July 2005 Archives
Japan: Hiroshima Remembered
Prayers for peace will pass the lips of tens of thousands of people across the world on Aug. 6. Sixty years ago on that day, the world entered the atomic age when a bomb detonated 1,900 feet (580 meters) above...…July 27
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North America: Lake Region Church Area Meets After Audit Finds Irregularities
Leaders of the Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, a five-state Adventist church region, are assisting with developments in the Lake Region Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, a local church administrative area. A special constituency meeting was held July 24 at...…July 26
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ADRA Aid to Tsunami Survivors Expected to Last Until 2010
Indian Ocean tsunami relief from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency continues to aid survivors in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, Thailand and Somalia. More than U.S. $39 million in relief and development aid have been given to date, and aid...…July 26
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Include More Women in Ministry, Group Says
They are teachers, preachers, healers and innovators. They are six Seventh-day Adventist women whose contributions to the church and community were recognized at a recent "Woman of the Year" awards ceremony during the annual conference of the Association of Adventist...…July 26
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Using the Internet for Evangelism and Ministry that Transcends Borders
While holding satellite evangelism meetings and passing out tracts has its place in helping the Seventh-day Adventist Church share the Gospel, the church wants to continue reaching the millions of people who log on to the Internet daily. Looking to...…July 26
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World Church: 'Gradual, Natural' Changes Face Adventist Church, Leaders Say
Gradual and natural change is expected in the Seventh-day Adventist Church during the next five-year period, known as a quinquennium. After church leaders met for the 58th business session in St. Louis, Missouri this month, they are now looking at...…July 19
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North Korea: ADRA Opens Bakery/Café in Pyongyang
A European-style café, called Pyolmuri Café, had its debut June 21 in the center of Pyongyang in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The Pyolmuri Café, started by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), is operating as a...…July 19
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World Church: Religious Freedom Status Documented in Report
Documenting religious freedom -- or the lack thereof -- in 212 countries, the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Public Affairs and Religious Liberty department, or PARL, has released a report surveying the landscape of liberty around the world.The "Religious Freedom World Report,...…July 19
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Brazilian Musician Shares Christ Through Song
She wants peace, and desires a land where life is beautiful. She also sees God as a poet. The cross, central to salvation, though vulgar and ugly, Regina Mota says, can be viewed as God's poetic expression. She sings about...…July 19
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World Church: New Church General Counsel Starts in September
Moving from publishing, and a private law practice, to becoming the general counsel for a worldwide church might seem a daunting task. For Bob Kyte, however, the shift from his law practice and presidency of Pacific Press Publishing Association, a...…July 19
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News Briefs
Malaysia: Governor Honors Adventist Hospital PresidentTeddric Jon Mohr, president of Penang Adventist Hospital, received a unique "gift" recently when the governor of Penang state, Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas, turned 67. The governor conferred on Mohr an Order of...…July 19
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Religious Leaders Appreciate Adventist Values, Pray for Success
Religious leaders visiting the Seventh-day Adventist world church's business meetings commended the church for its values, and prayed its work will be successful. "Our prayer is that through these sessions you will grow in three distinctive Christian qualities that we...…July 12
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World Church: Communicators Honored At Session
Four individuals who have made a notable contribution to the communication efforts of the Seventh-day Adventist Church were each honored July 7 with the "Bridge Award," given by the church's communication department during a reception at the 58th General Conference...…July 10
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Spectacular Event Concludes Adventist Business Session
This parade has become a cherished tradition at these quinquennial business sessions, giving a tangible indication of the church's relentless spread around the world, as well as providing great entertainment.Hosts for the evening were Lena Nozizwe, who left Malawi to...…July 09
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World Session: Meetings End With Greetings, Challenge
Capping 10 days of meetings in which, as public affairs director Dr. John Graz said, "St. Louis was the center of the world for 25 million Seventh-day Adventists," delegates to the movement's 58th General Conference Session heard words of thanks...…July 09
