Max Torkelsen North Pacific Union Conference president By Max Torkelsen The Yellow Bus I think you could say Herb and Iris Jensen planted the Woodland Church in Woodland, Washington. We didn't quite use that terminology in those days, but that is what they did. Some years later, I became the pastor of that church and got to know Her... Read more Stewardship It's All About Talents Life is made up of two components: time and talent. Stewardship is the management of our time and talent to the glory of God. Time is given equally to every individual. Talents are given diversely. Some have many. All have at least one.When we thi... Read more Stewardship It's All About Life Last month I shared how I was privileged, early on in my ministry, to share Wednesday afternoons with Mel Rees. Around his dining room table I learned some "big ideas" about stewardship. These are ideas I still believe in and remember. The first b... Read more The Media and the Message "Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth — to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people — " Revelation 14:6.1 Could any Scripture be more Adventist than this? Th... Read more Media and the Mission When I think of the immense task God has given His church—to take the "everlasting gospel" to every "nation and kindred and tongue and people"— my first thought is how seemingly impossible. I'm sure it can only happen when accompanied by divine mi... Read more Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 3
The Yellow Bus I think you could say Herb and Iris Jensen planted the Woodland Church in Woodland, Washington. We didn't quite use that terminology in those days, but that is what they did. Some years later, I became the pastor of that church and got to know Her... Read more
Stewardship It's All About Talents Life is made up of two components: time and talent. Stewardship is the management of our time and talent to the glory of God. Time is given equally to every individual. Talents are given diversely. Some have many. All have at least one.When we thi... Read more
Stewardship It's All About Life Last month I shared how I was privileged, early on in my ministry, to share Wednesday afternoons with Mel Rees. Around his dining room table I learned some "big ideas" about stewardship. These are ideas I still believe in and remember. The first b... Read more
The Media and the Message "Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth — to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people — " Revelation 14:6.1 Could any Scripture be more Adventist than this? Th... Read more
Media and the Mission When I think of the immense task God has given His church—to take the "everlasting gospel" to every "nation and kindred and tongue and people"— my first thought is how seemingly impossible. I'm sure it can only happen when accompanied by divine mi... Read more
