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Northwest Adventists in Action Northwest Adventists in Action AUGUST 2007, Vol. 102, No. 8 6 8 Brothers | 10 Twings' Legacy of Service in Tanzania Continues | 12 Breaking the Circle of Pain www.GleanerOnline.orgGl O li Images of Creation 4he kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. Matthew 22:2 (NIV) “Black-Eyed Susan Feast” photographed by Roger Rosenquist of Gresham, Oregon. In this issue Feature Editorial 4 Top 10 Ways to Kill Your Church Momentum 14 Swing Batter, 8 Batter, Swing! Fresh Start 15 Join the Revolution for Goodness' Sake by Paulene Barnett News 16 NPUC 6 22 Alaska Feature 23 Idaho 24 Montana 25 Oregon 30 Upper Columbia 34 Washington 37 College BrA Washington Couple Finds thers a Son in Zimbabwe 38 Adventist Health by Heidi Corder 8 Perspective ASI Feature Feature 39 Connecting and Reflecting at 10 Rosario Beach 40 Family 44 Announcements BreakıngThe Circle of Pain By Kim Bryan 46 Advertisements wing's Legacy of Service in TanzaniA While in the Far East, Paulene Barnett T pioneered and promoted the idea that Continues With Training Laypeople to Spread the Gospel churches should provide a place for BY Rachel Terwillegar their children to learn about Jesus. AUGUST 2007, Vol. 102, No.8 12 She called them Lamb Shelters. Published by the North Pacific Union SUBMISSIONS—Timely announcements, features, news stories and GLEANER STAFF Conference of Seventh-day Adventists® family notices for publication in the GLEANER may be submitted directly Editor Richard C. Dower to the copy coordinator at the address listed to the left. Material sent directly Managing Editor Nadine Platner Dower (ISSN 0746-5874) to local conference correspondents may be forwarded to the GLEANER. Copy Editor Lisa Krueger Consulting Editor Steven Vistaunet PLEASE NOTE—Every reasonable effort is made to screen all editorial Postmaster — send all address changes to: material to avoid error in this publication. The GLEANER does not accept Advertising and Copy Coordinator Desiree Lockwood responsibility for advertisers’ claims. Design MCM Design Studio, LLC. North Pacific Union Conference ADVENTIST® and SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST® are the registered CORRESPONDENTS GLEANER trademarks of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists®. Alaska John Kriegelstein, [email protected] 5709 N. 20th St. Idaho Don Klinger, [email protected] GLEANER, (ISSN 0746-5874) is published once per month for a Ridgefield, WA 98642 total of 12 issues per year by the North Pacific Union Conference of Montana Archie Harris, [email protected] Seventh-day Adventists®, 5709 N. 20th St., Ridgefield, WA 98642. Oregon Amy Schrader, [email protected] Phone: (360) 857-7000 It is printed and mailed at Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1350 Upper Columbia Garrett Caldwell, [email protected] N. Kings Rd., Nampa, ID 83687-3193. Subscription rate: $13 per Washington Doug Bing, [email protected] [email protected] year. Periodical postage paid at Ridgefield, WA 98642 and additional Walla Walla College Rebekah Beddoe, [email protected] www.gleaneronline.org mailing offices. Adventist Health Shawna K. Malvini, [email protected] LITHO U.S.A. "6(645t(-&"/&3 3 Editorial ToTop p 10 Ways to Kill Your Church BY JERE PATZER Institutionalize. Make sure that the majority of the church budget is used to maintain the existing programs and structure. Don’t spend too much on outreach. When the Waldensians who had lived and died for their faith for centuries joined the general Protestant Reformation in 1532, they went from a movement to an institution and lost their focus. But history won’t repeat itself. Be apologetic about our Seventh-day Adventist name. Successful organizations like McDonalds, Honda or Nordstrom wouldn’t think of promoting their logo. So call your church or school something generic like the Community of Happy Friends Fellowship. Maybe someone will inadvertently wander in and then a year or two later you can tell them who you are. Don’t emphasize mission or mission offerings. Ellen G. White was wrong when she said the best way to strengthen the home field is to invest in foreign missions. After all, charity begins at home. And by all means don’t show the quarterly Northwest Spotlight on Mission DVD that comes to your church highlighting stories close to home. Lower the standards. We don’t want anyone to feel disenfranchised. Robinson Crusoe didn’t know what he was talking about when he said, “Expand the fences too far and the goats on the inside become as wild as the goats on the outside.” It doesn’t really matter what your members eat, drink or do. Make music the war department. Use the same style all the time. Just repeat sweet little praise ditties each week. And definitely don’t use hymns that reinforce our fundamental beliefs. Always remember upbeat music is from the devil. Or only sing 1800s songs with four-finger accompaniment. That