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Bakersfield Women's Ordination Symposium - Julie Mesa
Julie_Mesa.png Concerning the ministry roles women played in Scripture, Mesa said the role of wife is the one mentioned most (over 50% of the time). The second most oft-mentioned ministry role in the...
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Headlines: Thailand's Royal Princess Confers Degrees on Asia-Pacific...
Asia-Pacific.jpg Also in this week's headlines: Ebola doctor inspires WWU grads; Adventist man wins religious discrimination suit; Australian woman regrets Adventist upbringing; Union College increases...
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North American Division President Daniel Jackson Issues Statement On...
EmanuelAME.png The president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America, Daniel R. Jackson, issued the following statement on June 18, 2015 in response to shooting death of nine people at the...
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Ordination Herstories: Kendra Haloviak Valentine and Norma Osborn
Kendra_Haloviak_Valentine.png This short documentary is from series of films telling the stories of Seventh-day Adventists caught in the middle of the debate over women's ordination. On September 23,...
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Lake Union Conference Says Racism Led to Regional Conference, Formally...
Livesay.png A simple, honest look at the segregated Church of the past, the segregated General Conference cafeteria, the Negro Department of the General Conference that was first directed by White men,...
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Pro Wakeboarder, Cohutta Springs Staffer Dies in Wakeboarding Accident
WillGreen.png"Will was one of the most genuine Christian young men. We were so blessed to have him share his talents with us at Cohutta." The Cohutta Springs Youth Camp in the Georgia-Cumberland...
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Headlines: Blackberry Adventist K-8 School Reopens after 19 Years (And More)
Blackberry_Adventist.png Also in this week's headlines: Adventist Health CEO Receives Father of the Year Award, Arizona Sonshine Offers Free Medical Services for Underserved, Seventh-day Adventist...
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Adventist Responses to the Supreme Court's Same-sex Marriage Decision
Obergefell_Adventist.png Following an excerpt from the majority opinion authored by Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, we have compiled a list of responses from an array of Seventh-day Adventists to...
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Ordination Herstories: Three Pastors Tell the Backstory of TOSC
Oberg.png In a new video produced by Spectrum Media, Pastors John Brunt of the Azure Hills Church, Chris Oberg of the La Sierra University Church, and Randy Roberts of the Loma Linda University Church...
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Adventist Church Among the Black Churches Set on Fire in South
CollegeHill.png A Seventh-day Adventist congregation is one of several black churches in the Southern United States that have been set on fire by arsonists in recent weeks. The College Hill Seventh-day...
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Multiple Faiths Raise Funds to Rebuild Black Churches
RebuildChurches.png The Christ Church Cathedral, an Episcopal congregation in St. Louis, Missouri, has established a fund to benefit the predominantly black churches that have been attacked by...
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Meridia Electronic Voting Devices Scrapped at General Conference Session
WilsonDevice.jpg Purported technical problems with Meridia electronic response devices culminated on Sunday, July 5, in the permanent discarding of voting devices in favor of vote by paper cards, and...
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Daniel Jackson Reelected North American Division President
Jackson.jpg The delegates of the 60th General Conference Session voted to reelect Daniel R. Jackson to serve as president of the North American Division (NAD), along with 12 other presidents of the 13...
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Roy Branson (1937 - 2015) He Left Us With Hope
Branson.jpg Roy Branson, founder of Spectrum, has passed away at the age of 77 in his home in Colton, California. Roy Branson, founder of Spectrum, has passed away at the age of 77 in his home in...
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How The Adventist Church Changed its Fundamental Beliefs in San Antonio
Raised_Voting_Cards.jpg President Ted Wilson told the group that the Steering Committee had considered the request, but decided not to move away from the simple majority vote. He said, “it is not our...
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Southeastern California Conference Leaders Talk San Antonio and Beyond
Oberg_Roberts.png Pastor Chris Oberg from the La Sierra University Church interviews Southeastern California Conference president and General Conference Session delegate Dr. Sandra Roberts. The...
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Over 4,100 Sign Statement In Support of a Yes Vote
Adventist Unity.png It was almost exactly four months ago that with a unanimous vote the Board of Adventist Forum, the publisher of Spectrum Magazine and its website, went public with its Statement...
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General Conference Delegates Vote No on Ordination Question - Status Quo...
NoVote.png At approximately 6:15pm, the answer was "no." Delegates of the 60th General Conference voted down the question, "Is it acceptable for division executive committees, as they may deem it...
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North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Responds to Ordination Vote
Vote.jpg The North American Division (NAD) of Seventh-day Adventists acknowledges the vote that took place earlier today at the 60th General Conference Session, not allowing for regional accommodation...
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Adventist Church in the Netherlands Unchanged by Ordination Vote
Dutch.png A brief statement issued by the Netherlands Union Conference issued today indicates their intent to continue ordaining women. Following the discussion and vote on ordination at the General...
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