NAD NewsPoints- Wilson Statement, BME recovery, GC2015 Storage, 80K pages, GC2015 Recordings, Successful church fundraising, Churches use Social Media

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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.    GC President Ted Wilson made a statement to the delegates of the 60th General Conference Session, clarifying the vote of the delegates on Wednesday July 8, 2015 when they addressed the issue of regional accommodation for the world divisions in the ordination of women into pastoral ministry. Here is a transcript of that clarifying statement.    People of the community where Blue Mountain Elementary school was flattened by a powerful storm on July 9, have rallied to help the school in their recovery. They donated water, tarps, food for volunteers, and various other supplies. Volunteers, including media personnel who were there to report on the story, all pitched in an helped. MORE    Most people don't know that the planning of GC Session starts ten years in advance of each session, so what does it really take to put on such an event? We took a behind-the-scenes look at one component of the GC Session, the Exhibition Hall. What does it take to supply three expo halls that cover 325,059 square feet with 385 exhibits for 11 days?  MORE  (We apologize that we inadvertently failed to supply the link to learn more about this in last week's issue of NewsPoints.)   ADU Becomes the First U.S. Healthcare University to Offer a Program in Conductive Education Blue Zone lessons from Loma Linda, Calif Glendale Adventist staff gearing up for trip to Armenia Bellingham church property to become apartments for WWU students Florida Hospital DeLand names new controller Large brush fire contained in south Auburn Wash, Learn, Repeat at Rainbow Coin Laundry (Conclusion) S.A. airport expects heavy traffic, longer lines over next few days Long lines at SA airport as Seve­nth-day Adventist conference ends Knoxville church rallies together after arson attack Tornado strikes school in Hamburg; clean up begins National Weather Service confirms tornado in Berks Largest convention hosted by San Antonio comes to a close Founded in Michigan, 7th-Day Adventists vote against ordaining female clergy 50,000 pages of unreleased writings of Ellen White's letters and manuscripts have been released online today on the 100th anniversary of her death. Learn about the other ways the Ellen G. White Estate plans to remember her this centennial year of her death.    GC Session Recordings are available on the Hope Channel Church site, both in DVD or as a less expensive downloadable version.  Order   Popular fundraising handbook, Successful Fundraising, the PSI-produced fundraising handbook, has been updated, and additional chapters are now included in the 2015 edition. The new chapters are in response to many inquiries regarding topics such as grant proposal writing, the effect of fundraising on tithe and offerings, in-kind and non-philanthropic support, recognition, and several other topics. Learn more here.        According to some, Facebook and Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, and other social media sites, are "modern-day gathering places" and some churches are busy using them to keep members close, even when far away. Some churches even "live-tweet" the sermons and still others post them online. More than 72 percent of online adults use social media, but only 37 percent attend church weekly, or more. According to Pew Research Center, 20% of Americans share their faith online. More than twice that many notice when someone else shares their faith online. (Read more in the Columbia Union Visitor, July 2015, pages 8, 9)   Did you know you are invited to be part of God's family on Earth? The church is made up of people who are at all kinds of different stages in their love and trust relationship with God.They are people in process. Some are further ahead in their trust relationship with God, and some are just beginning, and some are in between. Nevertheless, there are people in process, together, with God, with each other, and the world around them.  When Jesus returns in triumph, He will present His people to Himself, a glorious church, the faithful of all the ages, the purchase of His blood, not having spot or wrinkle, but holy and without blemish.  Learn more.   Watch the 90: second video on Vimeo.  Each topic on the My Way to Jesus website links to a video, an invitation to study the Bible, the Find-a-Church Directory, a link for kids to My Place with Jesus, a place to send prayer requests, and more. You can easily post the videos and information on your church website and/or share the updates from the My Way to Jesus Facebook page. Learn more.   July 16, 2015 Special Days   August Focus: Spiritual Gifts Aug. 22, EnditNow Emphasis Day  Helpful Special Day Websites and Resources   Special Offerings   Aug. 8, Oakwood University/ Andrews University/ Loma Linda University  Sample Offertory Readings (in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French)   Aug. 5-8, Adventist-laymen’s Services & Industries (ASI) Convention Sept. 14-17, Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program Sept. 20, Let's Move Day Sept. 20-27, Let's Move Week  Oct. 2-4, Health Ministries Training /Columbia Union Oct. 9-11, Adventist Recovery Ministries Training, Dallas, Texas Oct. 15-18, Society of Adventist Communicators Convention 2016 Jan. 13-17, Emotional Wellness Summit, Orlando, Fla.    Adventist World/ NAD Edition July, 2015   NAD Feature: Christian Creativity in a Secular Society, p. 30 NAD News: Historic Book Sheds Light on Adventism's Roots, It Is Written Puts Down Roots in Tennessee, p. 11 NAD Update:  Exponential Growth! p. 14 NAD Perspective: Who Are You? p.17   Daily Prayer Guide                July 12-18 – This week, please pray for the Central California Conference, with 131 churches and 36,978 members. 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