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Of all the evangelism techniques used by members of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, one that may, for the most part, go unnoticed is Contemporary Christian music. There is no one single event where outreach is focused around this medium. Until now.
October 30, 1999, will change history, as more than 20 Adventist bands minister to an expected 2,000 spectators on the campus of La Sierra University in Riverside, CA. The first in what organizers hope to be an annual event, Unite99, with the theme "Listen Again," will not only showcase Adventist musical talent, but minister through drama teams and dynamic speakers as well. The intended audience for the event is specific.
"This is an event designed to reach lost souls, those on the fringe of Christianity, and the unchurched," says Marcel Schwantes, Unite99 Coordinator. "It will be a place to re-connect with God if you've been away...This is the audience our musicians and speakers will be ministering to."
David Appel, Young Adult pastor at Vallejo Drive Seventh-day Adventist Church in Glendale, CA, serves as Spiritual Advisor for Unite99.
"We welcome any young adult to Unite99," says Appel, "and we encourage you to participate by volunteering, by inviting your friends, or by making this a prayer priority." [Darcy Smith]
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