January 2004 About this issue: Feature How to Keep Former Members from Ever Coming Back January 01, 2004 The Adventist church is growing by a million members a year worldwide. It’s become the eighth largest international religious body in the world.But before you get too excited, know that for every million who join, 250,000 leave, according to the c... More Features How to Keep Former Members from Ever Coming Back The Adventist church is growing by a million members a year worldwide. It’s become the eighth largest international religious body in the world.But before you get too excited, know that for every million who join, 250,000 leave, according to the c... Read more Given a Chance An exciting trend is beginning at Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA) in College Place, Washington. Local businessmen and Adventist-laymen's Services and Industries (ASI) members Rick Claridge and Mike Tillay decided that they were no longer going t... Read more Given a Chance An exciting trend is beginning at Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA) in College Place, Washington. Local businessmen and Adventist-laymen's Services and Industries (ASI) members Rick Claridge and Mike Tillay decided that they were no longer going t... Read more Reconnect Now Reconnect Now Address FormName_______________________________Address _____________________________City ________________________________State ____________________ Zip ________E-mail address ________________________Send to:Reconnect NowVoice of Prop... Read more Reconnect Now Reconnect Now Address FormName_______________________________Address _____________________________City ________________________________State ____________________ Zip ________E-mail address ________________________Send to:Reconnect NowVoice of Prop... Read more I Need Thee Every Hour Bernie carefully picked his way from his position in the chorus to the microphone and waited for the song to begin. Lou Wildman, Oregon Adventist Men’s Chorus (OAMC) conductor, turned and spoke to the audience. “The journey that you have just obse... Read more I Need Thee Every Hour Bernie carefully picked his way from his position in the chorus to the microphone and waited for the song to begin. Lou Wildman, Oregon Adventist Men’s Chorus (OAMC) conductor, turned and spoke to the audience. “The journey that you have just obse... Read more Others gleaneronline.org Logo Resources Logo ResourcesBesides gleaneronline.org, there are several resources available on the Internet to help church members use the church logo appropriately.Church SignsFor a selection of outdoor sign designs and highway signs to alert the public to yo... Read more The Adventist Logo The official logo of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is a recognizable anchor for both church members and the public. It assures the viewer that a church (as in a church sign) or letter can be trusted as a representative and official part of the ... Read more I am Not Ashamed Adventist Branding Through New Eyes Adventist Branding Through New EyesAs a boy, I quickly learned that "Seventh-day Adventist" was generally not a household expression in this country. If I said I was a Seventh-day Adventist, I could expect a response like, “Seven-day what?” Or if ... Read more I am Not Ashamed Adventist Branding Through New Eyes Adventist Branding Through New EyesAs a boy, I quickly learned that "Seventh-day Adventist" was generally not a household expression in this country. If I said I was a Seventh-day Adventist, I could expect a response like, “Seven-day what?” Or if ... Read more Our Place of Hope, Heaven and Him "I go to prepare a place for you.” Jesus’ words have sparked hope ever since He spoke them to His disciples. I have spent hours with others, envisioning the place that God has prepared for us.A Place of HopeChildren have imagined a place beyond me... Read more gleaneronline.org Logo Resources Logo ResourcesBesides gleaneronline.org, there are several resources available on the Internet to help church members use the church logo appropriately.Church SignsFor a selection of outdoor sign designs and highway signs to alert the public to yo... Read more The Adventist Logo The official logo of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is a recognizable anchor for both church members and the public. It assures the viewer that a church (as in a church sign) or letter can be trusted as a representative and official part of the ... Read more Calling the Blind and Armless Several years ago, two students graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The top student in the class was a blind man named Overton and, after receiving his honor, he insisted that half the credit should go to his friend, Kaspryzak. They ha... Read more NPUC Strategic Plan Mid-Term Report When Jere Patzer was reelected as North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) president in 2001, he publicly introduced a 10-part strategic plan for the five year term. At the recent NPUC executive committee meeting in College Place, Wash., he tendered ... Read more Our Place of Hope, Heaven and Him "I go to prepare a place for you.” Jesus’ words have sparked hope ever since He spoke them to His disciples. I have spent hours with others, envisioning the place that God has prepared for us.A Place of HopeChildren have imagined a place beyond me... Read more News A Brand to Remember Teachers Assignment Leads to Reporters Job Dillingham Students Career Launched James Challenges Alaskan Youth Gem State Hosts Grandparents' Day Long Creek Finds Unique Rural Outreach Montana Women Give and Get Blessing Mt. 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How to Keep Former Members from Ever Coming Back The Adventist church is growing by a million members a year worldwide. It’s become the eighth largest international religious body in the world.But before you get too excited, know that for every million who join, 250,000 leave, according to the c... Read more
