Seventh-day Adventist Church, South Pacific

bula, I am interested to hear the ex-fulton studen...

2009-11-03T08:32:39.787+11:00

bula,
I am interested to hear the ex-fulton student views about Fulton College. I am current student in Fulton and I really miss this place.
The landownerS are now regreting the moving of the school. Basically they don't want Fulton to move.
ALL THE BEST.

HI Neale Found this thread looking around and afte...

2009-08-19T22:57:46.827+10:00

HI Neale
Found this thread looking around and after 12 months since posting still makes a good read! Who said blogging was 'for the moment'?
Great to see the large dishes are not just ornaments and can still be of value to the membership that have them.
Exciting times.

The purpose of the TVC was to position Adventists ...

2009-04-14T12:11:00.000+10:00

The purpose of the TVC was to position Adventists as being Christian.

Research done by Newspoll showed that most of the public do not think Adventists are Christian, and secondly that we are the mob who don't believe in blood transfusions. So we used Easter to:

1. align ourselves with Easter
2. and called upon the community to give something back to the community

What a disappointing representation on behalf of t...

2009-04-11T14:55:00.000+10:00

What a disappointing representation on behalf of the SDA church in the South Pacific Division. The treatment does little to stimulate relationship to SDA belief. Why are we differentiating the colour, life and spiritual depth that is Seventh-day Adventism and its believers with this particular treatment & strategy? There are far more compelling and enlightening stories that connect us with

I was saddened when I read your article. I'm sure ...

2009-03-30T16:39:00.000+11:00

I was saddened when I read your article. I'm sure that the new Fulton College will be a wonderful facility, but as a boy I lived for a number of years at the old Fulton, and it will be missed. I've never had a chance to revisit, but I always imagined that I might take my kids back there to show them the place. Maybe I have to let go of that particular dream. ANy idea what the landowners are

Thank you!

2009-03-25T00:47:00.000+11:00

Thank you!

Hi there! Apologies for the confusion, ASA stands ...

2009-03-24T12:22:00.000+11:00

Hi there! Apologies for the confusion, ASA stands for Adventist Schools Australia.

Just a question: What does ASA stand for? Are you ...

2009-03-23T20:54:00.000+11:00

Just a question: What does ASA stand for? Are you referring to Adventist Students Association?

I found this interesting comment from E.G. White w...

2009-02-21T07:33:00.000+11:00

I found this interesting comment from E.G. White while studying the Sabbath School lesson for this week, and I thought it relates to some of the questions that were raised at the conference (it comes from Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 114):

These persons have lost the simplicity of faith. There should be a settled belief in the divine authority of God's Holy Word. The Bible is not to be

Thanks so much for your insightful response and qu...

2009-02-10T14:54:00.000+11:00

Thanks so much for your insightful response and question.

The church is all of us. As such there will always be a range of opinion, experience and expression around the basic building blocks that make us what we are. That is healthy and sometimes takes some accommodation within comfort zones that need some tweaking.

I do not see us going backwards. I believe that we will

I have listened to your comments on "church in the...

2009-01-27T21:05:00.000+11:00

I have listened to your comments on "church in the 21st century", but I am not sure the writers of the current Sabbath School lessons have... so here's my concern: Are we headed for a time of retro - a reaction to change (and a return to the thinking of the 19th and early 20th centuries), or are we facing progress - embracing change (facing the current but not-so-new challenges).
There are a

Yes it should be able to pick up Hope Channel.Plea...

2009-01-14T09:26:00.000+11:00

Yes it should be able to pick up Hope Channel.

Please note the downlink parameters of the new satellite – GC 23 that has begun service to the Pacific Rim.

Satellite: GE-23 @ 172 degrees East
D/L (Downlink Frequency): 3915.75MHz (most receivers will simply need 3915)
Polarization: Horizontal
SR (Symbol Rate): 3.33 MSps
FEC (Forward Error Correction): 3/4PAL

I am interested in your comments on saatellite dis...

2009-01-12T12:12:00.000+11:00

I am interested in your comments on saatellite dishes. It is a few years now since our church used ours - can it pick up HOPE channel? (That would be good!)
What is your advice - leave up and find a new use for it, or take it down? (I am not a media person, but I like to see it fully used.)

