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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Wanting to more fully understand the needs of singles within our Conference, we interviewed Reuben Etuale, member of Xcell Church, for insight on how the church can be more inclusive of singles, how singles can get involved in church life and how his church has developed their local Singles Ministry. What can the church do…

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Pr Rodney Woods, Director of Greater Sydney Conference Trust Services, will be available to take appointments for those wishing to update their Will or have a new Will drawn up on Sunday, 26 July 9 am-3.30 pm at Kellyville Church, Spurway Drive, Baulkham Hills.  Thirty-minute appointments are necessary through Gayle Sleight – gaylesleight{at}adventist.org.au. The Greater…

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Service is one of the tenets of Christian life and on Monday, 15 June the ADRA Emergency Accommodation team once again provided a valuable service for those needing accommodation.  Sydney has been surprisingly busy recently with calls during the Lindt Café siege, the storms in April and now with sink holes and fires. “The call…

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The 14 kilometer City2Surf, from the Sydney CBD to Bondi, is a great day of fun for everyone ….  runners, joggers and walkers alike! People, like me, join the “back of the pack group so they can take their grandchildren in strollers. The event is one of the best ways to experience good, clean Australian…

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We interviewed Roddy Wong, formerly a Mathematics Teacher at Sydney Adventist College to understand how he’s enjoying his retirement and how he is putting his life in perspective. What was your profession prior to retirement? I was an director in a Australian company manufacturing toys and gifts for McDonalds, Kellogg’s etc for 16 years. I…

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Four dental vans worth over $100,000 each have been donated for use in the Solomon Islands. These vans will belong to the Solomon Island Mission. One van that has dental chair, x-ray equipment and that is fully operational will be located at Atoifi Adventist Hospital (AAH) which is recognised as the premier healthcare provider on…

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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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Tucked right in the highlands of Guadalcanal Island is a new primary school named Valasi. Valasi started off as a frontier outpost to reach the mountain people who are struggling with Christianity, heathenism, witchcraft and sorcery. Today Valasi stands as a beacon of hope to the mountain people. Big thanks goes to ADRA Solomon, Media…

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Based on extensive studies of churches around the world, the Natural Church Development (NCD) research project has identified that healthy churches have the following characteristics: Empowering leadership Gift-based ministry Passionate spirituality Effective structures Inspiring worship services Holistic small groups Need-oriented evangelism Loving relationships Globally, the weakest characteristics of our movement include loving relationships and holistic…

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