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Plant a Church ,,. Reap a Bountiful Harvest! Sidered an Anointing and Healing Church Planters Hear These Plenary Speakers R INISTW Ministry is the international journal of the Seventh-day Adventist Ministerial Association and has been published since 1928. Association Secretary James A. Cress Twenty-seven fundamentals in Editor Willmore D. Eva search of a theology Assistant Editor Julia W. Norcott The need for a less fragmented and more Editorial Assistant Sheila Draper integrated expression of Seventh-day Adventist Professional Growth and Inter-church Relations Nikolaus Satelmajer belief Contributing Editors: Sharon Cress, Peter Prime, Joel George R. Knight Sarli, Kit Watts Consulting Editors: Ben Clausen, Raoul Dederen, Teofilo Ferreira, Ron Flowers, John M, Fowler, Michael Haset, Roland Don©t hang it up Hegstad, Kathleen Kuntaraf, Ekkehardt Mueller, Jan Staying the course and maintaining the vision, Paulsen, Robert Peach, George Reid, Angel Rodriguez, Penny Shell, William Shea, Russell Staples, Richard especially in difficult times (a sermon) Tibbits, Ted Wilson, Edward Zinke Barry Black Pastoral Assistant Editors: John C. Cress, Fredrick Russell, Maylan Schurch, Loren Seibold International Advisors: Alejandro Bullon, John A tale of two preachers Duroe, Paulraj Isaiah, Anthony Kent, Ivan Manilich, Carlos Martin, Gabriel Maurer, ]oel Musvosvi, Ivan Embracing the varying gifts and emphases of one Omana, David Osborne, Paul Ratsara, Peter Roennfeldt, another in ministry Raymond Zeeman Pastoral Advisors: Leslie Baumgartner, S. Peter Greg Taylor Campbell, Miguel A. 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MINISTRY February 2001 LETTERS AT THE RISK OF BEING SIMPLISTIC, MAY I ASK, "WHY M.UST WHITE BE SEEN AS A THEOLOGIAN? What Matters Most? is being used to determine what is right which such questions do not arise with ©m certainly confused about the pur and wrong in our churches and schools. the force they do in other locations. It I pose of the Viewpoint article, "What The clear Word from the Lord seems to would indeed be a great editorial luxury if Matters Most?" in the October 2000 be used less and less. And this article is the readership of Ministry consisted only issue. I cannot for the life of me see any in a Ministry issue that starts with a lead of those serving in small-town American reason or wholesome purpose to this article on Ellen White as theologian. Do Adventist church situations. article. Imagine, Seventh-day Adventist we still see her as a prophet too? If Even if the editors believed that the pastors, SDA teachers, and SDA school Jeremiah the prophet was here today floodgates should be opened to sweep board members sitting down to discuss reading this article, we could weep away all the valuable proscriptions the issue of allowing dancing in a together! I am aghast! against such practices as secular dance, Seventh-day Adventist school! This is Douglas Carlson, pastor, Sault St. Marie, they would hardly be unwise enough as to shocking enough, but to see no refer Michigan. advocate such things in the pages of a ences to the Bible or to the writings of magazine such as Ministry. Ellen White used in coming to this con Editorial Note: We are truly sorry for Here©s a slightly modified quote from a clusion is beyond my comprehension as any distress or confusion caused by this recent email written by the Editor in con an SDA pastor myself. And to publish Viewpoint article. While it may be good to nection with the article under discussion: this article as if it has some valuable remind ourselves what it actually was that "I believe that Cod guided this Church in insight into how (if this is the suggested Jeremiah wept for, we should also say that the stand it has taken against dancing.. intention) we might also consider such we too would stand aghast if either the .. Seventh-day Adventists took this stand issues in our church districts is certainly intent or the content of this article advo at a time when, compared with today, no model for any SDA to follow. cated what seems to be attributed to it in most dancing was a comparatively mild Bringing dancing into our schools to the above letter, or if it was as purposeless thing. Most dance today is . seriously appease a worldly appetite for enter as is suggested. Even though Scripture foreign to the spirit of Christ. tainment is certainly no way to respond and the Spirit of Prophecy were not quot I think it is clear that the dancing to the changes in the world either. If ed in the article, their influence may encouraged in the Bible is something very this is the only way we can keep our definitely be felt in its thrust and thought; different from the dancing that went on youth in our churches, then we would that is, as it discusses the issues it actual during the time of the founding of our be better off without them. ly addresses. Church, let alone so much of the dance I would like to remind us all that we It must be overtly stated that the pur that is common in today©s Western cul serve a God who changes not, who is pose of the article is clearly not to consider tures. the same yesterday, today, and tomor the matter of dancing or not dancing, (or row. His standards haven©t changed! He jewelry or no jewelry) but rather how Ellen White, Theologian? is the One who said, "Love not the those of us ministering in challenging alter M. Booth takes issue with world, neither the things that are in the areas of the Lord©s vineyard may go about Wwhat has become a fairly com world!" And anyone with the index to handling the intense differences that arise mon affirmation among Adventist the writings of Ellen White can quickly among significant numbers of our people students of Ellen White, that she was a look up "dancing" and see what coun when it comes to such matters. prophet, not a theologian. He says, "I sel is there. Yes, I could refer to many Ministry editors would be among the would like to ... express my conviction Bible passages myself in questioning the first to admit that there is probably little that Ellen White was an outstanding decision to dance, but we have come to purpose to this article when it comes to theologian." However, during the a time when some new kind of thinking the pastor who ministers in a location in continued on page 29 Free Subscription If you©re receiving Ministry bimonthly and haven©t paid for a subscription, it©s not a mistake. Since 1928 Ministry has been published for Seventh-day Adventist ministers. We believe, however, that the time has come for clergy everywhere to experience a resurgence of faith in the authority of Scripture and in the great truths that reveal the gospel of our salvation by grace, through faith alone in fesus Christ. We want to share our aspirations and faith in a way that will provide inspiration and help to you as clergy.
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