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Adventist Church Votes Guidelines for Mission Unity, Contextualization
Posted Saturday, October 17, 2009 in Adventist News, Denominations
Church leaders hope new guidelines for mission will keep Adventist beliefs at the core of outreach while still allowing for contextualization to other cultures. Above, Vice President Ella Simmons, left, and Associate Secretary Claude Sabot direct proceedings yesterday. [photo: Ansel Oliver] Seventh-day Adventist world church leaders yesterday approved mission guidelines for balancing the need for [...]
Delegates Move 2010-2015 ‘Tell the World’ Plan to G.C. Session
Posted Sunday, October 11, 2009 in Adventist News, Denominations
Lowell Cooper, a general vice president of the Adventist Church, introduces a proposal for the church’s mission theme for the years 2010 to 2015: “Reach Up, Reach Out, Reach Across.” The proposal was put into the agenda for GC Session, scheduled for June 2010. [photo: Rajmund Dabrowski/ANN] Delegates to the 2009 Annual Council of the [...]
Adventist Church Adds 1 Million Members Sixth Year in a Row
Posted Sunday, October 11, 2009 in Adventist News, Denominations
Adventist world church secretary Matthew Bediako, front, and Bert Haloviak, director of the church’s Office of Archives and Statistics, give a report on church membership statistics for 2008 through 2009 during the church’s annual year-end business meeting, October 11. [photo: Rajmund Dabrowski] More than 1 million people joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church during the year [...]
Reconciliation, Unity, Involvement Are Paulsen’s Annual Council Themes
Posted Sunday, October 11, 2009 in Adventist News, Denominations
Skip to video by clicking here. Adventist world church President Jan Paulsen delivers the Sabbath sermon October 10 during the denomination’s annual business meeting in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. [photo: Rajmund Dabrowski/ANN] Without preaching the resurrection of Jesus Christ, “there is no gospel,” declared Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, [...]
In Southern Africa, Adventist Evangelism Focuses on Discipleship
Posted Saturday, October 10, 2009 in Adventist News, Denominations
The Adventist Church in Southern Africa is coordinating the integration of newly baptized members into local congregations. Above, a baptism during a Women’s Ministries evangelism campaign in the Kassungu town of Lilongwe in Malawi. [photo courtesy GC Women's Ministries] A region-wide commitment to train new members for mission is contributing to strong retention rates of [...]
Church’s Autumn Business Meetings Set for Launch
Posted Saturday, October 10, 2009 in Adventist News, Denominations
Annual Council delegates voice concerns before voting on an agenda item. This year’s meeting is the delegates’ final opportunity to expand the agenda for next summer’s General Conference Session. [ANN file photo] More than 300 Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders will gather at world church headquarters tomorrow for the Executive Committee’s last full meeting before next [...]
Adventist Media Center, Humanitarian Organization Recognized For Impact
Posted Friday, October 9, 2009 in Adventist News, Denominations
Voice of Hope Media Center speaker and director Sergey Kuzmin, right, represented the organization in receiving awards for “Socially Aware Enterprise” and the “Best Company of the Year” at an awards ceremony in Moscow last month. [photo: AWR] Two Seventh-day Adventist organizations received commendation recently as standouts in their field. The Voice of Hope Media [...]
Adventist Church in Atlanta Recognized for Innovation
Posted Friday, October 9, 2009 in Adventist News, Denominations
Representatives of the Atlanta-Berean Adventist Church receive the 2009 Innovative Church of the Year award, which recognized the congregation’s growth through community involvement. [photos: courtesy Atlanta-Berean Adventist Church] A Seventh-day Adventist church in Atlanta is the recipient of the North American region’s 2009 Innovative Church of the Year award for reinventing its role in the [...]
Adventist President Paulsen Calls Obama’s Peace Prize ‘surprising,’ ‘courageous’
Posted Friday, October 9, 2009 in Adventist News, Denominations
Seventh-day Adventist world church president Jan Paulsen responded this morning to United States President Barack Obama receiving this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Paulsen, a Norwegian, called the choice “surprising” and “courageous.” [photo: GC COM] Seventh-day Adventist world church President Jan Paulsen responded this morning to United States President Barack Obama receiving this year’s Nobel Peace [...]
Adventist Church Launches YouTube Video Series
Posted Thursday, October 8, 2009 in Adventist News, Denominations
Adventist world church President Jan Paulsen speaks on faith and science in one of the first ‘Adventists About Life’ YouTube videos. A new issues-driven video series broadcast on YouTube is part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s continued efforts to broaden the scope of its online outreach, church communicators said. Scheduled to launch today, Adventists About [...]
