Because of our relatively mild climates in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, we don’t really have a camp-meeting season in our corner of the world as Adventists have over the North American summer, for example. But, with the Easter weekend and school holidays, we can have six camp meetings happening across Australia. For…
How often does the world distract us, so that we forget to pray? How easily do we get caught up in the moment, only to realise later it would’ve been the perfect time to pray? ‘Pathfinders’ is a word that carries many memories for me, of camping; rainy weather; friendships; completing honours and so much…
Last Saturday marked the 10th anniversary of Global Youth Day (GYD), an initiative launched by the Seventh-day Adventist Church on March 13, 2013, ‘with the support of GC Administration, the 13 Division youth directors, MENA Union and the Israel field’. The vision of GYD is to engage and empower Adventist youth to go out and…
When I think of community, I think of unity. The idea of people coming together, Groups able to gather. Strangers, friends and families, Together to form forever memories. Born and raised a ‘sevvie’, I am surrounded by a community. From sabbath school to church lunches, I’m not alone in the trenches. Though tough moments come…
Youth Ministry. It’s an interesting concept that stirs many opinions. Some may say it’s an integral part of a church’s development; others may label it as volatile and radical. And a few might simply see no point in putting in the effort, as past experiences have fallen flat. But despite these varying views, two things…
I was born into an Adventist family. I grew up going to sabbath school every Saturday morning, sitting in the pews for church and doing Pathfinders. It hasn’t been smooth sailing all the time. It’s been through the lows and everyday life that I have discovered more and more why I’m a ‘sevvie’. Here are…
In her book Why You Are Australian: A Letter to My Children, expatriate Australian writer Nikki Gemmell reflects on various aspects of Australian-ness, particularly in contrast to her adopted home in London, including the Australian ambivalence toward religion. “As an adult I’d never done church—it was for people in strange places like Cooranbong,” she writes.…
‘Why Adventism?’ It is an interesting question for me to think about. Being Adventist has just become second nature! I have been an Adventist for four years now. I didn’t grow up as an Adventist or even as a Christian. A friend during high school did introduce the concept of God to me. Unfortunately, I…
I’ve always referred to myself as a Christian. Whether that was growing up in an Assembly of God church, or now, as a 24 year old proudly identifying as a Seventh-day Adventist. Although I was always a Christian, I never understood what that meant until God lead me to an Adventist church. The Adventist church…
Where do we as Seventh-day Adventists, stand when it comes to death? With over seven billion people on this earth, endless truths and beliefs have developed, establishing a foothold in our heavily, influential media. As the remnant church, it is crucial we know the gospel truth. In saying this, my small group from Dandenong Filipino-Australian…