Paulsen identifies three "peak value points" of the Adventist Church's leadership around the world: The unity of the church, the priority given to growth, and the uniqueness of the Adventist culture of life.
More than 3,000 people were baptized in Butuan City, Mindanao, Philippines, on January 27 following a three-week lay evangelistic effort featuring the innovative use of digital video disk (DVD) technology.
A Seventh-day Adventist church in the city of Ryazan, Russia, is among 12 church buildings to be featured on a series of Russian postage stamps to be issued in June.
"This significant conference will bring together diplomats, experts, and religious leaders to look at the whole subject of religious freedom and tolerance in the 21st century," says John Graz.
A plan to allow faith-based welfare organizations to compete for federal grants will be difficult to implement in a way that preserves separation of church and state, says Dr. Clarence Hodges.
Rebuilding efforts have begun in El Salvador in the wake of a devastating earthquake which hit on January 13.