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A personal invitation — Editorial
Please consider this your personal invitation to attend the Southwestern Union Ministries Convention on August 21-24, 2008. This year, our ministries team has prepared a whole buffet of ministry training seminars, a wide selection of presentations that will bless you personally and strengthen your ministries in your home church.
This convention is one of my favorite events in our union. It is both inspiring and humbling to spend a weekend with folks who give unselfishly of their time and energy all year long to reach out to their communities and to make their churches a place where both children and adults feel secure, welcome, and blessed. Read it!
Featured speakers — Feature
Southwestern Union Ministries Convention
Doug Batchelor is the speaker/director for Amazing Facts. Doug’s passion for sharing God’s message grows from his own experience in finding God.
Alejandro Bullón, retired ministerial director for the South American Division, is legendary among Spanish-speaking Adventists for his love of sharing the gospel. Read it!
Training seminars — Feature
Community Services, Family Ministries, Health Ministries, Personal Ministries, Prison Ministries, Sabbath School, Women’s Ministries, Young Adult Ministries,Youth Ministries, and Children’s Ministries.
Find out what training seminars are part of the buffet of ministries training as well as who is presenting them. Read it!
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Radio ministry reaches Hispanic community
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Making a joyful noise
Fourth Annual Music Festival for 7th and 8th graders
Keene — (Tex.) “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before his presence with singing” (Psalm 100:1-2). The 7th and 8th graders from schools across the Texas Conference were given the opportunity to praise God during their 4th Annual Music Festival held in Keene, Texas, on February 21, 2008. The annual event was under the direction of David Anavitarte, professor at Southwestern Adventist University. Dr. John Boyd contributed his expertise on the piano. Read more...