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--- en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:start [2026/05/27 02:31] – [The Need for Publishing] jpauldietrich
+++ en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:start [2026/07/20 05:41] (current) – [Managing Publishing] jpauldietrich
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 ^ Study ^ Description ^
 | [[en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:gods_mission:start|God's Mission]] | God's mission is sure, and He is accomplishing it. The only way for us to experience true success and growth is to align our mission with God's mission.  |
+| [[purpose_adventist_institutions|The Purpose of Establishing and Operating Adventist Institutions]] | This is a brief study on why Adventist institutions (including publishing) are established and what they should accomplish. |
 | [[en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:theology_printed_page|A Theology of Publishing]] | Explore the ways in which the publishing work is God's work. The Publishing Ministry is an indispensable component of His strategy to accomplish His mission. |
 | [[en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:gods_purpose_publishing_work|God's Purpose in the Publishing Work]] | Discover what God wants to accomplish through the Publishing Ministry. |
 | [[joy_in_service|Joy in Service]] | There is rejoicing in heaven when one sinner repents. There is no greater joy for us than to participate in God's mission to save the lost. |
 ===== History of Publishing =====
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 | [[en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:dark_ages_to_light|From the Dark Ages to Light]] | This page shows how God used the spread of Scripture and printed truth to bring people from spiritual darkness to light, especially during the Reformation, and explains why publishing ministry remains essential for advancing God’s work today. |
 | [[en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:spirit_of_sacrifice|Established in Sacrifice]] | The work began with great difficulty and at immense personal sacrifice. God blessed this spirit, and the publishing work grew. |
-| Worldwide Expansion | |
+| [[worldwide_expansion|Worldwide Expansion]] | |
 | Destroyed by Fire | |
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 | [[conditions_of_success|Conditions of Success]] | God's promises are conditional. He promises success. If we want success, we need to claim God's promisses and fulfil the conditions in His strength. |
 | [[overview_of_principles|An Overview of Principles]] | |
+| [[worker_qualifications|Qualifications for Workers]] | Can non-Adventists work in the print shop? Is a diploma needed? What qualifications are necessary? |
+| [[importance_of_education|The Importance of Education]]| |
 | [[location|Location]] | Adventist publishing houses should be located outside the cities. We are to reach the cities from outpost centers. |
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 | Publishing Houses as Mission Centers (PM ch 5-11) | Sacred centers instituted by God, Not merely a business | |
 | Leadership (PM ch 12-15) | Keeping the work spiritual, Economy (PM ch 10), Wages (PM 21-22) | |
+| [[commercialism|Commercialism]] | The spirit of commercialism is a slippery trap. |
-===== Elevating Content =====
+===== Content that God Approves =====
   * **PM ch 18–20** (suggested reading)
 ^ Study ^ Description ^
-| [[symetrical_balance|Symetrical Balance]] | Literature should be balanced, not exclusively doctrinal or exclusively on the other side. |
+| [[what_should_we_print|Guidelines for Writing]] | What type of material we should print. |
-| [[what_should_we_print|The Character of What we Print]] | What type of material we should print. |
+| [[symetrical_balance|Symetrical Balance]] | The selection of literature should be balanced, not exclusively doctrinal or exclusively on health. |
-| [[essential_topics|Topics that should be covered]] | Here is a collection of needed topics. When there is no tract to address a given need, write the topic here. When writers are recruited, they can choose their topics from this list. |
+| [[health_journals|Health Journals]] | Health journals are an essential element of the publishing ministry. They are an opening wedge that reaches a category of people who are not reachable through other literature. |
-| Illustrations | How to choose illustrations |
+| [[doctrinal_journals|Doctrinal Journals]] | Through periodicals, the Adventist message may bring encouragement and instruction to members and workers. |
-| [[periodicals|Content of Periodicals]] | Guidance for what kind of material should appear in periodicals. |
+| [[guidelines_for_illustrations|Guidelines for Illustrations]] | How to choose illustrations |
 | [[specifically_recommended_literature|Specifically Recommended Literature]] | Titles specifically recommended for broad distribution. |
+| [[essential_topics|Topics that should be covered]] | Here is a collection of needed topics. When there is no tract to address a given need, write the topic here. When writers are recruited, they can choose their topics from this list. |
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 ^Study^Description^
 | [[literature_evangelism|Literature Evangelism]] | This is a work for all members, not just full-time literature evangelists. Some are called to work full-time, but each member can do his part to wisely distribute literature. Literature evangelism should be at the core of evangelism strategy for a church. Members need to be trained.|
+| [[literature_public_evangelism|Literature in Public Evangelism]] | How literature is to be an integral part of our public evangelism efforts. |
+| [[cheap_and_abundant|Cheap and Abundant]] | Making tracts cheap and abundant gives significant advantage to the strategy of publishing ministry. |
 | Outreach: Marketing and distributing literature | Diversity in distribution methods increases success. Here are a few ideas for how to market and distribute literature. (literature tables, door-to-door, etc |
 | [[medical_ministry|Medical Ministry]] | Medical ministry is strengthened when health literature is used. |
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 [[en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:answering_objections|Answering Objections]]
+[[en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:key_components|Key Components]]
 ===== Application =====