Mission Conference

Overview

A century and a half ago, J. N. Andrews, the first official Seventh-day Adventist missionary, was sent overseas. Since then, nearly 25,000 more official denominational missionaries plus numerous student and self-supporting missionaries have followed in his footsteps. This sesquicentennial memorial conference celebrating 150 years of consistent Seventh-day Adventist missionary endeavors explores ways to enhance our current and future missional engagements.

Presentations will investigate the History of Mission, Major World Religions, and Mission Challenges and Strategies.

Conference Details

Dates: October 17–20, 2024
Registration: Required
Fee: None
Zoom: For registered guests who live outside the Berrien Springs area
Address: Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, 4145 E Campus Circle Dr, Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104-1500

Travel: is the closest airport to campus.
Transportation: Rental cars are available at the airport.
Lodging: Click here for details.

Sponsored by: Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and by 日韩AV and the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.

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Presentations

Eschatology and Mission Vision (Gilbert Valentine)
Historical Overview of Adventist Mission (Denis Kaiser )
Early History of SDA City Mission (David Trim)
The North American Division and Mission (Michael Campbell)
The South Korean Context: The 1000 Missionary Movement (Jearyon Lee)
The Church’s Mission in Communist Context: An Inter-American Perspective (Abner Hernandez)
Definition of Mission for the 21st Century (Kleber Gonçalves)
From Consumers of Mission to Contributors to Mission (Silvano Barbosa)
Contextualization: A Synthesis of the history and Present and Future Perspectives (Gorden Doss)
Current and Future Challenges of Mission to Cities (Gary Krause)
Local and Global Mission: Strategies for Church Member Engagement in Mission (Galina Stele)
Spirituality, the Holy Spirit, and Spiritualism (Bruce Bauer)
Adventist Mission and Non-Christian Traditions (Chigemezi Nnadozie Wogu)
Report on Japan: Mission Unusual Tokyo (Gerson Santos)
Report on India—Mission in Calcutta (Umesh Nag)
Report from MENA (Rick McEdwards)
E. G. White’s Counsel on Foreign Mission—A synthesis (Merlin Burt)
Life as a Missionary: A Testimony (Cheryl Doss)
Impact of Medical /Mission—History + Present Implications (Olaotse Obed Gabasiane)
Education and Mission—History + Present Implications (Lisa Beardsley-Hardy)
Care for Cuba (Fernando Ortiz - Sabbath School Mission Feature at PMC)

Sabbath Sermon

GC President preaching, with sermon on the direction of mission for the rest of the 21st century.

Schedule

	Time	Presenters	Topics
Thursday, October 17	18:30-18:40	John Wesley Taylor V	Welcome to 日韩AV
	18:40-18:50	Erton Kölher	Welcome to the 150th Anniversary of Seventh-day Adventist Missions
	18:50-19:00	Jiri Moskala	Welcome to the Theological Seminary
	19:00-19:25	Gilbert Valentine	A Vision for Mission: John Andrews and the Eschatological Imperative
	19:25-19:50	Denis Kaiser	Historical Overview of Adventist Mission
	19:50-20:15	David Trim	Early History of SDA City Mission
	20:15-20:50	Discussion
Friday, October 18	8:30-8:35	Introduction
	8:35-9:00	Michael Campbell	The North American Division and Mission
	9:00-9:25	Jairyong Lee	The South Korean Context: The 1000 Missionary Movement
	9:25-9:50	Abner Hernandez	The Church’s Mission in Communist Contexts: An Inter-American Perspective
	9:50-10:20	Discussion
	10:20-13:30	Break
	10:30-10:55	Kleber Gonçalves	Definition of Mission for the 21st Century
	10:55-11:20	Silvano Barbosa	From Consumers of Mission to Contributors to Mission
	11:20-11:45	Gorden Doss	Contextualization: A Synthesis of the history and Present and Future Perspectives
	11:45-12:20	Discussion
	12:30-14:30	Lunch Break
	14:30-14:35	Introduction
	14:35-15:00	Gary Krause	Current and Future Challenges of Mission to Cities
	15:00-15:25	Galina Stele	The Beginnings of Mission to Europe: M. B. Czechowski
	15:25-15:50	Bruce Bauer	Spirituality, the Holy Spirit, and Spiritualism
	15:50-16:15	Chigemezi Nnadozie Wogu	Adventist Mission and Non-Christian Traditions
	16:15-16:50	Discussion
	17:00-18:30	Supper Break
	18:30-18:35	Introduction
	18:35-19:00	Cheryl Doss	Life as a Missionary: A Testimony
	19:00-19:25	Olaotse Obed Gabasiane	Impact of Medical Mission: History and Present Implications
	19:25-19:50	John Wesley Taylor V	Education and Mission: History and Present Implications
	19:50-20:30	Discussion + Sabbath Evening Song and Prayer
	9:00-9:05	Introduction
Saturday, October 19	9:05-9:30	Gerson Santos	Report on Japan
	9:30-9:55	Umesh Nag	Report on India
	9:55-10:20	Rick McEdward	Report from MENA
	10:20-10:45	Merlin Burt	Ellen G. White’s Counsel on Foreign Missions
	10:45-11:15	Discussion
		Fernando Ortiz	Sabbath School Mission Feature at PMC: Care for Cuba
	9:00 & 11:30	Ted Wilson	Sermon
	15:00-17:00pm	All Presenters	Panel Discussion + Closing
Monday, October 20	8am-4pm	Battle Creek Adventist Village Tour (Buses from AU to Battle Creek and back)