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--- en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:why_print [2026/04/03 19:07] – [Strengthens and Grounds the Members] jpauldietrich
+++ en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:why_print [2026/04/06 08:31] (current) – [Break Down Prejudice] jpauldietrich
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 ====== Advantages and Benefits ======
-The publishing ministry has a far-reaching, powerful impact. It is indispensable for a church that desires to grow. Each stated advantage implies a corresponding weakness when the function is absent.
+The publishing ministry has a far-reaching, powerful impact. It is indispensable for a church that desires to grow. Where it is absent, the church is weakened and disadvantaged.
 ===== I. Expands the Mission =====
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 The publishing ministry is one way the gospel can reach beyond the physical and temporal limitations of people, enabling truth to penetrate places, people groups, and situations otherwise inaccessible.
+See [[publishing_and_three_angels_messages|Publishing and The Three Angels' Messages]]
 ==== Increased Reach in Evangelism ====
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 ==== Break Down Prejudice ====
+A tract does not get angry or argue; it therefore allows people to process new truth at their own pace without the pressure of another person. The pressure comes from the Holy Spirit
+> Again, many read these papers and tracts and their combativeness is aroused, and they throw the silent messengers from them in a passion. But ideas all new to them have, although unwelcome, made their impression, and as the silent messenger bears the abuse without retaliation there is nothing to feed the anger which has been excited. Again the hand takes up the neglected paper or tract, and the eye is tracing the truthful lines, and again in passion it is thrown from them as their path is crossed. But the mind is not at rest; the abused paper is at last perused, and thus point after point of truth commences its convicting work; step by step the reformation is wrought, self dies, and the warfare and antagonism to the truth is ended. The despised paper or tract is henceforth honored as  the means of converting the stubborn heart and subduing the perverse will, bringing it in subjection to Christ. **Had the living preacher spoken as pointedly, these persons would have turned from him**, and would not have entertained the new and strange ideas brought before them. The papers and tracts can go where the living preacher cannot go, and where if he could go he would have no access to the people, because of their **prejudice against the truth**. [[https://egwwritings.org/read?panels=p390.2135#highlight=390.2135,0:390.2135,1248|PM 397.3]]
+> I have been shown that but few have any correct idea of what the distribution of papers and tracts is doing. The missionary work, in circulating the publications upon present truth, is **opening doors everywhere**, and **preparing minds to receive the truth**, when the living preacher shall come among them. The **success** which attends the efforts of ministers in the field is not due alone to their efforts, but **in a great degree to the influence of the reading matter** which has enlightened the minds of the people and **removed prejudice**. Thus many are made susceptible to the influence of the truth when it is presented before them. [[https://egwwritings.org/read?panels=p821.2962&index=0#highlight=821.2962,0:821.2962,624|RH December 19,  1878, par. 4]]
+==== Medical Ministry Opening Wedge ====
 The medical ministry is often described as "the right arm of the gospel" or "the opening wedge." Health-related literature is an important component of the medical ministry. Everyone wants to be healthy, regardless of their religion or culture. A health journal is a tool to break down prejudice and open the doors to the gospel message.
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 > Let there be an interest awakened in the sale of these books. Their sale is essential; for they contain **timely instruction** from the Lord. They should be appreciated as books that bring to the people light that is **especially needed just now**. Therefore these books should be widely distributed. Those who make a careful study of the instruction contained in them, and will receive it as from the Lord, will be **kept from receiving many of the errors that are being introduced**. Those who accept the truths contained in these books **will not be led into false paths**. [[https://egwwritings.org/read?panels=p16.620#highlight=16.620,25:16.620,585|CM 130.1]]
+> The truth that God has given for His people in these last days should **keep them firm** when there come into the church those who present false theories. The truth that has stood firm against the attacks of the enemy for more than half a century must still be the **confidence and comfort of God’s people**. [[https://egwwritings.org/read?panels=p16.35(16.36)&index=0#highlight=16.36,0:16.36,300|CM 3.2]]
 <WRAP box>
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   * [[https://egwwritings.org/read?panels=p390.1036(390.1037)&index=0#highlight=390.1037,314:390.1037,350|PM 196.2]]
   * Accelerates distribution of the message
+  * Makes the minister's work far more effective
   * Remains after the preacher leaves
   * See [[preacher_paper_duo|Preacher-Paper Duo]]