By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Sandra Blackmer, Adventist Review/ANN)
The experience is called a sacrifice but is also a rewarding opportunity to see the Holy Spirit in action.
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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Marcos Paseggi, Adventist Review/ANN)
5K Fun Run is a family affair that underscores the Adventist health message.
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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Adventist Review / ANN staff)
Delegates voted on Sunday to not use electronic voting at the General Conference (GC) session after repeated tests of the system failed to yield accurate results. General Conference president Ted N.C. Wilson took to the stage after lunch on Sunday to lead delegates in a final test of the e-vote system. “I would encourage everyone who has this device to use it,” he said. Delegates were asked to stand and hold up their voting devices for a physical count. Then they were asked to stand and press…
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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (NAD Communication staff)
Associates for Secretariat and Treasury elected
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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Robert Lemon)
Editor’s Note: Robert Lemon, outgoing treasurer for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, delivered the 2015 Treasurer’s Report for the Seventh-day Adventist Church Friday, July 3. God Is Faithful—His Promises Are Sure Ever since Wayne Hooper wrote the words and music for the General Conference (GC) session theme song in 1962, “We Have This Hope” has been an Adventist favorite. We have had other GC session theme songs over the years, but this song has been a part of every session that I have…
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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Bill Knott, Editor Adventist Review/Adventist World)
Reelected president Ted N. C. Wilson talks about the burdens of his role, getting more sleep, handling disappointments, and what he will focus on in the next five years.
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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (ANN / Adventist Review staff)
Wilson accepts the new five-year term with “quiet respect and humility.”
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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (G.T. Ng)
The Seventh-day Adventist Church began with a handful of Millerite Christians trying to make sense of the Great Disappointment in 1844, when Jesus did not return as expected. This small band of faithful members refused to give up their faith. They shook off their despondency and resolutely obeyed the biblical injunction to prophesy “about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings” (Rev. 10:11).1 From the ashes of history an end-time movement arose. Over the succeeding decades this small…
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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (ANN/Adventist Review Staff)
Below is a list of the nominating committee for the 2015 GC Session. The 252-member committee is responsible for selecting names to be chosen for the Church’s top leaders. Trecartin, Homer – Chairman Hart, Richard – Vice-Chair Pollard, Leslie – Secretary Doss, Cheryl – Associate Secretary General Members Abali, Comfort Abraham, Raju Acevedo del Villar, Cesario Akombwa, Harrington Altink, Willem Alvarado Benavides, Washington Alyeksyeyenko, Viktor Annan-Nunoo, Christopher Arciniegas Naranjo,…
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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (ANN/Adventist Review Staff)
Below is a list of the nominating committee for the 2015 GC Session. The 252-member committee is responsible for selecting names to be chosen for the Church’s top leaders. Trecartin, Homer – Chairman Hart, Richard – Vice-Chair Pollard, Leslie – Secretary Doss, Cheryl – Associate Secretary General Members Abali, Comfort Abraham, Raju Acevedo del Villar, Cesario Akombwa, Harrington Altink, Willem Alvarado Benavides, Washington Alyeksyeyenko, Viktor Annan-Nunoo, Christopher Arciniegas Naranjo,…
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