PREPARING THE CHURCH FOR THE LAST HOUR

C. Raymond Holmes, BA, MDiv, Mth, Dmin is a graduate of Northern Michigan University, the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, and Andrews University. After serving 10 years as a Lutheran Minister, he converted to Seventh-day Adventism in 1971 and has served the church as pastor, missionary, seminary professor, and author. Among his books are "Stranger in My Home, Baptized But Buried Alive, Sing A New Song, The Last Word, The Tip of the Iceberg." He is one of the founders of Adventist Affirm and the Adventist Theological Society, and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of the Adventist Theological Society. He lives with his wife Shirley in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula where, in his retirement, he serves the Michigan Conference as senior pastor of Christ Community Church of Seventh-day Adventists in Bessemer, Michigan.