Men who consumed about 430 grams of dairy per day (1¾ cups of milk) faced a 25% increased risk of prostate cancer compared to men who consumed only 20 grams of dairy per day (1/2 cup of milk per week). A prior study from Adventist Health Study-2 about the effects of dairy on breast cancer risk […]
Even with Audrey Andersson’s promotion to the General Conference, there are now no women in the top three leadership positions in the Adventist Church’s world divisions. Opponents to women in top leadership positions exist even in divisions and union conferences that approve of them, such as the Crookston church in the Mid-America Union Conference in […]
News reports from England, Germany, Kettering College, Loma Linda University Healthcare, the North American Division, the United States. Friends in Need Nathan James, pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Spanish Valley, and the Grand County Faith Based Coalition, which he chairs, are helping the victims of a mobile home park fire that started on […]
Division presidents are also members of the Executive Committee, the second highest governing body of the Adventist Church. In between General Conference Sessions, the Executive Committee is delegated the authority to act on behalf of the General Conference in Session. New division heads are replacing outgoing presidents who officially served only one term. 14 June […]
News reports from the Biblical Research Institute, Kettering Health, North American Division, South Pacific Division, Trans Pacific Union Mission. A Heavy Issue The Elephant in the Room: Church Schools Are Drowning—Champions Needed! a potent account of a career educator’s evaluation of educational trends within Christian schools was written by Sadrail Saint-Ulysse, PhD, MDiv, an educator […]
08 June 2022 | Delegates came out swinging, both for and against gender-exclusive language about conference presidents in the Church Manual during the second day of the 61st General Conference (GC) Business Session on June 7, 2022. Questions about a lack of gender and age diversity among GC leaders also surfaced during the session, as […]
07 June 2022 | After two consecutive postponements of the planned GC Session, June 6, 2022 marked the first day of the first hybrid General Conference (GC) Session in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—for the first time, delegates could attend and participate in the GC Session online and in-person. Delegates waded through many motions, and some […]
During final minutes of June 6, 2022, business meeting, Ted N.C. Wilson re-elected as president. Wilson has been president of the GC for 12 years; this is his third term. While many on social media are expressing congratulations, many others are expressing concerns about his re-election and how well Wilson actually represents the global Adventist […]
2022 GC Session to feature electronic voting system, ElectionBuddy. During the 2015 session, delegates scrapped using an electronic voting system when they experienced problems with it. 2022 GC Session agenda looks to add new position to local churches: Spirit of Prophecy Writings Coordinator. 2022 GC Session will also feature a virtual exhibit hall in which […]
News reports from Andrews University, Brazil, Jamaica, La Sierra University, North American Division, Philippines, Solomon Islands. Goodbye to All That Andrea Luxton, president of Andrews University has announced she will retire in June 2023. Under Luxton’s presidency, the University responded to the student-inspired #ItIsTime movement, which asked the University to effectively understand and respond to […]
Deaf congregation has about 15-20 members. Rachel Marte Pierre, 17, was the first of the group to be baptized. Church members worked to reach the deaf community by taking sign language classes, organizing a youth group and coordinating transport to church services. There are approximately 98,000 people who are deaf in the Dominican Republic; one […]
31 May 2022 | On May 18, 2022, North American Division, Atlantic Union Conference, Northeastern Conference, and New York Conference leaders issued a statement about the racially motivated May 14, 2022, shooting in Buffalo, New York, U.S., where an 18-year-old gunman killed 10 when he opened fire in a supermarket. Miguel Crespo, president of the New […]