will make the older saints drool for the good old days. Public evangelism is passé. Systematic reaping meetings are too confrontational. Besides, the evangelist might use some proof texts. Don’t ever emphasize prophecy; the public has no interest in future events. Limit evangelism to something creative: knitting evangelism, beach evangelism, golf evangelism. Eventually someone may hit their golf ball into the church parking lot. Then you’ve got them. Doctrinal pluralism will maintain church unity. The Presbyterian Church lost 1.2 million members in 21 years because it chose pluralism and became “devoid of a clear theological voice,” according to the award-winning book, The Presbyterian Controversy. But that doesn’t mean it would happen to Adventists. So just pick which of the 28 fundamental beliefs you like from our theological cafeteria. Never discipline. Families and churches are much stronger and happier without any discipline. The Gospel song was all wrong when it says, “If mercy’s all we ever show, there’s half a God they’ll never know.” Ignore the inspired writings. Ellen G. White predicted her teachings would become of “non- effect.” Make the red books the unread books. Consider her teachings devotional but not authoritative, particularly in areas of science and archeology. Remember how effective they were as “Club of the Month books.” Jere Patzer, North Pacific Growth www.GleanerOnline.org De-emphasize the distinctives. Dean Kelley, a Methodist guest lecturer at Andrews University, KEYWORD Union Conference said, “…Tithing, the seventh-day Sabbath, foot washing, etc., are the things that make the Seventh-day Adventist Church unique, distinctive and demanding. How can the Seventh-day president, writes from Adventist Church stop growing? Be like the Methodists.” Kelley was a Methodist, so what Ridgefield, Washington. does he know about Adventists? If your church is currently not experiencing growth, or worse, has a decline in attendance, be honest. Ask some tough questions. Take this list to your next church board meeting and discuss it during the devotional time. And if any of these “suggestions” apply to your church, for heaven’s sake, change it. )TSTOOLATEINEARTHSHISTORYTOBEJUSTPLAYINGCHURCHs 4 (-&"/&3t"6(645 Northwest Coastlines The Oregon Coast The Long Beach peninsula is the longest natural beach in the U.S. Oregon’s general coastline is 296 miles. The tidal shoreline including bays, estuaries and islands extends The Washington State Ferry System is the largest Ferry 1,410 miles. System in the U.S. and the state’s No. 1 tourist attraction. The Coleman Dock/Washington State Ferry Terminal, There are nine lighthouses standing along the coastline. Five are still being used; the others are designated historic Pier 52 is the busiest ferry landing in the U.S. monuments. The Alaska Coast The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, built in 1880, is currently used as the site of the final resting place of up to The Alaskan coastline extends for 6,640 miles, a distance 467,000 cremated individuals. greater than that of all the other states’ coastlines combined. Including islands, Alaska has 33,904 miles of The “glowing sands” are caused by tiny, bioluminescent shoreline. phytoplankton called dinoflagellates. They are best seen when walking on the beach on a dark night after a sunny Alaska has 12 lighthouses. day and a few days of rain and rough seas. This increases The port in Nome is frozen eight to 10 months of the year. the chances of bringing these organisms to shore. The second greatest tide range in North America is Astoria, founded in 1811, is the oldest U.S. settlement 38.9 feet near Anchorage in Upper Cook Inlet. west of the Rockies. Kodiak Island is Alaska’s largest island. The Washington Coast The coastal waters of Alaska provide nearly 6 billion pounds of wild seafood to Washington’s general coastline is 157 miles. The tidal the world every year. shoreline including bays, estuaries, Puget Sound and its islands is 3,026 miles. Alaska has five species of salmon; King, Coho, Sockeye, Chum and Pink. At low tide, there can be up to 786 islands in the Puget Sound. There are 14 species of whales in Alaskan waters: Orca, Sperm, Beluga, Washington has at least 24 lighthouses, with all but one Blue, Bowhead, Northern, Right, of them active. Finback, Humpback, Sei, Minke, Gray, The westernmost point in the continental U.S. is Cape Alava. Pilot and Narwahl. La Push is the westernmost town in the contiguous U.S. Approximately 1.25 million Pacific Fur The longest, natural sand spit in the U.S. is the Seals return to the Pribilof Islands each Dungeness Spit along the Puget Sound shoreline. year. Great White sharks have been found Source: Compiled from various state information Web sites. in Southeast Alaskan waters. This Lamb Shelter is typical of the many that were built while Paulene was the Southeast Asia Union and Far Mrs.
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