“New” Adventist Today Magazine to Debut in January
Church members looking for “something to believe in,” says editor-elect Nash

In 10 weeks Adventist Today magazine will have a new look and feel—and its editor-elect says the changes will be more than cosmestic.

“Many Adventists are looking for something to believe in,” says Andy Nash, 36. “They’re hungry for leadership.”

Nash says honesty, respect, and excellence will define the magazine. “We’ve got the finest writers lined up,” says Nash, “and we’re also tapping heavily into Adventist young adults.” Collegians helped create the new format. Nash previously was editor of an award-winning national magazine, The Front Porch, and has worked as a consultant for the Reader’s Digest Association along with teaching journalism at Southern Adventist University.

Topics for the new-look January issue include: a cover story on being Adventist vs. being Christian, an interview with an Adventist pastor about his porn addiction, a look at hotspot Adventist music groups over the years, a comparison of Adventist college rankings, a debate between Clifford Goldstein and Lee Greer, a new Q&A humor column, “Adventist Man,” and expanded news and reader interaction.

Those who subscribe to the bimonthly print edition will be given full access to premium subscriber-only features on the website. The print article on Adventist music groups over the years, for example, will be enhanced by online sound clips of groups ranging from Wedgwood Trio to Big Face Grace. “Readers will be able to log on and vote how offended they are,” jokes Marcel Schwantes, new online editor.

“We’ll have some fun,” says Nash, “but most of all we want to challenge Adventists to live out their faith—to reject the emptiness of the world, and of lifeless religion, and to experience the fullness of life in Christ.”

To receive the “new” Adventist Today, you can subscribe here or call 800-236-3641. Orders placed right away will be processed in time to receive the new-look January issue.

LOSING AN ICON: MALCOLM MAXWELL
by Julie Lee, Pacific Union College Public Relations Department

D. Malcolm Maxwell, president emeritus of Pacific Union College, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2007 at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 73 years old. “In many of our opinions, Dr. Maxwell was the greatest president to ever serve PUC,” stated Richard Osborn, PUC president, in an email address to the PUC campus. “His legacy will live for many decades.” Read the whole report.

THE CHURCH JOINS THE FIGHT AGAINST MODERN DAY SLAVERY
by Michael D. Peabody, Esq. in the Recorder

According to the Los Angeles Human Trafficking and Child Prostitution Report, revised in August 2005, every 10 minutes, a woman, child or man, is recruited, smuggled or brought into the United States to work as forced laborers on farms, as prostitutes, in sweatshops, or in domestic settings. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has been a staunch opponent of slavery throughout its history. Today there are men, women and children living in the Pacific Union who have been deprived of their liberty and free air. Read the whole article.

SABBATH KEEPERS MOTORCYCLE MINISTRY RUMBLES THROUGH BIKER COMMUNITY
by Shenalyn Page in the Recorder

The ground rumbles, Harley Davidsons crowd the streets and the beer flows as more than 100,000 bikers gather in Hollister, Calif., each July for the Hollister Independence Rally. For 60 years, this sleepy town has been a motorcycle mecca for biker clubs, including the Hell's Angels and Skeleton Crew, and individual enthusiasts. Members of the Sabbath Keepers Motorcycle Ministry, an Adventist biker club started in 1997, eagerly join the annual event. Read the article.

Written by René Drumm, Ph.D., Marciana Popescu, Ph.D., and Gary Hopkins, M.D. in the Adventist Review.

It is not known whether the problem of spouse abuse among members of the Adventist Church has grown in the last 20 years. But it is known that spouse abuse has been documented as a major problem among Adventists today. The first study covered a five-state region of the United States with more than 1,400 Adventists participating. Read the article and research findings.

UZBEKISTAN: COURT FINES TWO ADVENTIST PASTORS FOR HOME CHURCH MEETING
from Adventist News Network

Two Seventh-day Adventist pastors were sentenced September 27 by a court in Tashkent for "unduly organizing and holding worships," Adventist Church officials in the region said. Read the article.

OAKWOOD COLLEGE PRESIDENT TAKES A DIVE TO MARK MILESTONE

On October 2nd, Dr. Delbert Baker, president of Oakwood College, fulfilled his promise to dive into the college's swimming pool dressed in his suit when the Seventh-day Adventist school's enrollment hit 1,800. This semester's enrollment was 1,824. Baker took a dive in front of cheering students. Click here to view.