November 2006 Archives
World Church: Fourteenth 'Let's Talk' Set to Air From South Africa
All too often, when young people ask church leaders questions pertaining to church policy or their personal lives, their inquiries get brushed aside as irrelevant. Since 2003, however, Seventh-day Adventist world church president, Pastor Jan Paulsen, has worked to change...November 30
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Africa: Adventist Ministry Mends Lives, Empowers Women
Despite sweeping efforts by both government and private organizations to step up AIDS education, prevention and treatment around the globe, many AIDS' sufferers continue to combat not only the disease's ravages, but also the scorn and alienation of neighbors, friends,...November 28
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World Church: Without Lay Leaders Church's Work Would Cease, Pastors Say
Ask any Seventh-day Adventist Church member and she'll tell you that pastoral work is not a solo enterprise. Ask any pastor the same question and he'll admit that despite the pastor's leadership role, nurturing and sharing the Gospel takes a...November 28
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Denmark: Adventist Church's Web site Wins Countrywide Competition
When Thomas Müller, director for Adventist Media in Denmark, got word of Denmark's Best Church-Related Web Site competition hosted by Kristeligt Dagblad, one of the country's leading Christian newspapers, he declined submitting the Seventh-day Adventist church in Denmark's Web site....November 28
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England: Adventist College Worships in Joyous Silence
Nobody spoke an audible word at a silent worship service at Newbold College the week of November 23. No one sang a hymn, or preached a sermon. There was no music and no collection of an offering. This was a...November 28
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Uganda: Adventist Church and Radio Station Sponsor Mass Wedding
Not everyone can afford a traditional Ugandan wedding. After calculating the bride price and the reception, a wedding quickly becomes expensive. So expensive that it took Andereya Madoni 29 years to make his common-law marriage legal. Madoni was one of...November 28
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Holidays Are About More Than Food, Says Adventist Health Guru
The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays have traditionally been about gorging ourselves on huge fatty meals and then falling asleep in front of the television. But these upcoming holidays should be about so much more than eating, says Dr. Allan Handysides,...November 21
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Switzerland: 72-year-old Receives Doctorate at Hospice
At 72 years old, she lies in a hospice wasting away from the debilitating effects of cancer that daily ravages her brain, breast and lungs. For most people the last thing on their minds would be school. But not Wilma...November 21
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Jamaica: Church Celebrates 100 Years, Thanks God for Leading
Thousands of Seventh-day Adventists from the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Islands, the Cayman Islands and other parts of the world met in Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica on the weekend of November 10 to celebrate 100 years of the church in that...November 21
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United States: Proposed Center to Make Florida Hospital Hub of Surgical Training Worldwide ... What do you get when Seventh-day Adventist-owned Florida Hospital, global Fortune 500 healthcare leaders, and the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission partner on a project? You...November 21
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World Church: Adventist President and Women Make 'Time to Talk'
While there is no doubt that women have contributed greatly to the world and their churches in general, "women feel they are not being heard," said Heather-Dawn Small, director of Women's Ministries for the Seventh-day Adventist world church. "We don't...November 14
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Philippines: Adventist Laymen Turn State Penitentiary Into Seminary ..."The idea of turning the 62,500-acre prison farm into a Bible training seminary seemed off tangent, but as the work developed and our faith grew, we fully accepted the challenge before us,"...November 14
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Mongolia: Paulsen Meets National Leaders, Celebrates New Language School and Mongolia's 1,000th Adventist
Seventh-day Adventist world church president Pastor Jan Paulsen joined celebrations this week in Mongolia of the first Adventist language school there and the 1,000th member of the Mongolia Mission Field (MMF).Paulsen's visit bolstered the emergent Adventist presence in Mongolia, said...November 13
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Germany: Adventist Theologians Question New 'Inclusively-Worded' Bible Version
Seventh-day Adventist theologians in Germany worry the latest Bible version released in their country sacrifices Scriptural accuracy on the altar of political correctness. Reflecting five years of study and the input of nearly 50 individuals from diverse backgrounds, the new...November 13
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ANN Feature: Chirala - Moving Into the Neighborhood
To get to Chirala, a bustling coastal town in India's state of Andhra Pradesh, you need two-and-a-half hours by road after landing in the nearby city of Vijaiwada. At the same time, you will experience made-in-India driving.Chirala has half a...November 07
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World Church: Religion Can Cause Physical Growth, Not just Spiritual, Research Says
Church attendance is supposed to be about growth--spiritual growth--not physical growth. But that's not always the case among churchgoers in the United States, says Dr. Ken Ferraro, a Purdue University researcher. According to Purdue University News, Ferraro, a professor of...November 07
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Colombia: ADRA Coordinates Feeding of 65,000
By skipping one meal, thousands of Seventh-day Adventist church members fed 65,000 of the poorest people in Colombia last month.Sound complicated? It was quite a simple idea, organizers say--as simple as getting church members to donate their dinner for one...November 07
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World Church: Faith Communities Could Be More Involved at UN, says Adventist Leader
Although the United Nations has long run on secular lines, the input of faith communities is necessary, says Seventh-day Adventist Church representative to the United Nations (UN) Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Noting that churches need to take the initiative and become...November 07
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United States: California Couple Can 'Turn That Soda Can Into a Church'
While their neighbors rake leaves this fall, George and Tena Baehm will comb some 60 miles of local roadway, collecting cans, bottles and other recyclables. The Seventh-day Adventist couple decided to do something about the litter turning roadsides in Northern...November 01
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