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2023 Annual Council Presentations

Ted N. C. Wilson, President, General Conference (GC), prays for the ministry of Hope Channel. Hope Channel International Constituency Meeting, celebrating 20 years of ministry and presenting the annual report. Afternoon Business Session, Sunday, October 8, 2023. General Conference Annual Council 2023. Lucas Cardino/AME (CC BY 4.0)

2023 Annual Council Presentations

Executive Meetings

October 4, 2023

Annual Council Agenda

  • View the 2023 Annual Council agenda.

  • View the 2023 Church Manual agenda.

LEAD Conference Presentations

View the presentations of the LEAD Conference.

Presentations: Friday, October 6, 2023

  • Devotional: “Chosen” by James S Winegardner (Video Link)

  • Future Plans Working Group: World Church’s Strategic Plan – 2025-2030 (Video Link)

    • Looking Back, Looking Ahead by David Trim (3 MB PDF)

    • Mission Refocus: A Variety of Methods by Gary D Krause (3 MB PDF)

  • Adventist Review/Adventist World Report by Justin Kim (Video Link)

    • Report Video (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (3 MB PDF)

  • Three Angels’ Messages Report (Video Link)

    • Children’s Ministries Resources (Video Link)

      • Three Angels and You Bible Studies (Link)

  • 150th Anniversary of Mission by David Trim (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (3 MB PDF)

    • Mission 150 Program (Link)

    • VividFaith (Link)

Presentations: Sabbath, October 7, 2023

  • Sabbath School Presentations (11 MB PDF)

    • Mission Report by Nina Atcheson (Video Link)

    • SSPM App in the Apple App Store (Link)

    • SSPM App in the Google Play Store (Link)

  • Hope Sabbath School with Derek J Morris (Video Link)

    • Hope Sabbath School Lesson Outline: God’s Mission—My Mission (87 KB PDF)

    • Adult Bible Study Guide: God’s Mission to Us (Link)

  • “Chosen for Mission” by Ted N C Wilson (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (6 MB PDF)

  • Global Total Member Involvement Presentations (22 MB PDF)

    • The 10,000 Toes Campaign (Link)

    • Sidewalk Evangelism (Link)

Presentations: Sunday, October 8, 2023, 9:00 a.m.

  • Prayer of the Lord’s Messenger (Video Link)

    • Prayer of the Lord’s Messenger Booklet (825 KB PDF)

  • Secretary’s Report (Video Link)

    • Report Video (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (35 MB PDF)

    • Adventist Statistics (Link)

    • Adventist Research (Link)

  • Youth Ministries Report by Sibusiso B Khumalo (Video Link)

    • Report Video (Video Link)

  • Geoscience Research Institute Report by Ronald Nalin (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (6 MB PDF)

  • Communication Report (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (10 MB PDF)

  • New Sabbath School Curriculum: Alive in Jesus (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (12 MB PDF)

    • Alive in Jesus Brochure (4 MB PDF)

    • Alive in Jesus Website (Link)

  • Hope Channel International Constituency Meeting Report (Video Link)

    • Report Video (Video Link)

Presentations: Monday, October 9, 2023, 8:00 a.m.

  • Devotional: “Does the Fire Still Burn?” by Richard E McEdward (Video Link)

  • Treasurer’s Report by Paul H Douglas (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (6 MB PDF)

  • General Conference Auditing Service Report by Robyn W Kajiura (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (3 MB PDF)

  • Andrews University Report by John Wesley Taylor V (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (11 MB PDF)

  • Global TMI: Disciple-Making Evangelism and Harvest 25 (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (13 MB PDF)

    • Global TMI Church Planner-English (33 MB PDF)

    • Global TMI Church Planner-Spanish (8 MB PDF)

    • Global TMI Website (Link)

  • Orientation of GC Executive Committee Members, Part 1 by Hensley M Moorooven and Karnik Doukmetzian (Video Link)

  • ADRA International Annual Membership Meeting Report (Video Link)

    • Report Video (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (1 MB PDF)

  • Adventist World Radio Constituency Meeting (Link)

    • Adventist World Radio App in the Apple Store (Link)

  • Back to the Altar Report (Video Link)

    • Report Video (Video Link)

    • Promotion Video (Video Link)

    • Ten Days of Prayer Postcard (629 KB PDF)

      • Ten Days of Prayer Website (Link)

    • Back to the Altar Website (Link)

    • The Way Back to the Altar by Don MacLafferty (3 MB PDF)

    • Back to the Altar Discipleship Bookmark (344 KB PDF)

    • Back to the Altar Digital Balance Bookmark (191 KB PDF)

    • Revival and Reformation Bible Study Bookmark (284 KB PDF)

    • God Still Lives by Don MacLafferty (3 MB PDF)

    • Ministry Magazine October 2023 (5 MB PDF)

Presentations: Tuesday, October 10, 2023

  • International Religious Liberty Association Constituency Meeting Report by Ganoune H Diop (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (796 KB PDF)

  • “Hope for Africa in the East-Central Africa Division (Video Link)

  • The Reminded Project by Peter Landless and Torben Bergland (Video Link)

    • Report Video (Video Link)

    • The Reminded Project Website (Link)

  • Adventist HealthCare: Strategic Alignment by Terry Forde (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (4 MB PDF)

  • Children’s Ministries Report by Orathai Chureson (Video Link)

    • Report Video (Video Link)

    • Faith Finders Website (Link)

    • Armor of God App Promotion (Video Link)

      • Armor of God App in the Apple Store (Link)

      • Armor of God App in the Google Play Store (Link)

  • I Will Go! West-Central Africa Division Report by Robert Osei-Bonsu (Video Link)

    • Report Video (Video Link)

  • Orientation of GC Executive Committee Members, Part 2 by Hensley M Moorooven and Karnik Doukmetzian (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides, Part 1 and 2 (3 MB PDF)

  • Mission to the Cities Report by Bledi Leno (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (6 MB PDF)

    • Mission to the Cities Website (Link)

  • South Sudan Attached Territory—New Union Mission by Geoffrey G Mbwana, Elbert Kuhn, and George O Egwakhe (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (2 MB PDF)

  • South Philippine Union Conference—Reorganization by Geoffrey G Mbwana and Saw Samuel (3 MB PDF)

    • Presentation Slides (3 MB PDF)

Presentations: Wednesday, October 11, 2023

  • Devotional: “The Everlasting Message of Peace in Israel by D Daniel Stojanovic (Video Link)

  • The Great Controversy: 2025 Missionary Book of the Year by Almir M Marroni (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (9 MB PDF)

  • Global Mission Report: Center for Secular and Post-Christian Mission by Kleber Goncalves (Video Link)

    • Presentation Slides (17 MB PDF)

  • Guideline for Online Churches by Ramon J Canals and Samuel H Neves (Video Link)

  • Orientation of GC Executive Committee Members by Hensley M Moorooven and Tamara K Boward (Video Link)

  • Human Sexuality Website Announcement by Maurice R Valentine and Audrey E Andersson (Video Link)

  • Spirit of Prophecy Reading: Testimonies for the Church, Volume 5, Brotherly Love pp 167-177 (Video Link)

Videos of Full Meetings

Friday, October 6, 2023, 8:00 a.m.

Sabbath, October 7, 2023, 9:00 a.m.

Sabbath, October 7, 2023, 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 8, 2023, 9:00 a.m.

Sunday, October 8, 2023, 2:00 p.m.

Monday, October 9, 2023, 8:00 a.m.

Monday, October 9, 2023, 2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 9:00 a.m.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 8:00 a.m.