Tag: discipleship
The local church needs to adapt and adjust to survive. It can only do this with an emphasis on mission.
The Church across the SPD has 65 programs that serve the public across 10 broad areas—but nothing beats personal involvement in mission.
If current growth trends continue, Adventist membership in Papua New Guinea (PNG) will reach 300,000 before the end of 2017. And, thanks largely to PNG, membership across the South Pacific Division is likely to hit the half million mark.
Researchers from Avondale College of Higher Education have tackled one of the founding terms of faith in a two-year, Church-funded study on discipleship.
There’s a new enthusiasm for God at Nagum Adventist Secondary School. "Two weeks ago we baptised 17 students," says chaplain Pastor Jeffery Saigomi. "They came into the water, accompanied by the student who had led them to Christ."
"That this book is insightful should not surprise us; Jesus is profound. It is also practical, as following Jesus has to happen in real life now."
After 18 years working with Pacific Press Publishing Association, Randy Maxwell turned to pastoring. But he retains his love for books and Adventist publishing.
Avondale is not only hosting but co-organising a more intimate gathering of the One project as it returns to campus for a third consecutive year.
After many years of ministry, evangelism, church-planting and teaching in many contexts, Peter Roennfeldt’s Following Jesus draws on this experience, as well as close study of the life and ministry of Jesus.