November 17, 2003
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Australian Governor-General Meets Adventist Church Leader -- Zaokski Theological Academy Celebrates 15 Years -- Church Plants Grow in Russia.
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Church Health Leaders Connect Youth to Fight Drug Abuse
The Adventist Church wanted to tackle youth drug use—both within and outside the church—and believed a cooperative approach using a positive environment was the best method. “Ask a kid, ‘Are drugs bad?’ They’ll say ‘yes.’ But what do you do when you’re lonely?” says Dr. Kathleen Kuntaraf, a physi...
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Church President Received by Cote d'Ivoire Minister -- New Media Center in Northeast India
November 10, 2003
Euro-Africa: Church Confronts Post-Modern Culture
Seventh-day Adventists in the Euro-Africa region are challenged with bringing a missionary vision to a largely post-modern culture.
November 10, 2003
Southern Africa: Church Now Has 1.7 Million Members; Will Add 1 Million By 2005
In the year since the establishment of a new Seventh-day Adventist Church region for southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, 100,000 people have joined the church, an overall growth of 4.5 percent, bringing membership there to 1.7 million.
November 10, 2003
South America: Church Grows Via Bible Study Groups
Seventh-day Adventist congregations in South America are growing, thanks to small group ministries and media outreach, church leaders said during recent annual business meetings for the region.