What does a church leader do when he faces a secular and disinterested population, discouraged and disillusioned members, and depressed ministers? What if this church is part of the Seventh-day Adventist world church where growth, optimism and enthusiasm
A Samoan man in full traditional garb blew a conch shell welcome to the delegates at the 58th business session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
He may not look it, but 88 year-old Dr. Roscoe Lowry is the oldest official delegate at the Adventist Church's quinquennial world session.
A lack of integrity may not be something one would think to formally discuss at the Seventh-day Adventist church business meetings. But, though a Christian organization, it's not immune to such issues.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church may divide the world into thirteen regions, but in terms of population, the church's Northern Asia Pacific area claims a full quarter of the world's people. Covering the countries of China (with dependent territories Hong
Wireless computer networks, electronic voting systems, barcode scanners and 300 "official" cell phones all form an integral part of the running of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's 58th business meetings in St. Louis, Missouri this week.