Former US Ambassador to Malta and Seventh-day Adventist Kathryn Proffitt presented the devotional at the General Conference Annual Council’s first business session Sunday.
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Read MoreSDA Annual Council 2015 begins
Actions of unions, conferences and individuals in disharmony with church policy may be addressed at Annual Council as well.
Read More1 million GLOW tracts to be ‘scattered’ in Philadelphia before Pope’s arrival
In Pope Francis’ first visit to the USA Sept. 22, thousands of fans will greet him in Washington D.C.
Read MoreCreation wording strengthened in fundamental belief number six
On July 6 the Fundamental Beliefs (FB) Committee of the General Conference, led by Artur Stele and Angel Rodriguez, moved to revise Adventist fundamental beliefs 6 and 8 on creation and the great controversy.
Read MoreMotion failed: a report on July 8 WO proceedings
A subdued crowd of delegates and observers left the General Conference 2015 business session at the Alamodome Wednesday, some with slight smiles, some with looks of sadness, some in silence while others talked earnestly.
Read MoreChurch votes not to allow divisions to ordain women to the gospel ministry
Perceived pro-WO wording recommended for church manual, debate ensues
“The next item” Wollan said, “to bring the harmony of the church manual in the way we use the term ‘pastor.’ Some places we use the term ‘minister,’ sometimes ‘pastor,’ and we are actually suggesting throughout the manual, to use the word ‘pastor’ instead of ‘minister’ . . . I so move.”
Read MoreElder Ted Wilson Reelected by Landslide Vote
Raymond Hartwell of the North American Division (NAD) appeared at a microphone to speak. Hartwell briefly stated his respect for the church, the leaders, and the process and immediately requested that, the report of Wilson’s name be referred back to the committee.
Read MoreADvindicate will be at the GC Session, after all
General Conference Exhibit Manager Dean Rogers contacted ADvindicate today, asking if we were interested in having a booth at the July 2015 General Conference Session. We said yes!
Read MoreAnimation on women's ordination goes viral in Adventist circles
In an eight-minute animation released Thursday, producer Charles Lawson of Blue Orion Media advocates for a bible-based perspective on the issue of women's ordination and not a culturally driven one. The animation was viewed over 22,000 times in three days.
Read MoreCan America's Religious Freedom be Restored?
This is a very revealing moment in our national life. The intolerance of the “gay rights movement” has been laid bare, and it is ugly. If gay activists were interested in mutual toleration, in “live and let live,” there are plenty of bakers, florists and photographers who would be thrilled to take their money. Instead gay activists are seeking out people with moral objections to same-sex marriage, to punish them, to publicly ruin them, and thus to make them an example for anyone else who might step out of line.
Read MoreNAD defends racially separated conferences
In a March 25 statement the North American Division (NAD) defended the need for regional conferences, despite concerns this structure promotes racial separation. The statement responded to requests made March 7 by the Andrews University chapter of the Adventist Peace Fellowship, in collaboration with the Andrews University Student Association and Black Student Christian Forum and 10 other student campus groups, asking the NAD to explain the separation of church conferences along racial lines.
Read MoreIncomplete church film leaked
An unauthorized version of Adventist Church-produced film “What Might Have Been” was leaked online last week before its orgionally planned release date of May 16. The film portrays the moments at the 1901 General Conference Session and Ellen White’s 1903 vision regarding that session. It was produced by the General Conference Ministerial Association as a call for the church to finally be part of hastening the second coming through revival and reformation.
Read MoreOperation Iceberg symposium coming to Bakersfield, CA
On March 27th and 28th, the Bakersfield Hillcrest Seventh-day Adventist Church will host a symposium of speakers, who will be exposing the dangers of the Emergent movement and its infiltration into the Adventist Church (Eph 5:11).
Read MoreSurvey: Muut or Disqus?
ADvindicate has switched to Disqus for its comment platform. We had been using Muut for a long time, but about a week ago there was a glitch that reset the path for each dynamically created thread. That means the little bit of code that is placed at the end of each article that automatically generates the path where the comments are stored on the server was reset, causing all the comments to disappear from each article; however, all these comments are still viewable in the forum.
Read MoreFinancial troubles spur Texas conference to close Valley Grande Academy
Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventist’s executive committee voted Feb. 26 to close Valley Grande Adventist Academy, a 100-year-old boarding school in Weslaco, Texas. This seems to be the final chapter for an institution founded in 1911 that has long been a feeder school for Southwestern Adventist University. This decision was taken despite a 39 percent increase in enrollment at the K-12 educational facility, from 121 students last year to 168 students in the current school year.
Read MoreAn Adventist church begins Sunday services as evangelism tool
A Sunday church service called “Surge Church” was launched by the First Seventh-day Adventist Church in Huntsville, Ala., Feb. 8 to an audience of about 250 people in hopes it would reach those who felt more comfortable worshipping on Sunday. "Why not create a forum where the truth can be taught on a Sunday morning in a context where people are used to coming to church,” said First SDA Church Senior Pastor Debleaire Snell in an interview with PELC Power Tools Podcast.
Read MoreC.D. Brooks weighs in on Adventist Sunday services
In light of the recent decision of the Huntsville First SDA church to hold regular worship meetings on Sunday mornings, some have justified this action by saying that Adventist evangelists in the past have held meetings on Sunday. Elder C.D. Brooks was asked about this in a telephone interview posted on YouTube Feb. 12, 2015. What follows is a transcription of the audio recording posted above. He had this to say.
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