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Young People Continue to Make Vital Contributions to Adventist Church
In a show of commitment to their church students from Columbia Union College presented "seven moments that changed the course of Adventism." Reflecting President Jan Paulsen's wish to encourage and establish young people as leaders within the church, the presentation,...…July 09
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World Session: Crime, Thankfully, All But Non-Existent at Session
Less than 10 feet from the Meal Ticket booth in the foyer of America's Center, three people stand: two young, one old, each with official guest badges hanging from their necks.They are selling the tickets required to eat at the...…July 09
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World Church: Gospel Advances Through Sow 1 Billion Invites; Go One Million Triples
Over the past 24 months, an estimated 850 million brochures inviting people to study the Bible have been handed out worldwide as part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Sow 1 Billion program. At the same time, the Go One Million...…July 09
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Fatiha Bernazza: We Need to Take Christ's Compassion to the World
Maybe it was because she was Muslim or still smoking, or maybe it was because she had two children and she wasn't married, but the pastor did not want to baptize Fatiha Bernazza. She was in Martinique at the time...…July 09
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Open Church's Door to Youth, Women and All, Paulsen Pleads
"As we leave this Session, let us accept God's design and plan and walk into His future for good of mankind," Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, invited the crowd of 40,000 in the Edward Jones...…July 09
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Commentary: All Good Things Must End
The end is nigh! It is a sign you sometimes see hung on a sandwich board around the neck of some earnest soul on the street. It is the message that empowers evangelists around the world. For the delegates and...…July 09
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GospelFest Concert Becomes a Bridge to Community
Five days of a Christian music concert series called "GospelFest" was a bridge built by the Seventh-day Adventist Church's world session with residents of St. Louis. Held in Kiener Plaza, within the heart of the city, the concerts were scheduled...…July 09
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Commentary: Next Time, Might We Do Even More?
Walking, and sometimes driving, around St. Louis the past couple of days, I'm struck by the differences of this downtown from, say, Washington, D.C., Atlanta or Amsterdam. Unlike New York, the city that, famously, "never sleeps," downtown St. Louis pretty...…July 09
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Upper View: Church President Praises Sweet Spirit of family
The car turned onto the highway with the arrival terminal of Lambert-St Louis International Airport reflected in the rear view mirrors.Having flown in from Britain, I was now reunited with old friends and together we were heading for the America's...…July 09
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Nigeria: Delegates to World Church Session Appreciate U.S. Congressman's Visa Aid
Four Nigerian delegates personally thanked United States Congressman Roscoe Bartlett for his help in securing visas to attend vital church meetings in the US.The four leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria, two of whom were able to bring...…July 09
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Delegates Vote Changes in Church Manual
While growth in church membership does not directly affect the number of delegates that attend the Seventh-day Adventist Church's quinquennial meetings, today the church's leaders voted to change the formula that determines the make-up of the delegation. The former limit...…July 08
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Pastor's Father Helped Build the Arch
A California pastor takes special interest in the signature monument dominating the St. Louis skyline and reaching twice as high as the Statue of Liberty.Her father played a major role in construction of the Gateway Arch on the Mississippi waterfront,...…July 08
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World Session: Leadership Profile Summary Voted at St. Louis
Delegates to the 58th General Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church voted to accept a summary of the multi-session "Profiling Seventh-day Adventist Leadership" presentations. The document, which appears below, recaps several important lectures on the topic:153-05GS PROFILING SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST...…July 08
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If Music be the Food of Love, Play on
"If music be the food of love, play on...." The words of Shakespeare re-echoed in my mind as delegates discussed the Church Manual revisions on music. Adventists love their music but many also see music within their church as an...…July 08
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Adventist Lawyers Fellowship, Talk About Human Rights
The Seventh-day Adventist world church strongly advocates tobacco control and works to stop sexual trafficking, said James Standish, associate director of the Public Affairs and Religious Liberty department to of the world church. This is based on our beliefs and...…July 08
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