• ...e.e. .,„er . "•-45.. **.."rt.;? of the coldness of our religion. We must begin being spiritual first, before being religious. There are some things which we have institutionalized as essential ?iostiC but which are only trivial. Possibly they are even good things, but they are not CfSIVC,WO cardinal doctrine. For example, there was a time D. Douglas Devnich when young people who came to church in blue jeans were sent away. Now, be assured, I believe it is better to go to church Unquestionably, we in the evangelists met together to representing visually that RIEST OR Church today, are privileged do some planning for the God is to me my best PROPHET? to be able to stand, as it future. After several hours Friend and my Redeemer. I What is it that were, on the shoulders of of intensive idea-formation, want Him and everyone makes the difference some great women and men seven priorities rose to the else to know that I respect between a priest and a of the Advent Faith. Our top as things to do to speed Him. My best suit of clothes prophet? forebears, as priests, created the Gospel work on to is still "filthy rags" In Ezekiel 1:3, Ezekiel is a solid foundation on which completion before Jesus compared to my esteem for presented as a priest. The God intends for us to finish comes again. Him. But, to make Bible says, "the word of the His work on earth. It is now Of the seven priorities, someone's blue jeans a test Lord came to Ezekiel the for us to be prophets! Great there were three that were of eligibility to worship is priest." But then the Lord things must yet come to agreed upon as mandatory not a cardinal doctrine of God laid His hand upon pass. But, BEWARE, as immediately. We must not the Gospel. him and he became a Martin Luther once said, "A delay in implementing A note of information was prophet. When God had a priest is never so happy as these: shared at our NAD message for His people when he has a prophet to (1) Spiritual revival Planning Session. It was about the future, He made stone." (2) Reclaim former and suggested that some of the priest into a prophet. In inactive Church those who have left the anticipation of something Members Church are now setting great yet to transpire, God " . the church (3) Authenticate Church aside the feelings of hostility said, "they will know that involvement in which may have caused there has been a prophet of community projects their original departure. among them."(Eze 2:5) In the matter of the first They are in a forgiving A priest maintains what is tomorrow priority, no converted mood with respect to the already in place by Divine will define person (priest or prophet) injury they experienced at Providence. He is there to would question the need we one time. They are preserve what God has community all have for a new, dynamic wondering if their Church ordained as the framework concern and experience with God has changed. They are within which His plan is to through Jesus Christ. Let us wondering if it is safe to be accomplished. Priests are involvement once again come to Jesus, return again. very necessary. They ought turn from our sins and let Is your Church a safe not to be scorned or as Him be the Lord of our place to which our children, // depreciated. 'evangelism.' lives. our friends, our neighbours A prophet on the other The Church in North may return? In the months hand is a visionary. He in America is now on a course ahead watch for the special ways sees beyond Recently, the toward bending every effort "prophetic" plans for the immediate reality and administrative leadership of toward bringing back into making the Seventh-day through "visions of God" the North American active church-life, the many Adventist Church ready to (Eze 1:1), knows what Division of the Seventh-day hundreds of thousands of welcome back the "inactive needs to be in the future. Adventist Church, the precious souls who have left members." The Year 1993 In His work, God needs Union Conference our fellowship. So many or 1994 will be designated both priests and prophets. presidents and a number of have dropped out because as "Homecoming Year." 2 MESSENGER. AUGUST 1992 Cover Photo—"Waterfall", British Columbia by Keith Dubuc Finally, the Adventist commissioned the healed CANADIAN ADVENTIST Church of tomorrow will demoniac to "go home to define community concern your friends, and tell them and involvement as how much the Lord has done for you...." (Mark "evangelism." For too long Volume 61, No. 8, August 1992, Oshawa, ON we have inculcated a 5:19) strange and self-defeating In the days ahead, the June Polishuk/Editor belief that it is more holy to goal will be that every local June Ulett-Culmorel Associate Editor church should develop a Allan Colleran/Art Director not associate with non- Robin Carbyl Associate Art Director adventists. We have Community Project to practically asked new disinterestedly meet the EDITORIAL COMMITTEE converts to dissociate from needs of poeple in our Gerry Karst, Marilyn Pazitka, June Polishuk, June Ulett-Culmore, James Fox their friends and relatives communities. This will be for fear they would be understood to be CONFERENCE EDITORS drawn back into "the evangelism along with other Donald King/Alberta David Crook/Newfoundland world." Instead, we should forms of outreach. Ken Wiebe/British Columbia James Fox/Ontario have been training them As the priests of our time Mark Johnson/Manitoba-Saskatchewan Georges Hermans/Quebec and equipping them to keep us mindful of our Robert Schafer/Maritime involve themselves more wonderful heritage in the than ever, but now to win Advent Movement, let there others to Jesus their Saviour be many prophets who will This Issue and newly found Lord. nevertheless respond today It is hard to turn things to the priorities of the around, but it is essential awakening Church. that the Church of Jesus President's Perspective begins to recognize its D. Douglas Devnich 2 calling to be in the world as Upfront: From Across Canada 4 the "salt of the earth." We must remember that Jesus "These Shoes Were Made for Walking..." 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ISSN 0702-5084 Call Your Friends—Invite Them to Listen MESSENGER/AUGUST 1992 3 National Dean's List recognizes Wiebe Receives academically gifted students by in- cluding each chosen student's Governor General biography in the annual edition of Award the List. This award is a valuable reference for students in future On graduation day, June 20, employment or graduate school. 1992, Randy Wiebe received the In addition, candidates are eligible Governor General Award. The for $25,000 through the scholar- bronze award is given for ships award program. academic excellence during the Tedra plans to either enter the secondary education years. field of medicine or continue her Randy is a graduate of Fraser Valley Adventist Academy. He Miss Alderson missed only one studies in Biochemistry. Canadian has enrolled at Canadian Union Administrative day of school and that was due to Union College applauds Tedra on College for the 1992-93 school year a runaway skate board that this most prestigious honour and Appointment wishes her continued success in in the pre-med course. He hopes collided with her ankle. When the to ultimately specialize in heart technicians at the blood clinic note the future. surgery. her high iron content, they The Governor General Award sometimes remark about her was first given in 1873 when the eating her beefsteak. She tells Earl of Duffern, who served as them she is a vegetarian and then Governor General from 1872-1878, they say "It must be the spinach." decided to have a metal struck to Leona's enthusiasm for a reward scholastic merit.