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Views: Church Politics

Written By: Kevin McGill

March 19, 2023

A Hill to Die On
Kevin McGill writes from Seattle as senior pastor of the Green Lake Church. He reflects on the 2015 vote denying women equality in Adventist ministry...
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Written By: Admiral Ncube

January 18, 2023

Behind Adventism’s Quest to Finish the...
The Adventist Church finds itself confronted by mission efforts whose success rates are decreasing. The pressure is now on missional Adventism to...
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Written By: Ronald Lawson

January 04, 2023

Pluralistic Ignorance and Adventist...
The study of sociology and psychology suggests that there are members of Adventist Church leadership committees working to further goals that in...
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Written By: Reinder Bruinsma

December 28, 2022

Are We Addicted to “The Great...
And would Ellen White endorse a worldwide campaign to distribute a book she wrote during her lifetime against the background of her nineteenth-...
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Written By: James L. Hayward

December 09, 2022

What a Wonderful Church This Would Be
A scientist asks what the Adventist Church could be if integrity in all things could win out over fear and the desire to assert control.
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Written By: Charles Scriven

October 04, 2022

Can Adventist “Progressives” Overcome a...
Adventist “progressives” have often focused on combating fundamentalism. But that alone is not a movement-making mission.
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Written By: Rich Hannon

September 29, 2022

Difficult Conversations—in Adventism
Where can difficult conversations occur within institutional Adventism? Current leadership seems unwilling to have uncomfortable examinations of...
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Written By: Don W. McFarlane

August 02, 2022

If Ellen White Were Present
If present at the 2022 GC Session, “her heart would be greatly troubled, and she would have made one of those corrective speeches that characterized...
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Written By: Alexander Carpenter

July 09, 2022

Global Adventist Conversations: How Can...
Adventists from South Africa, Germany, and the United States share their world-wide perspectives on the events at the 2022 General Conference Session...
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Written By: Anton Torstensson

July 06, 2022

A Letter to Ted Wilson: 25 Alternatives...
Mr. President, you gave us 25 things to hold on to. However, here are 25 alternatives to also consider.
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