Patience in the Midst of Confusion
5 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] After the high Sabbath, Sunday morning's business session hit the ground with a bump. A total of 26 Church Manual revisions were proposed – only eight had been approved by the end of the day. Some were minor edits to make explanations more understandable…
Read MoreHealthy Living Part of Adventist DNA at 5K Run
5 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Katie Allen, tedNEWS] La Villita, the historic arts village in downtown San Antonio, looked beautiful lit by strings of lights at 5am on Sunday, 5 July. What added to the surroundings was the enthusiasm of around 2,000 attendees of General Conference (GC) Session warming up to run,…
Read MoreNAD Building Blocks & MENA Mission Plan to Reach Millions
4 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Katie Allen, tedNEWS] The North American Division report, on Saturday evening, 4 July, coincided with American Independence Day celebrations. While fireworks began on the peripherals of the San Antonio skyline, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, an Adventist and representative for Texas' 18th congressional district, welcomed everyone to the…
Read MoreLittle Red Book Illustrates Decades of Global Mission
4 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Katie Allen, tedNEWS] With 1 Adventist to every 392 people on earth, the mission to reach all people across the world is a challenge sometimes out of our comprehension. Daniel Wang Xin Jiao, Secretary of the Chinese Union Mission, spoke of his family's first-hand experience with the challenges…
Read More‘Finishing the Work’ Effective Mantra for Treasury Report
4 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Pilmoor with Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] The after-lunch slot is never the best time to speak – so when lunch is delayed due to the late finishing morning session it was impressive how many delegates made it back for what is usually the most technical – and…
Read MoreThe Call to Mission: The Largest Sabbath Morning Service in the World
4 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] It is the largest Sabbath service in the world! One hundred and sixty-eight countries worshipping together in one place! Despite a walk along crowded paths in the heat of a Texas morning, church members from across the world are here in tens of thousands.
Read MoreSee the Adventist World on “Spectacular” Display
3 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Katie Allen, tedNEWS] Walking into the Exhibition Centre at General Conference (GC) Session is an experience akin to walking through the doors of international conferences like the International Broadcaster's Convention Exhibition, held annually in Amsterdam, or Comic Con International, in San Diego. The difference? You are spiritually…
Read MoreMembers are more than Statistics
3 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] If you work in Secretariat, it pays to have a sense of humour. Dr Ng, Executive Secretary of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church has it in bucketfuls. Just as well, since a report packed full of facts, figures and statistics might otherwise be seen…
Read MoreEmpowerment to Mission Top Priority for Re-elected President
3 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Re-elected by a wide margin, Elder Ted Wilson is ready to set the agenda for his second term as World President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Read MoreNewbold College Partners with University of Wales Trinity Saint David
3 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Visit the exhibition area of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church Session in San Antonio, Texas and you will not fail to see bright and cheerful Newbold staff interacting with a broad range of visitors and delegates. Sometimes they will even be dressed in a guardsman…
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