Given a Chance An exciting trend is beginning at Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA) in College Place, Washington. Local businessmen and Adventist-laymen's Services and Industries (ASI) members Rick Claridge and Mike Tillay decided that they were no longer going t... Read more
Given a Chance An exciting trend is beginning at Walla Walla Valley Academy (WWVA) in College Place, Washington. Local businessmen and Adventist-laymen's Services and Industries (ASI) members Rick Claridge and Mike Tillay decided that they were no longer going t... Read more
Reconnect Now Reconnect Now Address FormName_______________________________Address _____________________________City ________________________________State ____________________ Zip ________E-mail address ________________________Send to:Reconnect NowVoice of Prop... Read more
Reconnect Now Reconnect Now Address FormName_______________________________Address _____________________________City ________________________________State ____________________ Zip ________E-mail address ________________________Send to:Reconnect NowVoice of Prop... Read more
I Need Thee Every Hour Bernie carefully picked his way from his position in the chorus to the microphone and waited for the song to begin. Lou Wildman, Oregon Adventist Men’s Chorus (OAMC) conductor, turned and spoke to the audience. “The journey that you have just obse... Read more
I Need Thee Every Hour Bernie carefully picked his way from his position in the chorus to the microphone and waited for the song to begin. Lou Wildman, Oregon Adventist Men’s Chorus (OAMC) conductor, turned and spoke to the audience. “The journey that you have just obse... Read more
gleaneronline.org Logo Resources Logo ResourcesBesides gleaneronline.org, there are several resources available on the Internet to help church members use the church logo appropriately.Church SignsFor a selection of outdoor sign designs and highway signs to alert the public to yo... Read more
The Adventist Logo The official logo of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is a recognizable anchor for both church members and the public. It assures the viewer that a church (as in a church sign) or letter can be trusted as a representative and official part of the ... Read more
I am Not Ashamed Adventist Branding Through New Eyes Adventist Branding Through New EyesAs a boy, I quickly learned that "Seventh-day Adventist" was generally not a household expression in this country. If I said I was a Seventh-day Adventist, I could expect a response like, “Seven-day what?” Or if ... Read more
I am Not Ashamed Adventist Branding Through New Eyes Adventist Branding Through New EyesAs a boy, I quickly learned that "Seventh-day Adventist" was generally not a household expression in this country. If I said I was a Seventh-day Adventist, I could expect a response like, “Seven-day what?” Or if ... Read more
Our Place of Hope, Heaven and Him "I go to prepare a place for you.” Jesus’ words have sparked hope ever since He spoke them to His disciples. I have spent hours with others, envisioning the place that God has prepared for us.A Place of HopeChildren have imagined a place beyond me... Read more
gleaneronline.org Logo Resources Logo ResourcesBesides gleaneronline.org, there are several resources available on the Internet to help church members use the church logo appropriately.Church SignsFor a selection of outdoor sign designs and highway signs to alert the public to yo... Read more
The Adventist Logo The official logo of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is a recognizable anchor for both church members and the public. It assures the viewer that a church (as in a church sign) or letter can be trusted as a representative and official part of the ... Read more
Calling the Blind and Armless Several years ago, two students graduated from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. The top student in the class was a blind man named Overton and, after receiving his honor, he insisted that half the credit should go to his friend, Kaspryzak. They ha... Read more
NPUC Strategic Plan Mid-Term Report When Jere Patzer was reelected as North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) president in 2001, he publicly introduced a 10-part strategic plan for the five year term. At the recent NPUC executive committee meeting in College Place, Wash., he tendered ... Read more
Our Place of Hope, Heaven and Him "I go to prepare a place for you.” Jesus’ words have sparked hope ever since He spoke them to His disciples. I have spent hours with others, envisioning the place that God has prepared for us.A Place of HopeChildren have imagined a place beyond me... Read more
