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2017 Annual Council Presentations

2017 Annual Council Presentations

Executive Meetings

October 8, 2017

The 2017 Annual Council was held October 5-11, 2017 in Silver Spring, Maryland. If you were unable to attend, you may find the archive of the live video stream as well as presentations and materials from the meetings available here.

Agenda

View the 2017 Annual Council Agenda

Presentations and Materials

Sunday, October 8, 2017

  • Statistical Report by David Trim (18 MB PDF)

  • Adventist Mission Report by Gary D Krause (8 MB PDF)

  • Secretary’s Report by G T Ng (5 MB PDF)

  • VividFaith Website (Link)

  • Geoscience Research Institute Report by L James Gibson (3.8 MB PDF)

  • Mission to the Cities: East-Central Africa Division (Link)

  • Mission to the Cities: Trans-European Division (Link)

  • Purpose and Overview of General Conference Working Policy by Myron A Iseminger (5 MB PDF)

  • Special Needs Ministries Report by Larry R Evans (2.5 MB PDF)

Monday, October 9, 2017

  • Adventist World Website (Link)

  • LEAD Conference Report by Lisa M Beardsley-Hardy (5.6 MB PDF)

  • Procedures for Reconciliation and Adherence in Church Governance: Phase II (Link)

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

  • Sabbath School and Personal Ministries Report by Ramon Canals (2.8 MB PDF)

  • Planned Giving and Trust Services Report by Dennis R Carlson (2.2 MB PDF)

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

  • China Mission Film (Link)

  • Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research Report by David Trim (3.3 MB PDF)

  • ARtv (Link)

  • Adventist Mission Website (Link)

  • Current Ecumenical Trends by A Ganoune Diop (141 KB PDF)

  • Ellen G White Writings Video (Link)

  • Ellen G White Writings Website (Link)

  • Adventist Identity Guideline System (Link)

Additional Items

  • Mission to the Cities: Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division (Link)

 Video Archive

Friday, October 6, 2017 (Evening)

Sabbath, October 7, 2017 (Church Service)

Sabbath, October 7, 2017 (Afternoon/Mission Advance)

Sunday, October 8, 2017 (Morning Business Session)

Sunday, October 8, 2017 (Afternoon Business Session)

Monday, October 9, 2017 (Morning Business Session)

Monday, October 9, 2017 (Afternoon Business Session)

Tuesday, October 10, 2017 (Morning Business Session)

Tuesday, October 10, 2017 (Afternoon Business Session)

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 (Morning Business Session)