April 17, 2001
"Quality of Life, Unity, and Growth:" Leaders Vote Strategic Plan for the World Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders voted a strategic plan April 18 that will help chart the future course of the Adventist Church worldwide.
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Netherlands Legalizes Euthanasia
The Netherlands has became the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia after its Senate passed legislation April 10 allowing for "mercy killings."
Millions Watch Holy Week Evangelism Broadcasts
A series of Holy Week broadcasts, which ran April 7 to 14, reached new audiences throughout Latin America and around the world, say the series' organizers.
"Make Yourselves More Prominent in Society," Russian Leader Tells Adventists
Protestant churches, including the Seventh-day Adventist, Baptist, and Lutheran denominations, are traditional religions in Russia and should be treated equally with other faiths, says regional government official V. Lukovnikov.
Adventist Television Station Launches Around-the-Clock Internet Broadcasts
A Seventh-day Adventist television station in Brazil has dramatically expanded its broadcast audience, launching Internet broadcasting that will run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Leaders Discuss Challenge of Cross-Cultural Mission
How Seventh-day Adventists relate to secular people, animists, and alternate forms of worship were just some issues discussed by leading experts in mission who met April 11 and 12 at the Adventist Church headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, United Sta