In This Issue

Pastor General

Have you ever felt that you needed an anchor for your life? That the storms of life were trying to smash you on the rocks? asks Pastor General Joseph Tkach. For some people, it might be family problems. For others, the loss of a job, the death of a loved one, or a serious illness. Page 6.

Education

A vital part of the church’s mission of living and sharing the gospel is the “equipping of the saints for ministry,” writes Tom Hanson. As the church has matured in its understanding of the “ministry of all believers,” the need for ongoing training and development has emerged as a priority. Page 8.

Transformation

I became a Worldwide Church of God member 34 years ago, and life in our church has been for me a mixture of joy and sorrow—satisfaction and exasperation—gratitude and remorse, writes Ted Johnston. Page 11.

Youth Ministry

A primary aspect of the disciplemaking challenge is to engage youths (children, teens and college-age young adults) in the life of each of our congregations. If we are to do that, we each need to contribute to making our congregations more youth-friendly, writes Ted Johnston. Page 14.

Disciplemaking

For any ministry to have lasting impact, new leaders must be identified, trained and mobilized, writes Jeb Egbert. During his earthly ministry, Jesus placed high priority on another essential aspect of disciplemaking: multiplying and sending leaders. Page 16.

Summer Camp

SEP Ohio was home to 112 teen and 50 preteen campers together with 56 staff June 22 to 27 at Camp Cotubic in central Ohio. Most campers and staff came from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Pennsylvania, with a few from as far away as Texas and Florida. Page 18.

Financial Report

Controller Ron Kelly writes that member donation income for June was $1,431,000. Our budget projection for the month was $1,466,000. So our shortfall was $35,000 or about two percent less than we planned for. Page 24.

Bible Study

As part of his description of the gospel, the apostle Paul explains the need for it. What is it that people need to be saved from? asks Michael Morrison. Page 25.

Noted Theologian

Tom Torrance looked up at us from his bed in his room, much older than I had ever seen him, and smiled a smile at me and asked, “John, how are you!?” Whatever his stroke meant for his body, however much he had to live with his short-term memory loss, it was clear to me that there was plenty of life in him yet, writes John McKenna. Page 27.

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