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magilly46 Registered: 10/29/02 Posts: 120 Loc: BC	Seventh-day Adventist Church world headquarters March 25, 2008 In This Issue: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adventist University press will publish first study Bible March 20 Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States Team of scholars begin work on project; Dybdahl named general editor 2007 sees record increase in 13th Sabbath Offering March 25 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States More than 10 percent increase supported mission projects on three continents For Arabs, Adventist TV finally speaks their language March 20 Beirut, Lebanon Church's first Arabic language broadcast in Middle East kindles hope for future programming -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adventist University press will publish first study Bible March 20, 2008 Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States ... [ Keri Suarez/ANN Staff ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- President of Adventist-owned Andrews University, Niels-Erik Andreasen, said this month that the university's press will publish a new study Bible edited by a group of Adventist theologians and scholars. [photo: courtesy Andrews University] An international editorial team of Seventh-day Adventist Bible scholars began work on a new study Bible this month, the president of Adventist-owned Andrews University announced March 4. The Andrews Study Bible, to be published by the university's press, is the first such project in Adventist publishing. "The [study Bible] will provide the tools necessary for any Bible reader -- no matter their level of theological training -- to navigate the Scripture in a meaningful way," said Niels-Erik Andreasen, university president. Based on one of the standard English translations of the Bible commonly used by conservative evangelicals, the Andrews Study Bible is slated to include study notes and reference systems, articles on theological principles and Biblical interpretation, maps, charts and indexes. Andreasen said the final result -- an academically credible, theologically sound and practically useful version of the Bible -- would be widely distributed during Adventist outreach efforts. Andreasen said a request for startup and development costs granted by the Adventist world church's headquarters is accelerating work on the project. "I'm very excited at the prospect of what this study Bible will do," said Mark Finley, world church vice president for evangelism. "Besides the tremendous value it will have for readers around the world in the years ahead, its production now will help scholars of the church to think as evangelists and help the church's evangelists think as scholars," said Finley, who is serving as a consultant for the project. Also serving as project consultants are Gerry D. Karst, a world church vice president and Andrews University Board of Trustees chair, and Angel Rodriguez, director for the world church's Biblical Research Institute. Despite the myriad study Bibles already available, Rodriguez said the Andrews Study Bible will spotlight the uniquely Adventist theology found in Scripture. "If there's one book that resonates universally within Adventism, it's the Bible, so if we can add tools to illuminate the central themes of Adventist theology, then I think we can increase the study of the Bible among our members," Rodriguez said. In January, the Andrews Study Bible Project Committee named Jon Dybdahl, recently retired president of Adventist-owned Walla Walla University in Washington State, general editor of the project. "I am particularly excited about the impact this project can have on the church and the world," Dybdahl said. "If it can bring church members and those who are seeking God into direct contact with the Bible in a meaningful way, the possibilities of what can happen are limitless." The editorial team expects to release the Andrews Study Bible at the world church's business session in 2010, Rodriguez said. 2007 sees record increase in 13th Sabbath Offering March 25, 2008 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States ... [ Hans Olson/Adventist Mission/ANN Staff ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last year's increase in giving to the 13th Sabbath Offering supported projects on three continents. "Many of these projects are an investment in strengthening the future of the church's mission, by helping train frontline workers for years to come," says Gary Krause, Adventist Mission's director. [Photo courtesy of Adventist Mission] The Seventh-day Adventist Church saw a 10.4 percent increase in 13th Sabbath Offerings last year, according to figures released this month by the church's world headquarters. This continues a trend started two years ago when mission giving kept up with inflation for the first time in a decade. Gary Krause, director of the Office of Adventist Mission, says there are many factors that account for this growth but overall he believes that "when Seventh-day Adventists are convinced there's a need, they respond generously." In 2007, Adventists around the world gave a record US$8.9 million to 13th Sabbath Offerings -- donations