Are you leaving your satellite dish up? What shoul...

2009-01-06T19:58:00.000+11:00

Are you leaving your satellite dish up?
What should churches do?

Hi, Yes it was disappointing that AMN had gotten i...

2009-01-05T09:44:00.000+11:00

Hi,

Yes it was disappointing that AMN had gotten into such an area of difficulty that restructuring was required. As far as I know there is at least one of the guys who is in full church employment with Hope Channel. Of the others, as far as I know they still do quite a bit of work for the church around the globe.

We will need to rebuild from here but probably using a

Hi Ken,This is a late response, but I've visited T...

2008-12-19T20:56:00.000+11:00

Hi Ken,

This is a late response, but I've visited Tanna myself and would be keen to help resource the school. Do you have a list of items and ways to get them there??

Ta
Mark Baines

Hi NealeYou indicate that you are "led to believe ...

2008-12-13T08:45:00.000+11:00

Hi Neale
You indicate that you are "led to believe that the era of live satellites saw some of the greatest growth in our churches"
I have not seen the graphs - although they are no doubt analysed at SPD - but I am interested in the next growth surge, and like you I expect it to be media driven.
Good Luck in positioning AMN to be at the forefront of technology and skill to ride the

It was a disappointment some time back to see AMN ...

2008-12-11T23:23:00.000+11:00

It was a disappointment some time back to see AMN dismantled, and the guys that produced some great programs seem to have disappeared into the ether... AMN seems to have stumbled along since then.
I note that you are now rebuilding - great - and looking for people to support your ministry. Are you inviting the old team back, or is it too late? Are those workers still in church employment, or

Barry Hill has identified 5 strong themes:* A need...

2008-11-09T10:56:00.000+11:00

Barry Hill has identified 5 strong themes:
* A need to articulate a clearer vision
* A need to attract more teachers to Adventist schools
* A need to better support our teachers
* A need for more research as part of quality assurance
* A need to change the system.

All five could be addressed if there was a fully funded and SPD supported effort to "plant" Adventist

I agree with the comments and I suspect that attra...

2008-10-13T16:15:00.000+11:00

I agree with the comments and I suspect that attracting more teachers is going to become an increasing challenge.

As part of system development and teacher support, we could benefit by having more interaction between teachers beyond the boundaries of own schools and conferences.

This blog is a good initiative too. I must encourage my colleagues to read it!

Peter Wallace

1) What are we doing about the large number of peo...

2008-10-07T17:28:00.000+11:00

1) What are we doing about the large number of people (mostly youth) who leave our churches every week? Personally it is my responsibility, but corporately we seem to be focusing on the front door to the exclusion of the back.

2) If discipleship was the focus of Jesus and his mandate for us, what tangible model of discipleship does the SDA church in this division offer for local churches

Hi there, regarding the comment posted on Aug 13, ...

2008-09-15T17:01:00.000+10:00

Hi there, regarding the comment posted on Aug 13, it is probably not a "new" focus in terms of the goals. However the reality sometimes differs from the goal. I hear what you say about reaching IN to the church. Both are important.

As for the comment posted on Sep 3, I am led to believe that the era of live satellites saw some of the greatest growth in our churches - particularly with

Hi there,You may be interested to know that Dr Bar...

2008-09-10T15:59:00.000+10:00

Hi there,

You may be interested to know that Dr Barry Oliver has responded to your question.

You can find it here.

How have we - as a church - found a proper place i...

2008-09-09T16:59:00.000+10:00

How have we - as a church - found a proper place in the 21st century... and is it a different place to the one we created for ourselves in the 19th and 20th centuries?
Are we "locked into" all the assertions we made in the past (our fundamentals) or can we rewrite them to fit the new age we live in?
And can we afford to change, or is it just too scary?

Hi there,Just a response regarding blogging that w...

2008-09-09T11:26:00.000+10:00

Hi there,

Just a response regarding blogging that was brought up by anonymous on August 13.

Although responses to comments made by readers can be delayed (case in point), comments are generally published on the blog and visible to the public within two days.

If you do have suggestions for blog topics, that would certainly be welcome. Often, contributors do struggle with