The prevailing mood among American teens has shifted dramatically in the past half-decade to a more "upbeat, optimistic and self-reliant perspective," according to research from the Barna Research Group.
More than 3,000 Seventh-day Adventist lay members registered for the Festival of the Laity in Orlando, Florida, this past week, and at least twice that number attended the closing worship services held on April 27.
Seventh-day Adventists in the Philippines have opened the first permanent "Breathe-Free" stop-smoking clinic.
Church leaders have approved in principle a proposal they say will give more flexibility to the church's wage-setting system, and will better articulate the spiritual principles on which it is based.
Members of the Seventh-day Adventist executive committee voted April 19 to move toward a more streamlined offering system worldwide, and they committed to providing more information about how offering funds are divided and used.
The rapid growth of the Seventh-day Adventist Church around the world means there must be a more efficient method of filling top leadership positions, said members of the church's executive committee, meeting April 18 in Silver Spring, Maryland, United St