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/ '----V N / MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITY MINISTRY IS NOT A JOB BUT A CALLING 1 PASTOR IN THE GRASS 1 NO FORTY-HOUR WEEK 1 MINISTERIALLY SPEAKING 1 Out of the church must go forth vigorous healthy men and women who went in maimed and paralyzed. Broken things that no one could mend have been made whole again. — John Henry Jowett SUITABLE FOR FRAMING U EDITORIAL Fear Not; I Am with Thee by Randal E. Denny Spokane, Wash. ne of my favorite hymns de seemed to be showing up yet. A new me here in His love, and give me clares: book on 10 successful churches grace in this trial to behave as His O with “greater things” insisted that Fear not; I am with thee. child. Third, He will make the trial a Oh, be not dismayed, senior pastors must become “gener blessing, teaching me the lessons He For I am thy God, als” instead of “Red Cross workers.” intends me to learn, and working in I w ill still give thee aid. But I don’t know how to turn away me the grace He means to bestow. — “K” in Rippon’s “A Selection from the wounded. Fourth, in His good time He can of Hymns,” 1787 The next day I served as chairman bring me out again: how and when of the District Ministerial Creden He knows. So, I am here by His ap After spending the morning in my tials Board. Young pastors working pointment, in His keeping, under study preparing sermons, I con toward ordination shared their testi His training, for His time.” $ ducted our staff meeting over the monies and calls to pastoral minis lunch hour. A woman with a disin try. God blessed me through them. tegrating family counseled with me Their fresh, unscarred careers * * for two hours seeking easy solutions. brought me back to basics. God I didn’t have an easy solution for knew my limitations all along— but spiritually disinterested people. I He sovereignly chose me to serve * Preacher's * hurried on to meet with a Christian Him. As much as I would like to brother whose heart is broken. I “succeed,” I must remain surren ached for him and his ministerial sit dered. * Exchange * uation. The next stop found me lis Spiritual refreshment is found in * * tening to a doctor pronounce a God’s encouraging Word: “Fear not, J I am interested in making con- ^ “death sentence” to a man un for I have redeemed you; I have sum * tact with anyone that may have ^ equipped to face eternity. He re moned you by name; you are mine. ® old books and/or old copies of $ fused to let me pray with him and When you pass through the waters, I $ the Nazarene Herald o f Holi- S' asked me to go home. I felt “dis will be with you; and when you pass $ ness, even copies that go back $ mayed.” through the rivers, they will not f to the Pentecostal Publishing } Rushing from the hospital to our sweep over you. When you walk $ Co., of many years ago. I would $ midweek adult Bible study, I then through the fire, you will not be especially be interested in ^ remained at the church office dur burned; . For I am the Lord, your copies that had B u d Rob- ing “annual reports.” Supper came at God, the Holy One of Israel, your ^ inson’s ‘‘Corner Chats’’ in * ten o’clock, and then I spent my Savior” (Isa. 43:1-3). ~ them. The books I am inter- ~ most alert hours alone with my That same favorite hymn reveals ested in would be either origi- * Bible. Giving my attention to the God’s answer for those hours when * nal or copies of holiness writ- * Preacher’s Magazine after midnight, we feel so empty so useless, and so * ers prior to 1945. 1 went to bed feeling “dismayed.” “dismayed”: ^ I may also be able to help $ Jesus said of those who have faith When through fiery trials thy 1 others obtain books in reprint ♦ in Him: “He will do even greater pathw ay shall lie, t by some of these same writers $ things than these” (John 14:12). My grace, all-sufficient, shall be 1 (i.e., B. Carradine, Watson, $ None of those “greater things” thy supply. } Godby, Dougan Clark, B. Rob- $ God’s affirmation of Paul in his inson, and English writers of f, struggles speaks to us in our day: $ old). ^ “My grace is sufficient for you, for « Please respond to: my power is made perfect in weak ~ Wayne McCollum ^ ness” (2 Cor. 12:9). ~ 218 S. Las Vegas Trail * Andrew Murray has creditably * Fort Worth, TX 76108 given us these eloquent words: * 817-246-2688 * “First, He brought me here. By His * * will I am in this difficult place: in * t that I will rest. Second, He will keep M M H nm Yttlf ******** DECEMBER/JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1 EDITORIAL Fear Not: I Am with Thee Randal E. Denny 1 MAGAZINE The Bright Side Volume 