April 2006

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Our Church

April 01, 2006

During the October 2005 Annual Council at the Adventist world church headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, delegates voted to create the Commission on Ministries, Services and Structures. This group of 100 people, including representatives from...

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Our Church

April 01, 2006

During the October 2005 Annual Council at the Adventist world church headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, delegates voted to create the Commission on Ministries, Services and Structures. This group of 100 people, including representatives from...

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Young Disciple Ministries

April 01, 2006, by Janet Evert

Young Disciple Ministries

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Young Disciple Ministries

April 01, 2006, by Janet Evert

Young Disciple Ministries

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Managing the Mission

April 01, 2006

This is the first of a three-part series of interviews with the officers of the North Pacific Union Conference. These interviews are presented with the hope that they will provide the readers a greater understanding of the scope, structure and wor...

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Managing the Mission

April 01, 2006

This is the first of a three-part series of interviews with the officers of the North Pacific Union Conference. These interviews are presented with the hope that they will provide the readers a greater understanding of the scope, structure and wor...

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Others

What's an Esdeeay?

April 01, 2006

The term “SDA” as a short form of Seventh-day Adventist is an ingrained part of the church’s subcultural lingo. Church leaders, however, are now encouraging members and church organizations to instead use the single word “Adventist” as the only ap...

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To Praise or Not to Praise Part I Music: The War Department of the Church

April 01, 2006, by Jere Patzer

Music: The War Department of the ChurchAn evangelical pastor once quipped, “If I were to change my theology, I’d lose 10 percent of my members. If I changed the music style in my church, I’d lose 50 percent.”Why is this topic such a lightning rod ...

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To Praise or Not to Praise Part I Music: The War Department of the Church

April 01, 2006, by Jere Patzer

Music: The War Department of the ChurchAn evangelical pastor once quipped, “If I were to change my theology, I’d lose 10 percent of my members. If I changed the music style in my church, I’d lose 50 percent.”Why is this topic such a lightning rod ...

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Next Month

April 01, 2006, by Steve Vistaunet

Youth who are not positively connected with the church's mission have no reason to stay as they graduate and move into the mainstream of society. Next month we'll dialog on how we can integrate our teens and young adults into the life and mission ...

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What's an Esdeeay?

April 01, 2006

The term “SDA” as a short form of Seventh-day Adventist is an ingrained part of the church’s subcultural lingo. Church leaders, however, are now encouraging members and church organizations to instead use the single word “Adventist” as the only ap...

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Perfectly Off-key

April 01, 2006, by Karl Haffner

The Dave Matthews Band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 when vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews decided to put some songs he had written on tape. The band immediately attracted a strong word-of-mouth following by touring the country cons...

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Next Month

April 01, 2006, by Steve Vistaunet

Youth who are not positively connected with the church's mission have no reason to stay as they graduate and move into the mainstream of society. Next month we'll dialog on how we can integrate our teens and young adults into the life and mission ...

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A Hero For God Carl Wilkens Receives Outstanding Achievement Award

April 01, 2006, by Becky Rae

Carl Wilkens has been awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award by the Alumni Awards Foundation for his selfless demonstration of God's love during the Rwandan genocide and for his untiring efforts since then to help Americans understand what real...

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Upper Columbia Academy Named 2006 "Academy of Excellence"

April 01, 2006, by Cheri Corder

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Academy Awards Foundation Rewards Quality Education

April 01, 2006, by Dennis Plubell

In 10 years, a record five academies from the North Pacific Union Conference have been awarded recognition as schools of excellence. Since 1997, the Alumni Awards Foundation has been rewarding Adventist academies that demonstrate excellence. Of th...

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Helen Conard Early Adventist Educator

April 01, 2006, by Doug Johnson

Whether you live in the Willamette Valley, the interior of Alaska, downtown Seattle or eastern Montana, chances are you spent several years in a small town in eastern Washington called College Place. The reason is simple—Walla Walla College.

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