WHAT TYPES OF ARTICLES DOES ELDER’S DIGEST PUBLISH?
The best answer to this question can be found by reading a recent issue.
The best articles are relevant to our audience: church elders, deacons, and deaconesses. They enjoy being inspired by new ideas and effective methods of ministry. They prioritize studying their Bibles and growing in their relationship with Jesus. Learning how to resolve challenges is significant too. In short, focus on how elders, deacons, and deaconesses can do their ministries better.
Are you qualified to write for us? Yes! You do not need to be an experienced author to write for us. Anyone with practical experience and knowledge applicable to our audience is qualified to write for Elder’s Digest. If your material is interesting and helpful, we would be delighted to receive your submission.
TYPES OF ARTICLES WE SEEK
- Articles that will enhance each elder, deacon, and deaconess’s relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Articles addressing the elder’s personal, spiritual, mental, physical, and social needs.
- Articles that engage with the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
- How-to articles about the practice of ministry, leadership, coping with problems, nurturing, lay evangelism, preaching, church administration, etc.
- Theological and biblical articles.
- Sermon manuscripts.
- Articles on family and time management.
- Articles on developing Christ-centered worship services and how to plan all aspects of the worship service.
ARTICLE LENGTH
An average printed page in Elder’s Digest contains approximately 750 words. We prefer articles with fewer than 1,500 words, or sermons with approximately 1,300 words. We seldom accept articles with more than 3,000 words. We do not accept articles that are simultaneously submitted to other periodicals.
Remember that a good article for a training magazine should be short, practical, and objective.
STYLE AND SUBMISSION
- Keep your writing consistent with biblical principles.
- Write for a global audience. Avoid obscure words that are difficult to understand. Use short sentences. Illustrations add life to articles.
- Identify the Bible version you are using. NKJV and ESV are well received by our readers.
- For all quotations and references, including the writings of Ellen G. White, please include a citation with full publication details. For books, include the author name, book title, edition number if applicable, publisher, location of publication, date of publication, and page number. For magazines or journals, include the name of magazine/journal and volume/issue number. For websites, include the URL and date accessed.
- Please remember, not all elders are male.
- Send your manuscripts via email and in Microsoft Word document format.
- Above all, we are looking for articles that will encourage elders, deacons, and deaconesses and help them in their ministry.
EDITORIAL PROCESS
Elder’s Digest undertakes an editorial review of all submitted articles. Articles accepted for publication may be edited for length, grammar, and adherence to in-house style guidelines.
PAYMENT AND COMPLIMENTARY COPIES
We encourage voluntary submission of material. We offer an honorarium for articles accepted for publication. Payment is sent upon receipt of the author’s signed publication agreement. Upon publication, you will receive two complimentary copies of the Elder’s Digest issue in which your contribution appears.
Please email your submission to: [email protected]
