Journal of Adult Training is published by Evangelical Training Association and is designed to present articles which discuss issues of concern to adult educators both in the church, parachurch and higher Christian education settings.

• From the President's Desk - Jonathan N. Thigpen, former president of ETA, introduces the articles of this issue.
• Key Words for Educational Leadership - We welcome back Kenn Gangel to the pages of JAT with an article appropriate for anyone in a position of educational leadership.
• Special 70th Anniversary Article: The Early Years of ETTA - 1930-1955 - Since many of our readers weren’t even born in 1930, Jonathan N. Thigpen felt an overview of the early history would be fitting to recall the original IBICCE and then ETTA.
• Interpreting the Written Word - Not only is "evangelical" our first name, it also stands unapolegetically for a conservative theological position. Theology is important to us and J. Julius Scott shares some vital truths about how to interpret Scripture.

Spring 1999, Vol. X, no.2:
From the President's Desk, Jonathan N. Thigpen; Is Youth Ministry a Vocational Career or a Sacred Calling?, Mark A. Lamport; Special Report: Results of ETA's Constituency Research, Part Two, Jonathan N. Thigpen; Motivating Adults to Become Active Participants in Sunday School, Thomas Hutchison

Fall 1998, Vol. X, no.1:
From the President's Desk, Jonathan N. Thigpen; Leadership: Reflections and Expectations, Kenneth O. Gangel; Special Report: Results of ETA's Constituency Research, Part One, Jonathan N. Thigpen; Teaching Difficult Words, John F. Jones

Fall 1996, Vol. IX, no.1:
From the President's Desk, Jonathan N. Thigpen; Seasons in the Profession: Stages in the Career Path of Educational Ministers, Mark A. Lamport and Jim Schmotzer; New Directions for Seminary-Based Distance Learning, David P. Kletzing; Case Studies for New Directions, Yvonne E. Thigpen