and monthly report showing that no tance, etc. New Zealand. Later he drew large sermons were preached, no Bible In your editorial on corporate crowds throughout Europe, and studies were given, and no visits were repentance (February 1993), you state: silenced the skeptics both inside and made during the month? What would "We must be careful that we do not outside the church. Consistent and the congregation say if I announced get bogged down over the details of abundant fruitage was always charac- that as of this week I would no longer the message that Jones and Waggoner teristic of his evangelistic methods. be preaching, giving Bible studies, and preached." I can speak only for The archaeological method was making visits to their homes? Maybe myself and from my own study. further developed by successful one way to know what would happen Despite all the work God still has to evangelists like Pastors Burnside, is to try it.—John Beausoleil, Thunder do in my life, the only gospel that has Ratcliffe, Cherry, and Cook, all from Bay, Ontario. been strong enough and that uplifted the South Pacific Division. While this Christ enough to keep me in the method made a huge impact around ■ I was thrilled to see Cerna's Seventh-day Adventist Church has the world, it has never been accepted editorial. At last, this concept is been the gospel contained in the 1888 by many church leaders in North making some modest inroads into the message. America, who have continued to foster Adventist ministry. Pastor Cerna could Along with many of my friends I more traditional and dated approaches. not be more correct than when he lays was about done with Adventism, in The archaeological method does work, blame for the mathematics of ministe- order to pursue my own agenda in life, however, in North America when it is rial work at the feet of a system that when I began to study the 1888 professionally used. encourages "heroic" pastors rather message of righteousness by faith. The Ministry article says that I than working congregations. The net That opened my eyes to the beauty of attracted "more than 2,000" to my Los effect of these high production Christ's character as nothing else did Angeles crusade, using archaeology. expectations from the pastorate is a in my 20 years in Adventist churches While it is true that "more than 2,000" company of pastors who are and schools. There's a hymn that says attended (23,500, to be exact, for the "codependent." That is, they contrib- "Two wonders I confess: the wonders opening meeting), the follow-up meet- ute to the inactivity of their churches of redeeming love and my unworthi- ings of the campaign were packed because they believe they must control ness." This has been brought home to with interested upper-class Califor- everything that goes on in the church. me more and more as I've studied the nians. More than 3,000 precious souls It is my conviction that pastors do 1888 message and have more clearly made decisions (recorded on cards) for this out of honest motives—they really seen my own spiritual need. As I look Jesus and the three angels' messages. believe that this is what they are to do. at my own life, and also the lives of All this took place at the Shrine Meanwhile, the members become my fellow students and friends, I sense Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles, increasingly unhappy with the pastors a spiritual bankruptcy that saddens in an area infamous for crime and and with themselves and nobody can me. I am sure that you are not un- jammed freeways. Handbills and 30- figure out why the church is dying. aware of the spiritual condition on our second TV commercials resulted in The typical talk of "unity" in such a campuses, and I know that it is a 100,000 telephone reservations in just church is their way of covering up a concern to you as it is to many. While 10 days. dysfunctional situation in which the (Continued on page 29) 2 MINISTRY/OCTOBER/1993 First Glance Time has a way of adding descriptive labels to once easily understood and accepted concepts and beliefs. Adventism, as a shortened form of expressing the joy and privilege of belonging 2 Letters to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, has gained a wide spec- Rejoicing despite apostasy trum of modifiers during its course of 150 years. So we have 4 Martin Weber historic Adventism, conservative Adventism, liberal Advent- ism, cultural Adventism, structural Adventism, global Advent- 5 Essential Adventism or historic ism, institutional Adventism, and so on. To which one do you Adventism? belong? Woodrow Whidden Adventism is dynamic, argues George Knight as he draws 10 Adventists and change upon the development of early Adventist theology to stress the George R. Knight point that change is not necessarily detrimental to truth. Knight's article "Adventist Beliefs and Change" (p. 10) is not only 16 Reaching secular people intellectually stimulating but also theologically challenging in Mark Finley that it asks Adventists today to reflect only the pioneers' claim that "the Bible is our only creed." No more, no less. 22 No hidden agenda Rex D. Edwards What is historic Adventism? Woodrow Whidden examines 24 Love wins! the issue in the light of some who claim exclusive monopoly in James A. Cress being faithful to historic roots of Adventism. Whidden' s refresh- ing study (p. 5) calls for a spiritual maturity that would distin- 26 Ministry Reports guish between the essential and the peripheral. 28 Biblio File While these two articles deal with the nature of Adventism, Mark Finley's approach to the secular mind (p. 16) keeps the 31 Shop Talk Adventist focus where it belongs: the saving power of the gospel. In the final analysis, Adventism is belonging to Jesus, who was, who is, and who is to come. Even so, come Lord Jesus. Cover illustration by Gregory Fox Ministry is the international journal of the Sev- EDITORIAL SECRETARY: Johannes Mager, Euro-Africa ADVERTISING SALES Melynie Tooley enth-day Adventist Ministerial Association. Dorothea Tone P.O. 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