By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Adventist News Network and Adventist Review)

Following more than five hours of presentations and discussion, delegates to the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s annual meeting of its full Executive Committee approved a recommendation from the church’s Unity Oversight Committee (UOC) to create a new compliance process to assist with the need to implementchurch policies and voted actions.
Today’s action, expressed in a vote of 185 to 124, with two abstaining, approved a document entitled Regard for and Practice of General Conference Session and…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Andrew McChesney)

Seventh-day Adventists should emulate the church’s pioneers by being faithful and proclaiming the “good report” of Jesus’ soon return despite any obstacles, Adventist Church president Ted N.C. Wilson said at the church’s birthplace in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Wilson, speaking in his annual pastoral address to church leaders, also warned against influences from inside and outside the church that seek “to derail and destabilize” its mission.
The audience — comprised largely of world church…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Adventist Review Staff)

“Tithe is sacred,” noted Juan Prestol-Puesán, treasurer of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, “and we do not deal with it trivially.” Prestol-Puesán comments were made as part of an update for the General Conference Executive Committee on the Church’s use of a large tithe return that began in 2007.
An Unexpected Commitment
Prestol-Puesán’s financial report briefly rehearsed the history of this “extraordinary tithe,” a term used to designate sizable tithe returns given under special…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (General Conference Ministerial Association, Seventh-day Adventist Church)

On Sabbath, October 13, Adventist members from around the globe will begin reading through the Bible together. This is the third cycle through the scriptures for those who participate in the Believe His Prophets daily Bible reading plan.
In October 2012, this Bible reading plan was unveiled as part of the global Revival and Reformation Initiative following the 2010 General Conference session. Titled Revived by His Word, this devotional aid was designed to encourage believers around the world to…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Beth Thomas, ANN)

In the wee hours of Sunday, October 7, hundreds lined up outside of the World Church headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. to receive free vision and dental care offered by The Hope Clinic, a one-day collaborative effort.
General Conference volunteers, along with partners Adventist Medical Evangelism Network (AMEN), Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC), the Hope Channel, ADRA, and Emmanuel-Brinklow Seventh-day Adventist Church (Ashton, Maryland), pooled resources to sponsor the 3rdannual…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ted N C Wilson, president, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)

Hebrews 10:23-25 “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”
What an enormous privilege to be in Battle Creek, Michigan, as we focus on “The Past with A Future—–Looking Back to Move Forward Led by God.” The…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ted N C Wilson, president, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)

Hebrews 10:23-25 “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”
What an enormous privilege to be in Battle Creek, Michigan, as we focus on “The Past with A Future—–Looking Back to Move Forward Led by God.” The…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ted N.C. Wilson, president, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)

Below is a transcript of a video Ted N.C. Wilson, president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, recorded calling for prayer ahead of the Annual Council Meetings in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Greetings to each of you as members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church around the world—–almost 21 million of us. Yes, I am speaking directly to each of you, our dear and faithful members of God’s Advent movement. Soon the Annual Council of the General Conference Executive Committee will…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ted N.C. Wilson, president, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists)

Below is a transcript of a video Ted N.C. Wilson, president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, recorded calling for prayer ahead of the Annual Council Meetings in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Greetings to each of you as members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church around the world—–almost 21 million of us. Yes, I am speaking directly to each of you, our dear and faithful members of God’s Advent movement. Soon the Annual Council of the General Conference Executive Committee will…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Torben Bergland, MD/Psychiatrist, Associate Director, Health Ministries Department, General Conference)

Mental health issues are not luxury problems. They are serious issues many people of all ages around the world struggle with. October 10this World Mental Health Day 2018 and the focus this year is on young people. The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is “no health without mental health.” That is true. If you are struggling with mental health issues then they will affect your quality of life, your enjoyment of life, and your ability to perform and contribute. Therefore, mental health is…

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