Mission Stories & News

Working Among Postmoderns

Norway

April 2, 2012

“How could your church bridge the gap between the church and postmoderns?” That was one of the questions Dr Miroslav Pujic posed to forty Adventist pastors in Norway at a pastor’s meeting designed to sharpen their skills in communicating with postmoderns.

Four Church Plants Organized in the Netherlands

The Netherlands

March 1, 2012

This spring four church plants in the Netherlands Union Conference are being organized into a recognized Seventh-day Adventist church.

Mission Volunteers Needed

USA

February 7, 2012

The Seventh-day Adventist Church's North American Division still sends more overseas volunteers than any of the denomination's 12 other world divisions. But its numbers are in retreat.

Record Thirteenth Sabbath Offering for North America

None

February 7, 2012

The world church gave the North American Division the second-highest Thirteenth Sabbath Offering on record in December 2011. A total of $763,660 will help support work among two major ethnic groups: refugees and Native Americans.

Meeting Point in Cyprus

Cyprus

February 7, 2012

For the last six months Ehren and Eren have been working as volunteers at the Meeting Point in Limassol, the second largest town in Cyprus. Located on the sea front in a mainly immigrant area, the Meeting Point provides a place for people in the community to meet and get to know each other.

Centers of Influence

February 2, 2012

The Office of Adventist Mission is working to help establish a network of self-sustaining centers of influence in key urban areas around the world. Their look, style, and flavor will be shaped to local situations, but the philosophy and principles of operation will be consistent.

Memoirs of a Student Missionary

Thailand

Student missionaries have different experiences when they choose to serve in another country. Some can be good, and some not so good.

FYI: Mission to the Cities

The statistics say it all.

Stretching My Faith

Being a volunteer was not what I expected. In fact, it seems like it was a complete disaster. But God did bless me. He answered my prayer to be stretched and to grow in faith.

From Germany to Tasmania

Upon finishing university, Aila decided that she wanted to serve God as a volunteer. Having had training as a teacher, she applied for many positions and tried many different options to serve at an Adventist school, but nothing worked out.