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xii CHURCH MANUAL AY Classes ................................................................................ 115 Adventist Youth Honors ........................................................... 115 Pathfinder Club ............................................................................. 115 Adventurer Club ............................................................................ 116 Christian Education and the Church School .................................. 117 Philosophy ............................................................................... 117 Objectives ................................................................................. 117 Education Secretary ................................................................. 117 Home and School Association ....................................................... 118 Purpose .................................................................................... 118 Objectives ................................................................................. 118 Membership ............................................................................. 118 Officers ..................................................................................... 119 Leader ...................................................................................... 119 Secretary-Treasurer ................................................................. 119 Ex Officio ................................................................................. 119 Church School Board .................................................................... 119 Membership ............................................................................. 119 Officers ..................................................................................... 120 Relation of Union School Boards to the Local Churches ........ 120 Term of Office .......................................................................... 120 Meetings ................................................................................... 120 Qualifications ........................................................................... 120 Duties of the Officers ............................................................... 121 Functions ................................................................................. 121 Communication Department ......................................................... 121 Importance of Effective Communication .................................. 121 Organization ............................................................................ 122 Communication Secretary’s Work ........................................... 122 Communication Committee ...................................................... 122 Relation to Other Departments of Church ............................... 122 In Large Adventist Centers ...................................................... 123 Qualifications ........................................................................... 123 Health Ministries Department ....................................................... 123 Health Ministries Leader ......................................................... 123 Associate Health Ministries Leader ......................................... 124 Health Ministries Council ........................................................ 124 Health Ministries Activities ...................................................... 124 Health Ministries Society ......................................................... 124 World Health Ministries Sabbath Offering .............................. 124 Stewardship Department ............................................................... 124 Stewardship Leader ................................................................. 125 Family Ministries Department........................................................ 125
TABLE OF CONTENTS xiii Family Ministries Committee ................................................... 126 Family Ministries Leader(s) ..................................................... 126 Women’s Ministries Department .................................................. 126 Objectives ................................................................................. 126 Women’s Ministries Leader ..................................................... 127 Qualifications of the Women’s Ministries Leader .................... 127 Women’s Ministries Committee ............................................... 127 Children’s Ministries Department ................................................. 128 Mission...................................................................................... 128 Children’s Ministries Coordinator .......................................... 129 Children’s Ministries Committee ............................................. 129 Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department ......................... 129 Religious Liberty Associations ................................................. 130 Religious Liberty Association in the Local Church .................. 130 Religious Liberty Leader of the Local Church ......................... 130 Induction Service ........................................................................... 131 Publishing Ministries Department ................................................. 131 Publishing Ministries Council ................................................. 131 Publishing Ministries Coordinator .......................................... 131 Notes ............................................................................................. 133 Personal Ministries Council .................................................... 133 Personal Ministries Secretary .................................................. 134 Adventist Men .......................................................................... 134 Community Services Center ..................................................... 134 Bible School Coordinator ........................................................ 135 Superintendent ......................................................................... 135 Secretary .................................................................................. 136 Expense Money ........................................................................ 136 Mission Statement .................................................................... 136 Membership in the Adventist Youth Society ............................. 137 Secretary-Treasurer and Assistant ........................................... 137 Adventist Junior Youth Society ................................................ 138 Adventurer Club ....................................................................... 138 Education Secretary ................................................................. 138 Membership ............................................................................. 139 Communication Secretary’s Work ........................................... 139 Communication Committee ...................................................... 139 Health Ministries Leader ......................................................... 139 Health Ministries Council ........................................................ 140 Stewardship Leader ................................................................. 140 Family Ministries Committee ................................................... 141 Family Ministries Leader(s) ..................................................... 141 Women’s Ministries Committee ............................................... 142
Page 1 and 2: Seventh-day Adventist CHURCH MANUAL
Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents Introduction ....
Page 5 and 6: TABLE OF CONTENTS vii Rebaptism ...
Page 7 and 8: TABLE OF CONTENTS ix Notes ........
