In a world whose population is expected to reach 8.5 billion by the year 2025, the Seventh-day Adventist Church needs to develop a new generation of leadership to serve this future age.
Reports from the Seventh-day Adventist Church's 13 world regions indicate that the Sow 1 Billion initiative to distribute 1 billion brochures worldwide inviting people to Bible study is receiving enthusiastic reception throughout the world church.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church, now numbering 13 million members worldwide, is a young, dynamic and growing body of Christian believers, says Charles Sandefur, president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International.
Opening the 2003 Spring Meeting of Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders, Dr. Jan Paulsen, president of the world church, said it was important to merge the work of laity and ministry in fulfilling the church's three-fold mission of preaching, teaching and
In an effort to foster spiritual growth and connect believers across the globe, the Seventh-day Adventist Church established "global prayer partnerships" among local regions, or conferences, of the church.
Thirteen years after a global strategy document outlined key challenge areas for church outreach, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has recorded significant progress in meeting those objectives, the church's Office of Global Mission reports.