https://www.docs.deserttreeministry.org/ 2026-10-16T18:04:10+00:00 https://www.docs.deserttreeministry.org/ https://www.docs.deserttreeministry.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.png text/html 2026-09-28T04:59:02+00:00 jpauldietrich (jpauldietrich@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.docs.deserttreeministry.org/doku.php?id=en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:preacher_paper_duo&rev=1790571542&do=diff Preacher-Paper Duo God's plan is to combine speaking and writing. When God gave the Ten Commandments, He first spoke them with His mouth. Then, He wrote them in stone. " The tract and missionary work is an important part of the third angel’s message. Canvassers must go out into various parts of the country. The importance of this work is fully equal to that of the ministry. The living preacher and the silent messenger are text/html 2026-09-22T04:58:33+00:00 jpauldietrich (jpauldietrich@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.docs.deserttreeministry.org/doku.php?id=en:operating_principles:bible_sop:leave_the_city&rev=1790053113&do=diff Leave the City The Call Dangers Environment of Temptation " A terrible picture of the condition of the world has been presented before me. Immorality abounds everywhere. Licentiousness is the special sin of this age. Never did vice lift its deformed head with such boldness as now. The people seem to be benumbed, and the lovers of virtue and true goodness are nearly discouraged by its boldness, strength, and prevalence. The text/html 2026-09-22T04:46:44+00:00 jpauldietrich (jpauldietrich@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.docs.deserttreeministry.org/doku.php?id=en:operating_principles:dtm:publishing_church_growth_model:location_historical&rev=1790052404&do=diff A Historical Review of Publishing House Moves Battle Creek -> Takoma Park near Washington DC Initially the move of the printing press from Rochester, NY to Battle Creek was seen as God's providence. With time, as Battle Creek grew more congested and Adventists settled more densely there, God indicated clearly that the publishing house should leave Battle Creek. According to census records, the population was around 2000 people in the 1850s, and rapidly growing.