F I R .S Ministry is the international journal of the Seventh-day Adventist Ministerial Association and has been published since 1928. Association Secretary James A. Cress Editor WiHmore D. Eva Managing Editor ]u!ia W. Norcott Editorial Assistant Sheila Draper A thought-provoking historical review of the Professional Growth and Inter-church Relations question of Seventh-day Adventists and the Nikolaus Sateimajer Contributing Editors: Sharon Cress, Peter Prime, Joel attitudes and relationships to other Christians Sarti, Kit Watts George R. Knight International Editors: Inter-American Division Felix Cortes EYs South American Division Zinaido A. Santos Consulting Editors: Eden and the Israelite sanctuary Ben Gausen, Raouf Dederen, Teofilo Ferreira, Ron Flowers, John M. 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MINISTRY April 2002 T R HEY CONSIDER THIS MOVEMENT A FAD, GIVE WHY THIS APPROACH- IS POTENTIALLY DAMAGING, Visiting our members some of the "high flying theology" we Moore's article should stand without hanks for the excellent article by often see that goes no where, so it is some counterpoint. Major White in the December good to have something that keeps the —Doug Cor/son, pastor, Ludington, T 2001 issue of Ministry, entitled wheels of progress on the right track Michigan. "Visiting Our Members: A Lost Art?" and provides direction to a church that This was very timely and much, much could be heading into a dangerous our January issue printed an arti needed. It is a major part of the answer curve unless given new direction. cle by Marvin Moore entitled to many of our church's problems. —H. Jack Harris, Portland, Oregon. Y"Recovery and Pastoral Ministry." —John R. Loor, Hendersonville, North The article espouses views of the code- Carolina. "Recovery" counseling, pendency/recovery movement. In my yea or nay? opinion, you owe it to your readers to August 2001 issue he articles on preaching in the publish a list of books written by com wanted to say that the August issue January 2002 issue of Ministry petent authors who give another view. of Ministry was for me, one of the T were very good. However, the A counseling text used by seminar I most beneficial in a long time. It inclusion of Marvin Moore's article on ies—Practical Psychology for Pastors, by spoke with clarity and openness on his "serious" involvement in a recovery William R. Miller and Kathleen A. some major issues of divorce, and program and the Bridge ministry Jackson (Prentice Hall, 1995), does not remarriage, adultery, and how to should have been seen as controversial. recommend currently popular books resolve them in light of information or ... The premise that "we all have code- on this subject. They consider this the lack thereof in the Bible. Resolving pendent attitudes and behaviors" movement a fad. They give sound rea some of these problems is an age-old smacks of the psychological extremism sons why this approach is potentially tug of war, and I found it helpful to read of the 1980s and 1990s that trans damaging. Another well-researched what theologians feel is the correct ferred the guilt of sin from an individual book is The Codependency Conspiracy: interpretation of some of the scriptures to the actions of others. How to Break the Recovery Habit and dealing with those issues. I am certain Nor is the 12 Step program without Take Charge of Your Life, by Stan ). Katz there are other interpretations even as its valid criticisms. Instead of reading and Aimee E. Liu (Warner Books, there are other interpreters, but it was Pia Mellody or Carol Cannon as recom 1991). helpful to me anyhow. mended in the article's sidebar, I would —lorry Yeagley, Charlotte, Michigan. Then the article by Robert Mclver like to suggest that readers also look at and Stephen Currow of Avondale was the book 72 Steps to Destruction: Editor©s note: Since receiving this excellent. What a revelation, though not Codependency Recovery Heresies by letter, we have been in touch with Dr. a surprising one and certainly one of dis Martin and Deidre Bobgan, or the Yeagley. We have asked him, and he has appointment. It is a wake-up call to chapter "Mind Cure" from Ministry of agreed, to write an article for Ministry every level of the church and needs fur Healing. And the best 12-step program exposing principles on the basis of which ther study. is still the 13 chapters in Steps to Christ. pastors may select healthy counseling Thanks for dealing with such basic As a minister in the Michigan resources. Look for it in an upcoming issue and practical issues. I know we need Conference, I do not feel that Marvin of Ministry. 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April 2002 MINISTRY _I EDITORIAL L_ Relating to ministers of other denominations here are two and a half times as edge this number up to three per many clergy of other denomina WILL EVA PREACH issue, as we have done once or T tions receiving Ministry as there twice during the last few months. are Seventh-day Adventists. To be more We do not believe doing this pro specific, according to recent figures motes "ecumenism." To encourage there are over 47,000 clergy of other ecumenism as Seventh-day Adventists denominations who receive Ministry, to understand it and even as it is com just under 19,000 Adventist pastors and monly understood in the general elders. Christian world today, is simply not our By now most of our Seventh-day motivation. Ecumenism, among other Adventist readers know about Roland Adventist clergy receiving the journal, it things, is the philosophy or practice Hegstad, Robert Spangler, and Floyd is not surprising that we receive a large that searches for ways to unite all faiths, Bresee's visionary "Pastors Reaching and ever-increasing number of pro confining them within the bounds of Every Active Clergy Home" (PREACH).