67 Number 2 Barbara A. DuPuy 3 December/January/February 1991-92 r'UDICTIAM MIMICTDV Editor Ministerial Responsibility Randal E. Denny William S. Deal 4 Assistant Editor Ministry Is Not a Job but a Calling Cindy Osso Mel Norton 5 Consulting Editors Pastor in the Grass Bill M. Sullivan, Director John Crowder 6 Division of Church Growth Church of the Nazarene No Forty-Hour Week Wilbur W. Brannon, Director Eugene F. Gerlitz 7 Pastoral Ministries Church of the Nazarene Ministerially Speaking Wayne E. Caldwell, General Editor Deanna Harrison 8 The Wesleyan Church OUDICTIAM UOI inAVC Contributing Editors Christmas Simplicity General Superintendents J. G rant Swank, Jr. 10 Church of the Nazarene Eugene L. Stowe Jerald D. Johnson A Carpenter’s Gift at Christmas John A. Knight David Wiggins 12 Raymond W. Hurn William J. Prince St. Valentine’s Day Donald D. Owens Morris Chalfant 13 Superintendents The Wesleyan Church O. D. Emery Earle L. Wilson Sweet Music from a Second Fiddle Lee Haines Chris Smith Harry C. Wilson 14 Superintendents r'UIID/'U CDOWTH Evangelical Friends Church Stanley Perisho Do Not Disturb Maurice Roberts John P. Williams, Jr. Karen Monnin Doolittle 16 Howard E. Harmon DACTrkD’C DC D CO MAI RDOWTH General Superintendent Churches of Christ When the Saints Go Marching Out in Christian Union Dan Tipton Kathleen D. Bailey 18 General Conference Secretary bastod's PDorFCCinuAi adowtu Brethren in Christ Church R. Donald Shafer If You Preach: Read Carl G. Conner 20 Cover Photo: Dennis Herring Ima Jo Kerr’s Book List All unidentified Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bob Haslam Bible. New International Version, copyright © 1973, 1978, 22 1984 by the International Bible Society, and are used by CUAMAFI KM permission o f Zondervan Bible Publishers. Q uotations from the follow ing versions are used by per mission. Going Forward— It’s Easy! The N ew American Standard Bible (NASB), © The Lock- Kathy Scott man Foundation. 1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973, 23 1975, 1977. DAftTADAI PADt The New Testament in Modern English (Phillips), Revised Edition © J. B. Phillips, 1958. 1960, 1972. By permission of the M acm illan Publishing Co. Breaking Through the Communication Barrier The Revised Standard Version o f the Bible (RSV), co p y righted 1946, 1952, © 1971, 1973. Robert W. Rae 24 The Living Bible (TLB), © 1971 by Tyndale House Publish ers, W heaton, III. DDFArUIMA King James Version (KJV). The Power of Positive Preaching The Preacher's Magazine is published quarterly by Bea con Hill Press o f Konsqs City, 2923 Troost Ave, Kansas City, Croft M. Pentz 26 MO 64109. Editorial offices a t 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131. Address all correspondence concerning sub Illustrations in Preaching scriptions to your denominational publishing house. Sub scription price: $7.50 per year. C o pyright 1991 by Beacon W. Floyd Bresee 27 Hill Press o f Kansas City. Litho in U.S.A. 2 THE PREACHERS MAGAZINE The Preretirement Years: A Time for Planning D on Walter 32 i t Make It Easy to Give i t Maxine Dowd Jensen 34 $ $ Welcome to Islam Jesus $ i Jim Buchanan 35 i i DACTrtD rf m rm iD A em So Much of Life Is . Adjusting i i C. Neil Strait 36 MIMI«TFD>« MATE Parsonage Paychecks ! The ! Celia Jolley 37 MUjrtFDIMA UAMA.HDC | Bright * Attitudinal Rigidity Raymond C. Kratzer 39 I Side I tniikimuA BfiADn $ $ When It Comes to Worship . ^ by Barbara A. DuPuy Isn’t God the Real Audience? 'K' Hurst, Tex. -)lf- Joanne L. Holland and Albert M. Wells, Jr. 40 ☆ ☆ ★ Our church has been yr Confessions of a Born-Again Baby Boomer! •fa through many financially -fa Mike MacNeil 41 ★ trying times. During one of O.UIIDOU MIICIf~ the worst, the church ^ ★ board of deacons and el- The Divine Story of Handel’s Messiah ^ ders had difficulty con- -fo Robert W. Pelton 42 ★ ducting business. Only the ★ ^ church treasurer had the ^ WECI CVADA ★ needed financial informa- 'Jf- “The Best of All Is, God Is with Us”: •fa tion, but he was absent '5^ Living Words of a Dying Man 'W from the meeting. Every- •fa one was quite concerned -fa Barry E. Bryant 44 'K about him because he was -jr TUtftl rtAV very dedicated and reli- -fa The Authority of Scripture ★ able. ★ J. Kenneth Grider 46 ☆ Late in the meeting, the ^ treasurer appeared. Every- V - one turned to look at him. ^ The Great Baptistry Fiasco He melted the icy stares y when he said, “I bet you 'W Ken Chamberlain 48 thought I’d absconded IHFA MADT with the deficit.” $ ^ The Advantage of Videotaping Greg Crofford 50 i i adit oeu-tvvo i i The Televangelists Did Me In 52 WftDSHIP AMn PDF A^MINA HFI PS i i Deri G.