While growth in church membership does not directly affect the number of delegates that attend the Seventh-day Adventist Church's quinquennial meetings, today the church's leaders voted to change the formula that determines the make-up of the delegation.
"Have you eaten today? 840 million people will go to bed hungry tonight." This startling statement hangs from a post in the Adventist Development and Relief Agency exhibit at the church's world Session.
Delegates to the 58th General Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church voted to accept a summary of the multi-session "Profiling Seventh-day Adventist Leadership" presentations.
One of the joys of working as part of the news team at the 58th business session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, here in St Louis, is the privilege of wearing the badge.
As the St. Louis experience heads toward a conclusion, delegates are already starting to look toward 2010.
The Seventh-day Adventist world church strongly advocates tobacco control and works to stop sexual trafficking, said James Standish, associate director of the Public Affairs and Religious Liberty department to of the world church. This is based on our bel