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Church Leaders Take up Evangelism Challenge Wahroonga, New South Wales SEPTEMBER 18, 2004 RECORD In this issue Church, state criticism addressed Church leaders respond to Ellen White claims PNG PM assists Adventist student Solomon Islands Governor-General Sir Nathaniel Waena (second from left) opened an evangelistic series presented by Pastors Laurie Evans (left) and Anthony Kent (far right) of the South Pacific Division. Pastor Martin Losi (second from right), president of the Eastern Solomon Islands Mission, also attended. Church leaders take up evangelism challenge Wahroonga, New South Wales eaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific have met their own challenge Lto participate in at least one evangelistic program this year. The leaders issued the challenge to church members during the South Pacific Division’s (SPD) launch of the worldwide church’s Year of Evangelism in November last year. President Pastor Laurie Evans joined Ministerial Association secretary Pastor Anthony Kent to present a three-week evangelistic series in the Solomon Islands capital, Honiara, in July. The Governor-General of the Solomons, Sir Nathaniel Waena, opened and closed the series. Pastors Evans estimates more than 4000 people attended each of the meetings, held in the city’s A first for marketplace. More than 1500 responded to Pastor Kent’s call for baptism. Pastor Evans describes preaching to the mass of people and having them respond “to the convicting power of the Holy Spirit” as an “exhilarating” experience. “I now understand how addictive evangelism is!” women in Pastor Barry Oliver, SPD general secretary, returned in July to Kavieng, PNG, where he once served as president of the church’s New Britain New Ireland Mission. His evangelistic series, held on the town’s oval, also drew more than 4000 people to each of the meetings. ministry (Continued on page 7) ISSN 0819-5633 EDITORIAL The art of grace—1 t’s relatively easy to invent a new word. can approach a topic dealing with a portion is a real temptation. It is probably why—as IAll one has to do is start using it. Getting of the grand enormity of God. Yet within a Philip Yancey points out—Paul opens all the word published helps. And, if enough few minutes the group will be debating— his letters with an acknowledgement of other people take it on, we have a new usually with increased vigour—the God’s grace. Continually bringing his word. So, here goes . appropriateness or otherwise of swimming readers back to that grace, he also closes by Controphy—probably derived by the on Sabbath afternoon or some similar returning to God’s grace and commending conjunction of conversation and “standard.” Controphy has done its work. It it to the recipients of his letters. It may also dystrophy—is the name given (by me, as a is a pattern repeated many times. It almost be that Paul knew by personal experience very amateur sociologist) to the tendency seems that the degree of controphy is the power and overwhelming importance of conversations to degenerate in quality proportional to the magnitude of the of grace: “By the grace of God I am what I and subject matter; sometimes by huge leaps from the sublime to the ridiculous, What do we have that can be given in any kind of legitimate sometimes by gradual and almost imper- exchange for the boundless love of the God of the universe? ceptible steps down from the point of departure. subject initially under discussion. am” (1 Corinthians 15:10, NIV). It may be Now, it is possible that it could be just It is hardly surprising, then, that that, if we could gain a better appreciation that I am usually involved in the discussion of the grace of God is so prone of God’s grace, our spiritual conversations conversations I have greatest opportunity to this degenerative condition. As the may not be so controphic. to observe. Certainly, we all know people grandest of all themes of study and Controphy can be frustrating, but it can whose introduction to a conversation discussion, it is worthy of much more also be a relief from topics of conversation precipitates a rapid controphic effect, and it careful attention. However, when grace is with which we might feel uncomfortable. may be that I am one of those people preached, discussed or even mentioned, all God forbid that His amazing grace should unwittingly armed with a barrage of too often there is someone who wants to be such a topic. Yet, however we approach conversation killers. However, when I have point out “the other side of grace” and the it and however our conversations might had opportunity to discuss this theory with conversation descends into an articulation degenerate, the grace itself remains others, the impression seems to be that it is of appropriate behaviours. unchanged. That is the very nature of a more widespread conversational phe- Yet there is no “other side” to grace. If grace. nomenon—but we soon move to talking you are looking for something from the In the grand conversation that is God’s about something else. party to whom the grace has been given, it