LIVE: Day 5 Updates from GC Session 2025 in St. Louis
Hi, I’m Björn Karlman, AT exec director, and I’ll be providing live updates for day five of the 62nd General Conference (GC) Session. Thanks for joining us!
MOST RECENT UPDATES APPEAR FIRST:
[12:11 PM CDT] Delegates hungry for lunch have voted to approve Agenda Item 407, amending the church manual to clarify the responsibilities of church clerks and the process for membership transfers. The motion, which covers Chapter 7, Membership (pages 57–61), specifically addresses the method of granting Letters of Transfer.
With THAT out of the way, everyone’s headed for some vegetarian grub.
[12:07 PM CDT] The motion is amended
[11:35 AM CDT] Thank God we have Kenneth Logan playing the organ in the background. We have a motion to amend an amendment to the church manual on member transfers. This kind of thing is agonizingly frustrating!
[10:50 AM CDT] A delegate demands an addition to church manual language, mandating information on child abuse committed by transferring members.
[10:40 AM CDT] More names voted in.
[10:40 AM CDT] If he weren’t just re-nominated (deservedly re-elected) as GC undersecretary, Hensley Moorooven would have a bright future voicing bedtime stories.
[9:55 AM CDT] The next item is particularly relevant in light of a stat shared earlier in session that 4 out of 10 Adventist members leave: The motion proposes adding a new “Membership Record” section to the church manual. This section will clarify what constitutes a membership record, address situations where membership is held at more than one church, and establish protocols for “redemptive membership review.”
[9:55 AM CDT] At the start of business today, Adventist World Radio’s (AWR) Nelson Ernst, a dead ringer for JD Vance, is urging GC Session delegates to become “Seventh-day Activists” by spreading the gospel around St Louis with tracts.
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