Explore modern society through the words of Seventh-day Adventist minister and social analyst Monte Sahlin. The 51 articles in this collection discuss important topics like the history and demographics of the SDA denomination, issues of marriage and parenting, SDA doctrines and their implications in the postmodern world, and helpful analyses of congregations today. Many articles were penned for the Center for Creative Ministry or the Center for Metropolitan Ministry (of which Sahlin is chairman) and focus on issues of urban life and community.
“key element which helps young people stay with the faith is a climate that encourages thinking.” (source)
“The most powerful influence for living a moral life is a life that makes a positive contribution in the world; that demonstrates the practical impact of ‘the hope that is in Jesus.’” (source)
“research has shown that young adults raised in Adventist families are more likely to drop out than are adult converts” (source)
“about half of the teenagers who grow up in Adventist families in North America have left the church by their mid-20s” (source)