Annual Council 2004
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Annual Council: Paulsen Meets Press After Council Ends Saying the 20-million-plus Seventh-day Adventist world community "is a big ship that turns around slowly," world church president Pastor Jan Paulsen told reporters Oct. 14 that leaders must consider the cross-cultural implications of growth and governance in the movement. More ... |
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Annual Council: Leaders Vote to Weigh Improvements to Nomination,
Election Process The Administrative Committee, or ADCOM, of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, will establish a process to consider issues and questions surrounding the nomination and election of world church leaders and department heads, delegates to the church's Annual Council voted on Oct. 14. More ... |
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Annual Council Images Adventist Review photo gallery of the 2004 Annual Council by photographers Reger Smith and Carlos Medley. |
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Mike Tucker Devotional - Thursday, October 14 The Witness of Truth: Engaging Minds - Touching Hearts Mike Tucker is speaker / director of Faith For Today.
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Annual Council News Briefs
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World Church: Adventist Music Philosophy Guidelines Voted Delegates to the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Annual Council meetings received and approved guidelines outlining an Adventist philosophy of music in an Oct. 12 session. More ... Read the Seventh-day Adventist Philosophy of Music Guidelines |
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Adventist Review Annual Council Update 4 Headlines:
Read the Adventist Review Annual Council Update 4 Under The Microscope - A commentary on the 2004 Annual Council
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Annual Council: World Church Leaders Affirm Historic Creation Stance World leaders of the 13.6-million member Seventh-day Adventist Church voted to affirm the denomination's historic "belief in a literal, six-day creation," saying such a view "is indissolubly linked with the authority of Scripture." More ... |
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Shawn Boonstra Devotional - Wednesday, October 13 The Witness of Truth: When God Smiles Shawn Boonstra is It is Written's associate speaker. |
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Annual Council: Need to Communicate Importance of Worldwide Mission Offerings, Leaders Say |
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Adventist Review Annual Council Update 3 Headlines:
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Annual Council: Plan to Distribute 2 Million Books Voted A new plan for worldwide distribution of 2 million books by one of the church's founders, Ellen G. White, was voted by delegates Oct. 11 at the Adventist Church's Annual Council meetings. More ... |
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Video Feature: Tell the World - A Strategic Plan for Mission 2005 - 2010 Every person in the world invited to respond to the good news about Jesus and His soon coming. |
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Lonnie Melashenko Devotional - Tuesday, October 12 The Witness of Truth: God's Misfits Lonnie Melashenko is the speaker/director for the Voice of Prophecy. |
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Annual Council: 'Affirmation of Creation' Report Discussed, Response to be Considered Following presentation of a report from a series of international faith and science conferences, the Annual Council of the Seventh-day Adventist Church considered its recommendations and set up a committee to prepare the Council's response. More ... Read Organizing Committee's Report |
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Annual Council: Church Learns Strengths, Weaknesses in Retaining, Nurturing Members The Seventh-day Adventist Church "has a very large agenda to engage" in dealing with things that keep -- and repel -- members, as well as those that nurture Christian growth, a new survey, presented Oct. 10 to the church's Annual Council, reveals. More ... |
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Adventist Review Annual Council Update 2 Headlines:
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Walter Pearson Jr. Devotional - Monday, October 11 The Witness of Truth: An Unanswered Prayer Walter Pearson is the speaker/director of Breath of Life Television Ministries. |
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Adventist Review Annual Council Update 1 Headlines:
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Annual Council: 13.6 Million Are Adventist Members; 2,756 Baptized Daily |
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Annual Council: Headquarters Operations Review Voted Leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church voted Oct. 10 to establish a commission to review "ministries and services" performed by the world church headquarters and report back in less than six months on how operations can be improved or streamlined. More ... |
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Mission Initiatives Dominate Meeting; Mission Statement Revision, New Values Statement Voted "You are here because of what you bring to this [assembly]," Pastor Jan Paulsen told delegates to the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Annual Council meeting, held at the world headquarters. The first business session commenced on Sunday morning, Oct. 10, with delegates voting statements of values and vision for the 14-million member church, where 25 million worship weekly. More ... Read the new Values Statement Read the amended Mission Statement |
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Frank Gonzalez Devotional - Sunday, October 10 "The Witness of Truth: The Time of Trouble" Frank Gonzales is speaker/director of La Voz de la Eperanza media ministry. Listen to Devotional MP3 |
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World Church President, Pastor Jan Paulsen Delivers Keynote "Living in Anticipation" -
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Dramatic Play Draws Full House for Opening of Church's Annual Council The 2004 Annual Council of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church began Friday evening, Oct. 9, with a dramatic flourish as the house lights went down and the standing room only audience was taken back in time to meet Ellen White, one of the church's founders and regarded by the denomination as Messenger to the Church. The drama, entitled "The Trial of Ellen White" confronted the charges that have been brought against White over the years seeking to discredit her calling and ministry. More ... |
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Annual Council News, Video and Audio Online "United in Witness of Truth" is the theme for the four-day Annual Council of Seventh-day Adventist church leaders due at the world headquarters. The meetings begin Oct. 8 with centennial celebrations at nearby Takoma Park, Maryland, Seventh-day Adventist Church. The year 2004 marks the 100th anniversary of Adventism in Takoma Park, which was once the world headquarters of the movement. More ... |
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Church Celebrates a Century in Takoma Park Just miles from downtown Washington, D.C., the Maryland town of Takoma Park will become the center of celebrations of a long history with the Adventist Church. More ... |
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Annual Council: 'United in Witness of Truth,' Church Leaders
Gather at Headquarters "United in Witness of Truth" is the theme for the four-day Annual Council of Seventh-day Adventist church leaders due at the world headquarters beginning Oct. 11. It is the final of a five-meeting series stressing unity, "By the Word of God," "The wonder of His grace," "In worship of God" and "In the warmth of fellowship." More ... |
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