April 2007 Archives
World Church: 'Plug Into' God's Power Supply, Paulsen Tells Young People
Seventh-day Adventist world church president, Pastor Jan Paulsen, drove home a message of personal responsibility and resourcefulness to 26 students gathered for the 16th installment of the Let's Talk series, this time on the campus of Adventist-owned Pacific Union College....April 26
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Church Humanitarian Assistance Arrives in North Korea
Following the signing of a memorandum of cooperation with the government authorities of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Pyongyang, in June, 2006, Pastor Jairyong Lee, president of the Northern Asia-Pacific region of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (NSD), visited...April 25
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United States: Amazing Facts, 3ABN to Merge Ministries ... Amazing Facts and Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN) announced on April 19 plans to unite the two international Christian media ministries. The boards of directors of both ministries are exploring the...April 24
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United States: Adventist Geneticist Helps Identify Gene that Regulates Canine Growth
The connection between dogs, humans and cancer may not be very clear until you talk to Seventh-day Adventist geneticist Nathan Sutter. Research that Sutter completed during his fellowship at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in Bethesda, Maryland led...April 24
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United States: Adventist Robotics League Winner Picks Mission Trip Over Competition
"When you think about it, what's really going to matter in a hundred years? Do you want people to think back about you as winner of the Adventist Robotics League in 2007, or do you want them to think about...April 24
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World Church: Evangelism Must Be 'Way of Life, Not Event,' Says One Church Leader
If your concept of evangelism involves "mega dollars," a "star speaker" and a "dip and drop" attitude toward new believers, you need to update your definition, says Pastor Mark Finley, a vice president for the world Seventh-day Adventist Church. "If...April 18
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World Church: Adventist Church President Responds to Virginia Tech Tragedy
Commenting on the deadly mass shooting that claimed the lives of 33 students and teachers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia on April 16, Seventh-day Adventist world church president, Pastor Jan Paulsen, offered a message of...April 18
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United States: Seminary Professor Assaulted at Andrews University ... A student at Adventist-owned Andrews University threatened and assaulted Seminary professor Russell Burrill in his office at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary on campus. There was no weapon involved. The student...April 17
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United States: Adventist Church President Heads to California
On April 21 Pastor Jan Paulsen, world Seventh-day Adventist Church president will visit Pacific Union College (PUC) in Angwin, California, for another live, unscripted, unedited conversation with a group of 30 students. This Let's Talk broadcast, which will air live...April 17
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Global Mission Issues Committee Grapples With Challenge of Dual Allegiance
Seventh-day Adventist missiologists and church leaders met recently to wrestle with the ongoing challenge of church members who retain non-Christian practices and beliefs from their former religions. This discussion was the focus of the Global Mission Issues Committee that met...April 13
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World Church: Treasurer Reports Financial Pulse of Church Strong, Steady
Put a finger on the financial pulse of the world Seventh-day Adventist Church, and you'll find it strong and steady. "God is blessing his faithful members as, with joy, they bring their tithes and offerings to the Lord," world church...April 12
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Ukraine: Evangelist Anchors Outreach in Russian Culture, Connects With Secularists
It wasn't your typical church outreach effort. You were as likely to learn about Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky as you were the Old Testament prophet Daniel. And if you missed a meeting at your church, you could catch it on...April 12
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World Church Nominates New Undertreasurer, Auditing Director
The Spring Meetings of the Seventh-day Adventist Church ended on Wednesday, April 4 with a report from the nomination committee to fill four vacant positions at the church's world headquarters. Juan R. Prestol, treasurer for the church's North American region,...April 11
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World Church: Church Leaders 'Healing Relationships' at the Heart of Retention, Reclamation
Acceptance is at the heart of retaining and reclaiming members in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, church leaders agreed when they voted on a document called "Conserving Membership Gains-An Appeal." The document was born out of earlier reports at the church's...April 11
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World Church: Tell the World, Member Retention Start Church's Spring Meetings
How is the Seventh-day Adventist Church going about telling the world about Jesus? This question was answered at the start of the church's Spring Meeting, one of the church's biannual business meetings. The meetings started with reports from around the...April 10
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Solomon Islands: Three Adventists Among Those Killed by Tsunami
At least three Seventh-day Adventists were among those killed when a tsunami swept across the Solomon Islands on April 2. Several other church members remain missing across the archipelago nation and are presumed dead. A state of emergency was declared...April 10
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Zimbabwe: Church's Membership Surges by the Thousands
God is able. Ask Seventh-day Adventist pastor Reginald Sibanda and he will tell you that God is truly able. Sibanda knows this because he has watched God transform the hearts and minds of thousands of people living in the district...April 10
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World Church: Keep 'Counting Your Sheep,' Church Leaders Say
Seventh-day Adventists have little trouble tallying up new believers when they first enter the fold of church membership. But if fledgling Adventists get lost or tangled in temptation over the months and years that follow, who is out looking for...April 06
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World Church: Adventist Donors Give Global Mission Record-breaking Year
2006 was a record-breaking year for the world Seventh-day Adventist Church's office of Global Mission with some U.S.$5.3 million distributed to more than 1,800 projects around the world according to year-end totals presented to the Adventist Mission Committee, April 2,...April 06
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United Kingdom: New Report Finds Only One in 10 Attend Church
Research published this week by the British Charity, Tearfund, makes somber reading for church leaders. It found only one in 10 people in the United Kingdom attend church on a weekly basis even though 53 percent of the British population...April 04
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United States: Society Needs More Christianity, Not Less, Yale Theologian Tells Adventist Group
With daily reminders of malfunctioning faith--specifically faith-inspired violence--it comes as no surprise that there has been increased hostility toward faith in contemporary society. But more faith, not less, can foster healthy and peaceful social relationships, said Dr. Miroslav Volf to...April 03
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Solomon Islands: ADRA Responds to Tsunami ... After an 8.2 magnitude undersea earthquake in the South Pacific triggered a tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands, leaving some 20 people dead and more than 5,000 homeless, the Adventist Development and Relief...April 03
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The Netherlands: Adventists See Profits in Church Property Market
More than half of Seventh-day Adventist congregations in The Netherlands are 'homeless.' No, members aren't panhandling on the streets, but they are in dire need of permanent church buildings to worship in. Affordable church buildings rarely hit the market, and...April 03
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Jamaica: Adventist Believers and State Leaders Challenged to Uphold Righteousness
Stand up and uphold righteousness in society, Pastor Michael Harvey, president of the of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North Jamaica, recently challenged hundreds of members of the church and government leaders.Pastor Harvey was speaking at the Seventh-day Adventist Church...April 03
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England: South American Adventist Leaders Improve English at Newbold
Among the new students at Seventh-day Adventist-owned Newbold College this term are two leaders of the Adventist church in South America. Pastors Erton Köhler and Carlos Albert Mesa both began 2007 by studying at the Newbold College School of English...April 02
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World Church: 'You Are the Church,' Pastor Paulsen Tells Young People
With questions running the gamut from music to marriage--and yes, even the New York Mets--world Seventh-day Adventist Church president Pastor Jan Paulsen chatted with a group of Adventist young professionals and students in New York City on March 29. The...April 02
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