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Letters to the Churches

by M. L. Andreasen

A call for church reform and renewal

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A call for church reform and renewal

The supplied excerpt, dated August 1959, sets out M. L. Andreasen’s concerns about church organization, financial decisions, institutional spending, and the place of Sabbath School. It also objects to fundraising entertainments and promotional announcements in church. Andreasen distinguishes these practical reforms from what he regards as the greater need: reformation and revival. The passage gives the book a focus on institutional accountability and spiritual renewal within a Seventh-day Adventist context.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in Seventh-day Adventist church history and institutional questions
  • Readers exploring religious calls for church reform and revival

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Seventh-day Adventist church lifeChurch organization and accountabilitySpiritual reform and revival

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Book overview

"We need to go back to the instruction given in 1888, which we scorned. We need a reform in organization that will not permit a few to direct every move made anywhere in the world. We need a reform that will not permit a few to handle finances. We need a reform that will not permit the spending of millions on institutions not authorized by the vote of the constituency. We need a change in the emphasis that is given to promotion, finances, and statistics. We need to restore the Sabbath School to its rightful place in the work of God. We need to put a stop to the entertainments and suppers that are creeping in under the guise of raising money for good purposes. We need to put a stop to announcements in church that are merely disguised advertisements. However, while all these things are important, they are only minor things. We need reformation and revival most of all."--M. L. Andreasen, August 1959

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