From June 6 to 8, 2022, the Summit of the Americas hosted an interfaith “face-to-face” discussion in Los Angeles, CA to address the “concern and needs” in the Western Hemisphere.” This interreligious forum produced a “document” with “common goals,” with “unity in religious diversity” as the primary objective. [1] The ecumenical gathering drew over 100 […]

On June 12, 2022, we talked with Saved to Serve Ministry about some of the highlights from the 61st General Conference Session, both the good and the challenges.

On Sabbath morning, June 11, 2022, President Ted Wilson delivered the sermon during the 61st General Conference Session. His message was titled “Hold Fast What You Have” and he spoke to the world church in general session as well as to a wider global audience through live streaming. [1] Seated behind Pastor Wilson were the […]

The 61st General Conference Session dedicated Friday, June 10, 2022, to missions. The various divisions shared information about their evangelistic projects and membership growth. There was also a report on Total Member Involvement, a major effort to involve the church in missions. Several videos were shown to demonstrate how the work is progressing around the […]

The parliamentarian for the 61st General Conference Session was Todd MacFarlad. He was the legal expert responsible for maintaining the rules of order and proper procedures for all business meetings during the world session. He is also an attorney for the General Conference’s Office of General Counsel. The 61st General Conference Session concluded its business meetings […]

Why do the leaders and organizers of the 61st General Conference Session allow these German delegates to defy the authority of God’s word, church history, and the authority of the General Conference Session, a global assembly of church representatives, that voted “no” to ordaining women into the gospel ministry on three separate occasions? These German delegates don’t […]

For the 61st General Conference Session, Covid-19 has been a major issue. That is a proven fact. What evidence do we have? For starters, due to Covid-19, the world session was postponed for two years. Second, this is the first hybrid session, which means that some delegates will vote in person while others will vote […]

Delegates to the 61st General Conference Session re-elected Ganoune Diop to continue serving as Director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty on June 7, 2022, during the final business meeting of the day. The nominating committee provided a full list of all the new department heads, which was to be voted on as a group […]

Ted Wilson has been re-elected as president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, indicating that the church’s current situation will not change. On June 6, 2022, the first day of the 61st General Conference Session in St. Louis, MO, his re-election took place. [1] Ted Wilson had no one to defeat because the nominating committee had […]