communication with humanity—generally Controphy can be observed in all forms ceases to be grace, becoming a mere and individually—there is no controphy. of social interaction. However, nowhere is exchange of behaviour and reward. In all Instead, there is the unshakable assurance it more marked than in the discussion of honesty, when we stand at the cross, what that God’s grace remains and is always matters of Christianity and religion. The do we have that can be given in any kind of available to us, no matter potential difference between the height and legitimate exchange for the boundless love what our past failures or breadth of the mind of God and the of the God of the universe? If we do need present circumstance. mundane pettiness of religious trappings something in exchange, we are just as The grace of God is de- provide a vast scope in which the hopelessly lost as when we began. As soon pendent only controphy inherent in discussions can run as there is any mention of something in upon the rampant. The degeneration is exaggerated addition to the simple but unfathomable unfailing by the enormity of the starting point. grace of God, the discussion has entered goodness of Consider the standard controphic into an alarming and dangerous controphy. God Himself. pattern. Occasionally, a discussion— It is so much simpler to talk about whether in a Sabbath school class or other Christian behaviour and standards—or the shared Bible-study group or less formally— weather or sports results, for that matter; it Nathan Brown OFFICIAL PAPER Editor Nathan Brown Mail: Signs Publishing Company South Pacific Division Senior assistant editor Lee Dunstan 3485 Warburton Highway Seventh-day Adventist Assistant editor Kellie Hancock Warburton, Vic 3799, Australia Church Editorial assistant Scott Wegener Phone: (03) 5966 9111 Fax: (03) 5966 9019 ACN 000 003 930 Copyeditor Graeme Brown Email Letters: [email protected] www.adventist.org.au Editorial secretary Meryl McDonald-Gough Email Newsfront: [email protected] Layout Nathan Chee Email Noticeboard: [email protected] Vol 109 No 36 SPD news correspondent Brenton Stacey Subscriptions: South Pacific Division mailed within Cover: Joe Talemaitoga Senior consulting editor Barry Oliver Australia and to New Zealand, $A43.80 $NZ73.00. www.record.net.au Other prices on application. Printed weekly. 2 September 18, 2004 FLASHPOINT • Tasmanian Conference latest to incorporate • Pathfinders leapfrog into record books • ADRA–Afghanistan damaged in bomb blast • Church women bare all for calendar • and more —Compiled by Scott Wegener— ● The Australian Union pleting their 8000-kilometre Conference school system Retirement village’s Olympic dash tour (Newsfront, July 31), now has its own education this group of energetic young handbook. Developed by Dr oronella Retirement adults, who also featured on Arnold Reye, a recently CVillage, Vic, recently the August 27 Adventist News retired Adventist educator, appeared in the local broadcast, holds number one this book consists of 160 newspaper when residents spot with their pages and is a compilation of took part in a mini- “Prodigal tale” policies, directives and pro- Olympic games run by album, position cedures relating to the their occupational therapy six with “Rip establishment, maintenance, department. roaring tale” Whitehorse Leader administration and operation Events included volley- and 15th place of Adventist schools in ball, hockey, gymnastics, a toilet-paper throw, a wheelchair marathon with “Whale of Australia.—FYI and egg-and-spoon races (pictured). Comment was made that if ever a tale.” an egg-and-spoon race were to feature in a future Olympics, then Coronella is certain to have some competitors. ● Tasmania is the latest Nursing and administrative staff also joined in the activities in the ● Some 85 Pathfinders and conference in Australia to spirit of the occasion. Coronella’s CEO, Ruth Welling, says, “Wreaths, their leaders from the South incorporate. The 50 delegates wattle bouquets and gold-wrapped chocolate medals were awarded to Pacific attended the Inter- attending a special session of the winners and proved almost as popular as the real thing!” national North American the conference, held at the Federal Liberal MP Phil Barresi also attended, presenting a cheque Pathfinder Camporee in Adventist church in Laun- for $A324,683.33—a one-off Government payment to upgrade the Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA, in ceston on August 22, all voted present buildings. August. The Pathfinders to change the conference’s came from 10 Australian, constitution. The change gives the chaplaincy program of the Darling Downs New Zealand, Tahitian and Tongan-based conference the power to create companies, Christian School, Qld, is “Synergy 451.” clubs, taking part with more than 30,000 to manage its operations and schools, and One Friday night a month the school shed, other Pathfinders and their leaders who protects the conference and its leaders by which doubles as the weekly chapel, is attended the Egyptian themed camporee.
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