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Church Ambassadors!” John Graz, Author Penny Estes Wheeler, Editor A Grace Brown, Graphic Designer The author assumes full responsibility for the accuracy of all facts and quotations as cited in this book. Copyright © 2014 by: Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring MD 20904 USA All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 978-0-692-27980-9 table of contents church ambassador – 1 – Unless otherwise indicated all scripture is taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Texts credited to NEB are from The New English Bible. © The Delegates of the Oxford University Press and the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press 1961, 1970. Reprinted by permission. Texts credited to NKJV are from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Bible Texts credited to NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copy- right © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission. Bible texts credited to Phillips are from J. B. Phillips: The New Testament in Modern English, Revised Edition. © J. B. Phillips 1958, 1960, 1972. Used by permission of the Macmillan Publishing Co. table of contents church ambassador Church Ambassador – 3 – Photo Credits Front Cover: Top image—istockphoto.com; lower left image—Adventist News Network; lower right image— Adventist Mission. Introduction: Top image—istockphoto.com; lower left and right images—Adventist News Network. Section One: Top image—istockphoto.com; lower left and right images—Adventist Mission. Section Two: Top image—Adventist Mission; lower left image—Adventist Mission/Ansel Oliver; lower right image— Adventist News Network/Ansel Oliver. Section Three: Top image—Adventist Mission; lower left image— Adventist News Network/Ansel Oliver; lower right image—Adventist Mission. Section Four: Adventist Mission. Section Five: Top image—istockphoto.com; lower left image—Adventist Mission/Ansel Oliver; lower right image—Adventist News Network/Ansel Oliver. Section Six: Top image—istockphoto.com; lower left and right images—Adventist Mission. – 4 – table of contents church ambassador Foreword by Ted N C Wilson ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Words from Delbert W Baker ........................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Words from Bert B Beach ................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Words from the Author .................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Section 1: Twelve Keys to Being a Good Ambassador .......................... 23 t welve Keys to being a Good ambassador .............................................................................................. 25 expanding the Keys....................................................................................................................................... 27 1. Understand Your Role and Mission ................................................................................................... 28 Be a Bridge Builder ................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 2. A Good appearance Makes a Good Impression ............................................................................. 31 The Way You Dress ................................................................................................................................................................................. 33 3. Introduce Yourself correctly ............................................................................................................... 34 a. Meeting President Clinton at the White House ........................................................................................................... 34 b. How to Prepare to Introduce Yourself ................................................................................................................................ 36 c. Happy Bigot! ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 d. How to Introduce Your Church ............................................................................................................................................... 38 e. Does My Introduction Make Sense? ................................................................................................................................... 39 f. Make Your Introduction Relevant ....................................................................................................................................... 39 g. How to Introduce an Official Guest in Two Minutes ................................................................................................. 41 4. Increase Your Knowledge ................................................................................................................... 42 a. Local Church History..................................................................................................................................................................... 43 b. Global Church History ................................................................................................................................................................ 44 5. Build a network of friends ................................................................................................................. 45 – 5 – table of contents church ambassador 6. Set Goals ................................................................................................................................................ 47 a. Analyze the Situation Clearly .................................................................................................................................................. 48 b. Keep Your Vision ............................................................................................................................................................................. 49 c. Annual Religious Liberty Sabbath ........................................................................................................................................ 50 d. How Would You Go from 10 to 10,000? ........................................................................................................................... 51 7. Believe everything Is Possible ........................................................................................................... 52 a. The Lord Will Make You the Head ........................................................................................................................................ 53 b. A New Vision to Be Built on God’s Promise ................................................................................................................... 54 c. I Needed More Faith .................................................................................................................................................................... 56 8. Follow the Path of Integrity ................................................................................................................ 59 9. Be Humble ............................................................................................................................................. 61 10. Be Persistent .......................................................................................................................................... 62 a. Persevere in Doing Your Best ................................................................................................................................................. 63 b. Dealing with the Moment of Doubt ................................................................................................................................. 64 11. Organize Public events ....................................................................................................................... 65 a. An Event Is a Message by Itself ............................................................................................................................................. 66 b. Don’t Miss Your Event! ................................................................................................................................................................ 67 12. Be loyal and faithful to Your church ............................................................................................... 68 test What
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