Page 9: TABLE OF CONTENTS xi Personal Minis
Page 13 and 14: TABLE OF CONTENTS xv Responsibility
Page 15 and 16: TABLE OF CONTENTS xvii Reinstating
Page 17 and 18: Introduction Historical Development
Page 19 and 20: INTRODUCTION xxi Content of the Chu
Page 21 and 22: INTRODUCTION xxiii conference/missi
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Page 29 and 30: CHAPTER 3 Fundamental Beliefs of Se
Page 31 and 32: FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS OF SEVENTH-DAY
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42 CHURCH MANUAL When persons apply
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44 CHURCH MANUAL Properly applied,
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46 CHURCH MANUAL the office of a de
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48 CHURCH MANUAL they are not quali
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50 CHURCH MANUAL preceding paragrap
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52 CHURCH MANUAL 147.) There may be
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54 CHURCH MANUAL To Distribute Resp
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56 CHURCH MANUAL performed by deaco
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58 CHURCH MANUAL Deaconess Deacones
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60 CHURCH MANUAL ence/mission/field
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62 CHURCH MANUAL the church expense
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64 CHURCH MANUAL Reports of all fun
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CHURCH OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES -
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76 CHURCH MANUAL “From the sacred
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78 CHURCH MANUAL from the pulpit un
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80 CHURCH MANUAL Worship Service—
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82 CHURCH MANUAL means (except unde
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84 CHURCH MANUAL However, to give p
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86 CHURCH MANUAL Who May Conduct Co
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88 CHURCH MANUAL purpose is to buil
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90 CHURCH MANUAL Church Board and I
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92 CHURCH MANUAL can well be devote
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SERVICES AND MEETINGS OF THE CHURCH
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CHAPTER 9 Auxiliary Organizations o
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AUXILIARY ORGANIZATIONS OF THE CHUR
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134 CHURCH MANUAL h. To authorize d
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136 CHURCH MANUAL meeting a vital p
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138 CHURCH MANUAL once each year by
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140 CHURCH MANUAL a. To outline, pl
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142 CHURCH MANUAL a. To chair the F
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144 CHURCH MANUAL c. To promote the
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146 CHURCH MANUAL that pertains to
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148 CHURCH MANUAL consider, in vary
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150 CHURCH MANUAL such. In no case
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CHAPTER 11 Church Election In view
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CHURCH ELECTION 155 nominating comm
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CHURCH ELECTION 157 nominating comm
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CHURCH ELECTION 159 Choosing Delega
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CHAPTER 12 Gospel Finance The gospe
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GOSPEL FINANCE 163 While this aspec
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GOSPEL FINANCE 165 church officer o
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GOSPEL FINANCE 167 Estimated Expens
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GOSPEL FINANCE 169 parties of pleas
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CHAPTER 13 Standards of Christian L
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STANDARDS OF CHRISTIAN LIVING 173 t
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STANDARDS OF CHRISTIAN LIVING 175 H
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STANDARDS OF CHRISTIAN LIVING 177 w
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STANDARDS OF CHRISTIAN LIVING 179 a
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STANDARDS OF CHRISTIAN LIVING 181
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STANDARDS OF CHRISTIAN LIVING 183 D
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CHAPTER 14 Church Discipline Genera
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CHURCH DISCIPLINE 187 “As those t
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CHURCH DISCIPLINE 189 that darkness
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CHURCH DISCIPLINE 191 but frankly s
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CHURCH DISCIPLINE 193 Administering
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CHURCH DISCIPLINE 195 1. Denial of
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CHURCH DISCIPLINE 197 “God is lea
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CHURCH DISCIPLINE 199 deprived of m
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CHAPTER 15 Marriage, Divorce, and R
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MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, AND REMARRIAGE 2
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CHAPTER 16 Organizing, Uniting, and
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ORGANIZING, UNITING, AND DISSOLVING
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ORGANIZING, UNITING, AND DISSOLVING
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CHAPTER 17 Pulpit Not a Forum No mi
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PULPIT NOT A FORUM 217 Bible truth
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220 CHURCH MANUAL work of investiga
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222 CHURCH MANUAL manufacture, or s
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NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION SUPPLEMENT
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INDEXES General Index A Absent(ee)
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GENERAL INDEX 231 God’s, 1, 5, 21
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GENERAL INDEX 233 92, 104, 128, 143
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GENERAL INDEX 235 reasons for, 194-
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GENERAL INDEX 237 deaconesses assis
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GENERAL INDEX 239 duty of, 159 to c
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GENERAL INDEX 241 Examination befor
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GENERAL INDEX 243 Spirit of Prophec
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GENERAL INDEX 245 origin of, 201 or
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GENERAL INDEX 247 67, 68 gift-based
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GENERAL INDEX 249 of minister, 51,
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GENERAL INDEX 251 206 Rebaptism, 42
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GENERAL INDEX 253 place of, in miss
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GENERAL INDEX 255 not a test of fel
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Index of Scripture Texts Genesis 1
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INDEX OF SCRIPTURE TEXTS 259 8:13,
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INDEX OF SCRIPTURE TEXTS 261 2:38,
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INDEX OF SCRIPTURE TEXTS 263 6:1, 2
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INDEX OF SCRIPTURE TEXTS 265 James
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Index of Extracts From the Spirit o
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INDEX OF EXTRACTS 269 Volume 2 577-
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