Abstract The Initiation of an Intentional Ministry Within a New Pastorate in the Dalton Georgia Seventh day Adventist Church Maxson Benjamin Carl Doctor of Ministry Seventh day Adventist Theological Seminary Andrews University Abraham Terian Advisor Arnold A Kurtz Advisor Fritz Guy Advisor Problem The shortness of the average pastoral tenure years and the lack of a systematic process in the selection of pastors for a church as well as in the initial s
