Feature Sidebar 2 Dates (2007)—Church or School Activity—Who Might Lead OutJanuary 6–12—Week of Fasting and Prayer—First Elder (or Academy Bible Teacher/Chaplain)January–March—Small Groups: Church members (or students) find a partner and begin a small group ministr... Read more
Feature Sidebar 3 1. Intercessory Prayer—Make a list of those you hope to reach with the Adventist message. Begin praying that God will bless them each day and open their hearts and minds to accept Jesus and embrace the message of His soon return.2. Missionary Part... Read more
Feature Sidebar 1 1. "Evangelism and soul winning is not a department of the church; it is the LIFE of the church. Either a church has life or it doesn’t. And small groups are not a program of the church; they are a LIFESTYLE for a church that wants to grow." —Melc... Read more
Wit and Wisdom In Richard's dream, he strides without effort through one of the city's arched gates, along a golden, translucent highway, until he arrives at a bright, flower-speckled meadow. Standing at its edge, a playful breeze ruffles long wisps of silvery g... Read more
Building Soul-winning Momentum in the Northwest mo·men·tum — Strength or force gained by motion or through the development of events. “So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers” (Acts 16:5, NIV).in·er·tia — Resistance or disinclination to motion, action, or change... Read more
Ministerial In the Northwest there are about 13 million people and 90,000 Seventh-day Adventists, a ratio of 1:144.On average, one person is baptized each year for every 33 current members.Sixty percent of the Northwest's population live in the ten largest me... Read more
Hispanic Ministries Hispanic membership has increased 31 percent over the last five years.Hispanic members contributed $1 million more in tithe since 2001.Ramon Canals personally holds approximately five evangelistic series each year.Recognizing the tremendous growth... Read more
President NPUC president Jere Patzer has held evangelistic meetings in nine different countries since 2001—Tanzania, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Philippines, Guatemala, Brazil, India, Bolivia and the United States.He has hosted 200 Issues & Interviews radio ... Read more
Secretary The Institute for Mission and Ministry has sponsored 31 weekend Faith in Focus forums throughout the local Northwest conferences since 2004.Attendance at the second annual Health Summit–West event quadrupled to more than 300 individuals who were t... Read more