Adventist leadership development office sets guidelines to steer newly elected officers

This is really good. I will definitely learn from this resource having just been elected to serve as Youth Ministries director for the North Jamaica Conference.

Kindly enlighten me of the relationship between the gospel and this program. It seems to me the church may have too many funds available. I think we need to go back to the gospel according to Jesus.

The timing couldn't be better! The sooner it is implemented and disseminated the better the church will be! God Bless.

Yes, this is crucial considering the fact that we live in different geographical settings which look at leadership from numerous contexts. The materials will guide and help new leaders and old alike to be kept abreast with the new insights on leadership in the context of ministry in diversity, while embracing unity of purpose and the objectives of our mission as global church. Thanks to the General Conference leadership team for such an insight. Blessings.

To answer that first question, they want to give up in three months, and hope never to be called to ministry again.

Whatever happens in the local congregation affects the World church.

"Therefore if rightly divided by the word and training, there will be a life time of ministry..." (2 Timothy 3:16)

This is a welcome move and every Adventist will benefit greatly.

There needs to be laid down guidelines on the elections themselves as pertains to the service experience and time limit one has to serve first before eligibility to any position, especially when such a one is to handle people of longer service and experience.

You dont first be elected then train on how to do it second. And is it a calling by our Heavenly Father ? or a self calling. Read what the Spirit of Prophecy says about leaders and teaches of the gospel. One must beleive in Jesus and have the Light of The Holy Spirit or one cant pass that Light on to others.

Praise God.
This is long overdue.
This should be ongoing at the local church level too.

Very highly appreciated program of leadership. Well, back in the biblical times, that skill is overlooked over what may be the more important issue of morality and loyalty to God. In the Philippines what i have observed is that there are leaders being elected as a result of religious politics altho the background is filled with corrupt practices and is simply moved from the place where he has committed corruption to a place where he is not known to be corrupt. Eventually, he ended up repeating the same thing in his new assignment. Is it also possible to sanctioned such leaders first before being given a new position. Its not about the skill of new leadership; its about morality. Thanks and hopefully you can enlighten us on this issue

This must have been a divine revelation. The dynamism of adventism demands such resources at this time when so many new members are being added to the church, and are soon thereafter elected to serve the church in various capacities.

Millicent Sewell, West Jamaica Conference

Amen to that Ken Campbell. Sometimes leadership on church- and mission levels is really a mess. No vision at all. And it is about time that the higher organization take a very good look at the leadership in the lower levels of our organization.

it nice development countries but in undeveloped countries it mess mostly in Uganda, the way how the church is being leader it more mess than you think it.

Would like to see younger, healthier leaders for our world church, especially NAD and GC. God lead us to do your will.

Paul,

Let us not forget that Jesus and the Disciples were the perfect example of leaders who had never taken on such responsibilities before. Jesus called them from among the laity of their time, into leading a world-wide movement. Let us not be so heavenly minded (getting back to "The Bible") that we are no earthly good! The Bible is clear that there must be a transition or "training" of leaders so that they can be effective in their positions. Further, that training also allows them to find better, more current, and effective ways to proclaim the Gospel. Mrs. White also clearly states on several occasions that Church Leaders need to be "fully equipped" for the work of the Gospel. "Getting back to the Bible" is not a "catch-phrase" for neglecting programs that enhance and uplift the church by ensuring solid leadership qualifications/training.

I am pleased with the discussion here above. I am concerned with our current leaders' willingness to pass the torch to new ones. Like moses prepared Joshua, we need to know when our time is up for the sake of the Gospel. I suggest the church to set time limits for service for specific offices.

The leadership development is central to an efficient organization. I hope the item includes handover notes. I went into leadership young and inexperienced. Some leaders are not willing to relinquish positions. It is very unfortunate that some people view change as demotion and are hurt badly. In addition, our elections do not always make room for handover. Sometimes, by the time a new person comes in, the former leader may be taking another office elsewhere. Handover notes are very helpful.

My concern is what is the leadership doing in putting back the curriculum in teaching our young peopl the heritage of the church. I live in Florida and the young people that I have spoken to has a vague idea how our church came into being. and often ask "what does E.G. White have to do with our church?" "What make her so special, why read her books?"

Our educational curriculum should emphasis the Bible and Church Heritage along with other eductional needs, most important the Bible and Church Heritage.