Addressing an assembly of students and faculty at the University of Eastern Africa, Jan Paulsen said Adventist institutions will not serve their purpose unless they offer training that benefits society.
Arson is suspected in two fires that destroyed the Seventh-day Adventist Church building in Tolochen, Belarus, on April 21.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church must find new ways to present Christian concepts if it is to speak a message that is relevant and effective within secular cultures, said an international group of pastors, evangelists, and church leaders meeting April 16
Joy Santuke, a Ugandan worker with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA)in Sudan, was released April 21 after being taken hostage by armed militia on March 8, then detained by the government of Sudan for 37 days.
"Go One Million," a plan to recruit, train, and equip one million Seventh-day Adventist lay people for evangelism, was approved April 19 by the Adventist Church's executive committee.
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, will be the site of the 2010 General Conference Session, the Seventh-day Adventist Church's top international meeting held every five years.