Delegates turned down a motion that would have allowed each division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to decide for itself whether to ordain women to the gospel ministry in its territory. By a margin of 1,381-977, with five abstentions, delegates by secret ballot ended a five-year process characterized by vigorous and sometimes acrimonious debate. General Conference president Ted N.C. Wilson appealed to church members to unite in the mission of the church after the vote at the 2015 General Conference Session in San Antonio, Texas. “Now is the time to…
Year: 2014
Elder Ted Wilson calls for Unity in Adventist Mission
Ted N.C. Wilson, speaking in his first sermon after his re-election as General Conference president, urged Adventists to press ahead in unity in proclaiming Jesus’ soon return. Wilson drew from hallmark initiatives of his first five-year term — Revival and Reformation, Mission to the Cities, comprehensive health ministry, and a daily online Bible study plan — to call on every church member to share Jesus in their communities. He emphasized that regular study of the Bible and the writings of Ellen G. White were key to developing a closer relationship…
NSD Receives Six Missionary Families From South America
A survey made by Pew Research Center and recently published (2014, August 27)showed that half of the Christians live in just 11 countries around the world. According to this survey, 50% of people who call themselves as Christians are residents of countries like Brazil, United States, Mexico and Nigeria. Therefore, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has created strategies to increase its presence in other countries considered “closed” to Christianity. “Here are we, send us!” Paraphrasing the prophet Isaiah, six South American missionary families also accepted the divine call to proclaim…