Jere Patzer North Pacific Union Conference president By Jere Patzer Divine Appointments I had just boarded an airplane in Portland, nothing unusual in and of itself, on my way to Boise, when we heard the dreaded words, "Please deplane as we are experiencing mechanical difficulties." There was immediate speculation about the real caus... Read more Ellen G. White Would Have Said "Amen!" Recently two of my favorite young adults stopped by my office. They shall remain anonymous as will the university they attend. As we talked about what was transpiring in their world they recounted an incident they had had on campus not long before... Read more We're Coming to Your Church Just a couple of years ago, when the president of the Hope Channel asked me to do another evangelistic series for satellite, I was reluctant to agree. But then came the events of last year which prompted me to take every opportunity to present the... Read more Building a Legacy, Tweaking a Dream If you've ever built anything—a house, a business, even a model plane—you know that building takes time, energy and commitment. Sometimes things go exactly as planned but, more often than not, plans get tweaked.At Adventist Health, there has been ... Read more That's A Great Story...Zeke! There are a few people who are naturals when it comes to sharing their faith. You know the type. People like Willie Witness who is sitting on the bus when someone says to him, "Is that seat saved?" To which Willie replies, "No, but I am. Sit down ... Read more Top Ten Ways to Kill Your Church 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 gene... Read more Adventist Education Statistically the Best Choice North Pacific Union educators and administrators were recently given a preliminary report on a major study of 30,000 students in Adventist schools across North America. As a part of a three-year study of grades 3 through 9 and 11, the students wer... Read more Sweeter as the Years Go By Someone once quipped, "I didn't know what happiness was until I got married...and then it was too late!" Well, we hear a lot in the news today about "significant others," gay marriages and civil unions. But there are still a lot of old-fashioned m... Read more "We Dont Wear Wedding Rings in This Church" "We Don’t Wear Wedding Rings in This Church" Read more Our Unsung Heroes in Uniform Sue and I had the privilege of spending 10 years of our professional ministry in youth work. We would both agree that these were without question some of the happiest and most rewarding years of our lives.While there are a number of reasons we loo... Read more Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 2 Next page ››
Divine Appointments I had just boarded an airplane in Portland, nothing unusual in and of itself, on my way to Boise, when we heard the dreaded words, "Please deplane as we are experiencing mechanical difficulties." There was immediate speculation about the real caus... Read more
Ellen G. White Would Have Said "Amen!" Recently two of my favorite young adults stopped by my office. They shall remain anonymous as will the university they attend. As we talked about what was transpiring in their world they recounted an incident they had had on campus not long before... Read more
We're Coming to Your Church Just a couple of years ago, when the president of the Hope Channel asked me to do another evangelistic series for satellite, I was reluctant to agree. But then came the events of last year which prompted me to take every opportunity to present the... Read more
Building a Legacy, Tweaking a Dream If you've ever built anything—a house, a business, even a model plane—you know that building takes time, energy and commitment. Sometimes things go exactly as planned but, more often than not, plans get tweaked.At Adventist Health, there has been ... Read more
That's A Great Story...Zeke! There are a few people who are naturals when it comes to sharing their faith. You know the type. People like Willie Witness who is sitting on the bus when someone says to him, "Is that seat saved?" To which Willie replies, "No, but I am. Sit down ... Read more
Top Ten Ways to Kill Your Church 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 gene... Read more
Adventist Education Statistically the Best Choice North Pacific Union educators and administrators were recently given a preliminary report on a major study of 30,000 students in Adventist schools across North America. As a part of a three-year study of grades 3 through 9 and 11, the students wer... Read more
Sweeter as the Years Go By Someone once quipped, "I didn't know what happiness was until I got married...and then it was too late!" Well, we hear a lot in the news today about "significant others," gay marriages and civil unions. But there are still a lot of old-fashioned m... Read more
Our Unsung Heroes in Uniform Sue and I had the privilege of spending 10 years of our professional ministry in youth work. We would both agree that these were without question some of the happiest and most rewarding years of our lives.While there are a number of reasons we loo... Read more
