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North German Union Votes to Ordain Women and Men Equally to Pastoral Ministry


North German Union Votes to Ordain Women and Men Equally to Pastoral Ministry
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April 26, 2021
Editor’s Note: On April 25, 2021 the North German Union voted to ordain women and men equally to pastoral ministry. The full press release originally appeared in German on the Union’s website and was also distributed by the Adventist Press Service.
An English translation of the press release is provided below (translated to English via DeepL.com):
North German Adventists decide to implement equal ordination of female pastors
In its regular meeting on April 25, the governing body of the national church leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Northern and Eastern Germany (North German Union/NDV) decided to finally implement the equal ordination of men and women in pastoral ministry. The implementation of the decision, which was already taken in 2012, had been postponed several times for reasons of church politics. ....

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Spring Meeting Opens with Treasurer's Retirement Plus Proposal for Special GC Session


Spring Meeting Opens with Treasurer’s Retirement Plus Proposal for Special GC Session
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April 14, 2021
General Conference Treasurer Juan Prestol-Puesán announced his retirement plans to the Executive Committee at the (Zoomed) Spring Meeting April 13. He will step down at the end of July 2021. Added to the recent announcement by General Conference Secretary G. T. Ng of his retirement, this further change in the three top officers of the church, will keep the Nominating Committee very busy on Wednesday morning when its deliberations are set to begin at 5 a.m. (Eastern time).
This personnel news topped the 2020 financial report of a break-even year for the General Conference with tithe holding steady, while offerings were down approximately 20%. Expenses were cut by the elimination of travel, some personnel and program cuts, allowing the General Conference to end the unpredictable year of 2020 in the black, delegates were told. ....

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After Easter


After Easter
April 13, 2021
“A person exists to be the agent of creative goodness. When we thus create goodness we are both ourselves raised from the dead and also the agents to others of resurrection.”
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My memory of the resurrection of the dead cannot be separated from paintings I saw as a child. Whole families were climbing out of their graves together. They were dressed like they were going to church and all of them had smiles on their faces. Some of the little ones were still standing in their graves, transfixed by the apocalyptic maelstrom swirling around them. Many other people were already drifting skyward, arms upraised, legs trailing, drawn like iron filings to a magnet. ....

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Juan Prestol-Puesán, General Conference Treasurer, Announces Retirement


Juan Prestol-Puesán, General Conference Treasurer, Announces Retirement
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On April 12, 2021,
Adventist News Network, the official news outlet of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, announced via Twitter that General Conference Treasurer Juan Rafael Prestol-Puesán is retiring:
“Juan R. Prestol-Puesan, treasurer of the General Conference, announced his retirement today: ‘It is with a blend of conviction and sadness that I communicate to you my intention to transition to retirement effective August 1, 2021.’”
Prestol-Puesán was elected GC Treasurer at the 2015 General Conference Session in San Antonio, Texas. His denominational service began in 1969 when he worked as an accountant in the Dominican Conference, located in his hometown of Santo Domingo. He became Treasurer of the North Dominican Mission in 1972, then left to attend Andrews University, graduating with his MBA in 1980. He then went on to serve as treasurer of the Greater New York ....

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