Preface
In His love and mercy, God provided through Ellen G. White a
rich treasure of inspired counsel on a wide variety of subjects that
are important to the remnant church in its task of carrying the three
angels’ messages to the world. Among the subjects dealt with in this
counsel are education, diet, home and family, evangelism, healthful
living, practical Christianity, publishing, and medical work.
Seventh-day Adventist school teachers and church leaders have
discovered that materials for their classes almost always can be en-
riched by choice quotations and gems of thought gathered from the
published and unpublished writings of Ellen White. Thus, in 1973
and 1974, when preparations were being made to conduct a series
of Christian Leadership Seminars, the secretary of the White Estate
and the director of the seminars collaborated in preparing a booklet of
Ellen White counsels on Christian Leadership.
The booklet was widely used and much appreciated. However,
after a number of years, when the Leadership Seminars were no longer
being conducted on a regular basis, the booklet was allowed to go out
of print. It was assumed that it had served its purpose and would not be
reissued. However, demand for it has continued. To meet the demand,
we now offer this new edition. We send it forth with a prayer that its
counsels may bless and strengthen the men and women whom God
has placed in positions of responsibility in His church.
The Board of Trustees of the
Ellen G. White Estate
Washington, D. C.,
March 1, 1985. Reprinted September, 1995.
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