Wilson accepts the new five-year term with “quiet respect and humility.”  Delegates overwhelmingly elected incumbent General Conference president Ted N.C. Wilson to another five years in office on Friday. An estimated 90 percent of some 1,900 registered delegates voted in favor of continuing Wilson in his position as leader of the Seventh-day Adventist world church…

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“I believe our identity comes from what we give rather than what we have.  Our materialistic world is about our possessions, how big my house is and what car I drive.  I’ve thought about why I have committed my working life to the Church a number of times and it’s because I believe in this…

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The 28th Constituency Meeting of the Greater Sydney Conference on 23-24 August 2014 resulted in the continuation of Pr Michael Worker as President, Pr Adrian Raethel as General Secretary and Mrs. Eva Ing as Chief Financial Officer. At that time, the Nominating Committee finalised the names for the Executive Committee: Ex Officio 1.  Pr Michael…

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Recovering from a serious case of acute (viral) pneumonia, pastor Michael Worker, President of the Greater Sydney Conference said, “I have been incredibly blessed and encouraged by the amount of prayer and support that I have received from around the Conference and the world.  It is a great thing to be part of the worldwide…

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A strong turn out of almost 60 church treasurers attended the Treasurer’s Training Session on Sunday 16 March at the Greater Sydney Conference Office.  The purpose of the event was to provide a venue for church treasurers to network and discuss best practices as they work in their local churches. “The role of a church…

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For the first time, a combined New South Wales Ministry Event was held with pastors from North New South Wales, Greater Sydney and South New South Wales Conferences.  The pastors gathered on 2-5 February 2014 at Avondale College for a professional development conference on Radical Leadership.  The session was led by Dr. Stan Patterson, Chair…

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Though formally retired, Pr. Alex Currie is defying all stereotypes by pushing on with as much gusto as he did before retirement.  And it’s not just his employers and colleagues that are grateful.  He expressed he is “grateful that even in his retirement, his skills have been appreciated.” Prior to accepting his current role as…

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Eva Ing is an accountant with nearly 30 years of experience.  She started her career in Corporate Finance in a variety of roles at Westpac, JP Morgan Chase and at Arab Bank where she was Financial Controller. Her career then moved to Higher Education working at the University of Western Sydney and more recently at…

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What an amazing privilege it was to attend the Greater Sydney ADRA Dinner.  I was thoroughly impressed by the work that is happening at our projects at Macquarie Fields, Redfern, Blacktown and Parramatta.  There were many exciting stories about lives touched.  Compassionate ministry is an important part of the Christian life, and this can be…

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