Organizing to Beat the Devil / Knight, George R / (PB/2001-2001/B+/USED)

*Condition Note: Book is lightly used and clean.*

The founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church believed church organizations was of the devil But eventually the pressing need for a credentialed ministry, the need to maintain doctrinal unity, and the need to own property resulted in the formal organization of the church in 1863.

Near the turn of the century a new set of challenges arose: the denomination was heavily in debt and near bankruptcy, and the 1863 structures were inadequate for governing a worldwide church with a strong mission. The 1901-1903 reorganization maintained a strong central structure against the protests of those who advocated a radical individualism that tended toward congregationalism.

The twentieth century brought new problems: racial conflict that led to the establishment of regional conferences and the call for Black unions, and congregational rumblings that continue to the present. As the church contemplates a third cycle of restructuring, the author wonders whether it will be flexible enough to change again.

CONTENTS

A Word to the Reader
List of Abbreviations

Organization is the Devil

Redefining Babylon

Organizing for Mission

Tensions Within a Growing System

Reorganizing for Mission

Refining the System

Will Organizations Beat the Mission?

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