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The Publishing Ministry
being the type produced for door-to-door gospel sales by literature
evangelists; trade literature, usually with fewer illustrations, being
the type of literature produced for SDA church member home-and-
neighborhood evangelism purposes.
“Conference Adventist Book Centers often establish branch book
centers in major cities and operate well-equipped bookmobiles, which
regularly visit the denomination’s churches and all major church gath-
erings....
“Each is operated by an experienced manager elected by the confer-
ence constituency, with appropriate personnel to handle the business of
the field in which the center is situated. The influence of the Adventist
Book Centers extends to all departments of the church through supply-
ing materials for use in every phase of Christian endeavor. Adventist
Book Center managers, as spiritual leaders of the church, encourage
church members to build a library of good books in their homes. A
large volume of their business is in connection with literature evange-
lists to whom they supply subscription books and magazines to sell to
the public. Adventist Book Centers also aid students through literature
evangelist scholarships. Net sales by Adventist Book Centers through-
out the world amount to millions of dollars annually.”—SDAEN 12.
The following section of this compilation offers special informa-
tion and guidance to ABC managers and their associates. A few of
the quotations are general in derivation, but apply to all workers in the
cause of Christ, including ABC managers.
Trustees, Ellen G. White Estate.
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