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Pastoral Ministry
School Building
The schoolroom is needed just as much as the church build-
ing—This is the work to be done in America, in Australia, in Europe,
and wherever companies are brought into the truth. The companies that
are raised up need a place of worship. Schools are needed where Bible
instruction may be given to the children. The schoolroom is needed
just as much as is the church building. The Lord has persons to engage
in the work of establishing church schools as soon as something is
done to prepare the way for them.—
Testimonies for the Church 6:109
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Members should consider it a privilege and a blessing for the
church to have a school building—Brethren and sisters, what will
you do to help build a church school? We believe that every one will
regard it as a privilege and a blessing to have this school building. Let
us catch the spirit of the work, saying, “We will arise and build.” If all
will take hold of the work unitedly, we shall soon have a schoolhouse
in which from day to day our children will be taught the way of the
Lord. As we do our best, the blessing of God will rest upon us. Shall
we not arise and build?—
Selected Messages 3:213
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Financing
Tuition should not be so low that schools run in debt—Our
brethren say the plea comes from ministers and parents that there
are scores of young people in our ranks who need the advantages
of our training schools, who cannot attend unless tuitions are less.
But those who plead for low tuitions should carefully weigh matters
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on all sides. If students cannot of themselves command sufficient
means to pay the actual expense of good and faithful work in their
education, is it not better that their parents, their friends, the churches
to which they belong, or large-hearted, benevolent brethren in their
conference, should assist them than that a burden of debt should be
brought upon the school? It would be far better to let the many patrons
of the institution share the expense than for the school to run in debt.—
Testimonies for the Church 6:212
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Financial responsibilities in our schools should not be laid on
ministers—Too often ministers have been brought in to carry re-
sponsibilities which they were in no way fitted to bear. Lay these