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Ministry: International Journal for Pastors is an international monthly magazine for Christian ministers, with a circulation of approximately 78,000. It is published by the Ministerial Association (website), an official body of the worldwide Adventist church.[1] It is aimed at pastors and ministers of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and also those of other denominations.[1] It has a monthly circulation of roughly 18,000 to Adventist church leaders, and a bi-monthly circulation of roughly 60,000 to clergy from other denominations on a complimentary basis. As of 2011 it was edited by Derek Morris. The current editor is Pavel Goia.[1] Its ISSN is 0026-5314.
| Editor | Pavel Goia |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Derek Morris |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Seventh-day Adventist Ministerial Association (General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists) |
| First issue | 1928 |
| Country | USA |
| Based in | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| Language | English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, French |
| Website | Ministry Magazine |
| ISSN | 0026-5314 |
History
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Ministry was first published in 1928 and is now available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian languages. The original headquarters was in Washington DC. On April 6, 2009 a French edition of Ministry magazine was launched.[2][3]
Editors
editThe current editor is Pavel Goia Previously, the editorial team was led by Derek Morris.[4]
- – Present: Pavel Goia[4]
- 1928–1950: Le Roy Froom[5]
Awards
edit- Associated Church Press (ACP)[6][7]
- Award of Excellence Magazine Cover category for New Testament House Churches, 2008
- Award of Excellence Magazine Cover category for Preaching Through a Storm, April 2009
- Honorable Mention Interview category for “Prayer-saturated preaching” by Derek Morris, July 2009
- Award of Excellence Theological: Biblical Interpretation category for Gerald A. Klingbeil, 2010
- Award of Merit Reporting and Writing category for David E. Thomas, 2010
- Honorable Mention Magazine Cover category, 2010
- Award of Excellence Theological: Biblical Interpretation category for Kim Papaioannou, 2012
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Ministry, International Journal for Pastors : Welcome
- ^ "Ministry, Revue International Pour Les Pasteurs Francophones". Ministry, Revue International Pour Les Pasteurs Francophones. General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Crossing the language barrier". Ministry Magazine, an International Journal for Pastors. General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ a b Ministry Magazine, About Us
- ^ Historical Dictionary of Seventh-day Adventists by Gary Land
- ^ Associated Church Press Best of the Christian Press Awards, Presented May 8, 2010, Arlington, Virginia Archived May 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2010-05-21
- ^ Adventist Review magazine garners four top awards from Associated Church Press Accessed 2010-05-21
External links
edit- Ministry official website
- Archives from the magazine website, and archives from AdventistArchives.org
- "“A Third Rate Lot”: A Brief History of the SDA Ministry" by Jeff Crocombe, April 1, 2008