Category Archives: Youth Ministry

UKRAINE DIARY – 1993

Posted on January 16, 2023 by danserns

by Dan Serns  Note – Ukraine is one of more than a dozen independent countries that have come out of the former Soviet Union. About the size of Texas, Ukraine has a population of 52 million as compared to 15 … Continue reading →

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Great Controversy Project- The Waldenses

Posted on January 1, 2021 by danserns

Chapter Title: The Waldenses Read online Favorite Quotation: “The persecutions visited for many centuries upon this God-fearing people [the Waldenses] were endured by them with a patience and constancy that honored their Redeemer. Notwithstanding the crusades against them, and the inhuman butchery … Continue reading →

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7 Areas Every Adventist Educator Should Evaluate

Posted on September 4, 2020 by danserns

Seventh-day Adventists operate one of the largest Protestant school systems in the world. Why is so much time, money and creativity invested in this? Here’s a quick quiz. What is the most important purpose of Adventist schools? a. To employ … Continue reading →

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Evangelism Summit Opens Opportunities

Posted on July 30, 2020 by danserns

On Monday, July 27, 2020 pastors from throughout the Texas and Southwest Region Conferences of the Seventh-day Adventist Church participated in an online Evangelism Summit hosted by the Texas and Southwest Regional Conferences, the Southwestern Union and Adventist World Radio. The fast-moving … Continue reading →

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How to Avoid Having a Babylonian Mind in an Adventist Body

Posted on June 4, 2020 by danserns

The prophecies in the Book of Daniel show us that we are living in the time of the end. The stories in the Book of Daniel show us how to live in the time of the end. Young people played … Continue reading →

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Four Tips to Maximize Your Reaping Meetings

Posted on February 27, 2020 by danserns

Many churches have reaping meetings in the spring and fall. Here are four tips to maximize your results.

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Why Not Try This? … Plan a Youth-led Public Evangelism Meeting

Posted on May 20, 2019 by danserns

What if your Pathfinder Club or Youth Sabbath School or Adventist Youth Society planned their own Public Evangelism Meeting this fall or next spring or both? Why not? And why not do it more than once! Here are seven quick … Continue reading →

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You Are Needed!

Posted on March 19, 2019 by danserns

Why does God’s work go so slowly? Jesus identifies where the shortage is. It isn’t money, buildings, institutions, materials or paid employees. It’s workers. Willing workers for Jesus. He also tell us what to do about it. “After these things … Continue reading →

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A powerful lesson from the history of Adventist work in Iraq

Posted on February 22, 2019 by danserns

By Charles Watson (retired General Conference Associate Secretary) Written April 2003 The Seventh-day Adventist Church built and operated the “Dar es Salaam Hospital” in Baghdad [the first full-service Seventh-day Adventist hospital in the Middle East] until 1959 when it was … Continue reading →

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4 Things to Do if Your Church Says “No” to Evangelism

Posted on April 26, 2018 by danserns

The pastor on the phone sounded defeated. “I talked to the church board about Evangelism and they said they didn’t want any evangelism this year, and maybe not next year either.” In situations like this it is possible to forget … Continue reading →

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