collected in church-based Bible study classes every 13th week since 1921. Twenty-five percent of these offerings, or US$2.23 million, will help fund some 70 different projects in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The remainder of the offering supports overseas mission work such as cross-cultural missionaries, construction of new churches, school operations, medical work and large city evangelism. "Over the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church the mission offering has sent thousands of dedicated missionaries around the globe," says Homer Trecartin, Adventist Mission's planning director. "It has also enabled the [world church] to bolster areas of the world where the church was weak or non-existent." Just last year Adventists supported a variety of projects on three continents. Among these was a vocational school and student center at Nile Union Academy just outside Cairo, Egypt. This educational center is one of only two Adventist institutions in the country. Other key projects included an evangelistic outreach project in Geneva, Switzerland, construction at an Adventist hospital in Cameroon and churches for existing congregations in six different West African nations. "The special projects supported by the 13th Sabbath Offering are so much more than just a school or a church or a hospital," says Charlotte Ishkanian, Adventist Mission Magazine editor. "Each project presents a specific evangelistic potential to draw people to Christ." To learn more about the Seventh-day Adventist Church's worldwide mission program visit www.AdventistMission.org. For Arabs, Adventist TV finally speaks their language March 20, 2008 Beirut, Lebanon ... [ MEU News/ANN Staff ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Volunteers from the Adventist Church in the Middle East prep Adventist Pastor Jony Hajaj for the camera. Hajaj later appeared in the church's first Arabic television program in the region. [photo: courtesy Middle East Union] An amateur crew of volunteers flown in from Egypt, Jordan, Cyprus and Lebanon produced the first Arabic language broadcast for the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Hope Channel on March 19. Working under the Hope Channel's director of outside broadcasts, Andrew Hunt, the team completed a half-hour recording featuring a message on generosity by Jony Hajaj, an Adventist pastor from Jordan. Hunt and his team offered a crash course on set construction, camera operation, lighting, direction and other fundamentals of studio production. Despite no previous media experience, the local volunteers delivered a "meaningful and relevant message for the people of the Middle East," said Alex Elmadjian, communication and media services director for the region. "Most of the good things in the world had small, humble beginnings. ... With terribly limited resources, [the crew] is committed to sharing with their 300-million-plus Arabic-speaking community," said Gary Krause, director of the world church's Office of Adventist Mission. "We want to maintain this energy and momentum by challenging our members to get together and explore creative ways to deliver God's unending love for the inhabitants of this region," said Kjell Aune, leader of the Adventist Church in the Middle East. Elmadjian said the 10-day training event also equipped the volunteers with the skills needed for future production. One program in the queue, created by the drama team from the church's Nile Union Academy in Egypt, will address revenge -- "a fitting subject in a region constantly longing for peace," Elmadjian said. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- news.adventist.org ANN World News Bulletin is a review of news and information issued by the Communication department from the Seventh-day Adventist Church World Headquarters and released as part of the service of Adventist News Network. It is made available primarily to religious news editors. Our news includes dispatches from the church's international offices and the world headquarters. Reproduction Requirements: Reproduction of information in this article is encouraged. When reproducing this material, in full or in part, the words "Source: Adventist News Network" must appear under the headline or immediately following the article. The words "Source: Adventist News Network" must be given equal prominence to any other source that is also acknowledged. Ground 7 News Podcast: Ground 7 News is a review of news and information issued by the Communication Department from the Seventh-day Adventist Church World Headquarters and released as part of the service of Adventist News Network. Reproduction of the ANN podcast is encouraged. When rebroadcasting this material, in full or in part, the words "Source: Adventist News Network" must be mentioned before and after the podcast. ANN Staff: Rajmund Dabrowski, director; Ansel Oliver, assistant director; Taashi Rowe, editorial coordinator; Elizabeth Lechleitner, editorial assistant; Natacha Moorooven, proofreader. Portuguese translation by Azenilto Brito, Spanish translation by Marcos Paseggi, Italian translation by Vincenzo Annunziata and Lina Ferrara and French translations by Stephanie Elofer.
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