AT1–April 30, 2021
Hungry, tired people (children and adults) often don’t make sense. Whatever the external or internal circumstances that have placed them in that predicament, they need assistance from others to get them into a better space again. In Matthew 14, Jesus provided food. Today he does that through you. We’re so delighted you’ve found AT1. […]
News Briefs for April 29, 2021
News reports from GAiN Europe, the Philippines, Barbados, Loma Linda University Church and Andrews University: The GAiN (Global Adventist Innovation Network) Europe meetings were held last week from April 19-20. According to a report on the Inter-European Division news site, about 100 people participated in the online event from across Europe and internationally. The report […]
Exit Interviews: Why Do People Leave the Church?
29 April 2021 | Read this essay in preparation for this Sabbath’s class. Excerpt: There have been a number of projects dedicated to looking at attrition in Seventh-day Adventism, at who leaves the denomination and why. One of the most recent is this presentation by Dr. David Trim, the church’s Director of Archives, Statistics and Research, […]
Inter-European Division Responds to North German Union Decision to Ordain Women and Men
29 April 2021 | From the Inter-European Division: The North German Union Executive Committee, in its online meeting on Sunday April 25, among other issues, decided to reinstate the 2012 resolution of their Constituency Meeting to ordain women to the Pastoral Ministry. Pastor Mario Brito, president of the Inter-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church […]
An Interview with Hansa Conference President Dennis Meier
28 April 2021 | Dennis Meier has been president of the Hansa Conference, the northernmost conference in Germany, since 2013. Adventist Today editor Loren Seibold reached out to him to ask about the North German Union Conference’s (NGUC) recent decision to ordain both women and men in their field. AT: When did the NGUC first […]
Sharing Scripture for April 25 – May 1, 2021
[symple_heading style=”” title=”Children of the Promise” type=”h1″ font_size=”40″ text_align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”30″ color=”undefined” icon_left=”” icon_right=””] This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS lesson and includes a brief story from current […]
Stanley Arco Voted South American Division President
28 April 2021 | The General Conference Executive Committee voted Stanley Arco to the position of South American Division President on April 22, 2021. The vote took place after the executive committee of the South American Division (SAD) recommended Arco for the role. Arco, a Brazilian, replaces former SAD President Erton Köhler (another Brazilian), who […]
Carlos J. Craig Named Southwestern Union President
27 April 2021 | According to the Southwestern Union Record, Carlos J. Craig was voted president of the Southwestern Union Conference at the union’s 31st Constituency Session, on April 25, 2021, at the Keene Seventh-day Adventist Church in Keene, Texas. Craig will replace Larry Moore, who has served as president of the Southwestern Union and […]
North German Union Conference to Ordain Women and Men
26 April 2021 | At a regular meeting on April 25, the North German Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists voted to implement a 2012 vote by its executive committee to ordain both women and men as ministers. At the time, the resolution to ordain both women and men was approved by more than a two-thirds […]
Aunty, what is God’s seal of his people: the Holy Spirit, or the Sabbath?
26 April 2021 | Dear Aunt Sevvy, The book of Revelation is said to be the Revelation of Jesus, and according to Revelation 5:1-5 only Jesus can explain it correctly. Yet why does it seem that sometimes it is the Revelation of the Adventist Church or the Revelation of Ellen White rather than the Revelation […]