MAY 2001
I Love to Tell the Story
President’s Report
Contents 2 President’s Report 6 Secretary’s Report 8 Treasurer’s Report 11 Association/Revolving Fund 1 3 Vice-president’s Report 16 Information Services 17 Education 18 Communication 19 Women’s Ministries 20 Publishing/HHES/ABCs 22 Public Affairs, Religious
FHE Mam
by Gordon L. Retzer,
Lake Union Conference president
Liberty/Trust Services Cheryl and Gordon Retzer
24 Adventist Health System Midwest Region
27 Andrews University 29 Illinois Conference 31 Indiana Conference 33 Lake Region Conference 35 Michigan Conference 38 Wisconsin Conference 41 Classified Ads 44 Announcements 46 Quinquennial Session
n this Lake Union Herald we celebrate what God has been doing through His people during the last five years. For most of that time Don and Marti Schneider led this union under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. All of us love and appreciate Don and Marti, and I want to personally recognize their leadership, inspiration, and enthusiastic love for the Lord Jesus. The remnant church has grown
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Cover Jesus told stories to convey the truth about Himself and His mission on Earth. Today, Seventh-day Adventists are still telling the story of Jesus to their children, family, and others. Painting by Lars Justinen; cover design by Randy Brockman of Spinnaker Design.
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Marti and Don Schneider, former Lake Union Conference president.
steadily in our territory during the past several years. Through the witness of members, pastors, teachers, evangel ists, literature evangelists, and others, we welcomed 3,156 new members who joined the church by baptism or profession of faith in 2000. This is the highest number of new members in one year in the history of the Lake Union! We have many new churches and companies. The church is growing numerically and spiritually. I’m pleased that Adventist education and youth outreach activities continue to be priorities. From the cradle of Adventism, as we have for more than 100 years, Lake Union members touched people around the world through mission experiences and youth mission projects. And praise God for the powerful witness of NET ’98, uplinked to the world from Berrien Springs, and for the ministry of hundreds of faithful members who assisted with this major global event. Other evangelistic events like the Midnight Cry meetings in Chicago also impacted hundreds of people beyond our territory.
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Alethea Mustard, secretary to President Gordon Retzer.
A crusade in Grand Rapids, summer 2000,
The Men of Burns chorus, under the direction of Anthony Thornton, sang for the Joint Ann
was the result of cooperation between the
Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan, Genesis Project Evangelistic Crusade, Randy Skeete,
Michigan Conference, Andrews University,
speaker.
and the national ASI organization.
It’s good to relive and report how God has led us in the past. Stories of conversion, exciting happenings, people active and engaged—all these witness to the fact that Lake Union members love to tell the story of Jesus! Would you agree that in spite of all these good reports the main event is
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yet to come? “I will come again,” Jesus promised; and while it must be very soon, it is yet the main future event our lives focus on. We need to keep Jesus first and last in our lives. “More, more about Jesus,” is what I want in my journey. We will continue on all fronts to invite people to enjoy friendship with Jesus and to enjoy
living a life in Christ. We will expand and enlarge our influence. The pro grams and departments of the church will continue to focus on helping people love Jesus. Adventist education must continue to be a priority. In addition and more specifically, what do I see for the Lake Union Seventh-day Adventist family as we
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move to THE main event? The vision is simple and basic.
• I see a vibrant, alive, Spirit-filled prayer meeting every week in every church. I see people gathering to intercede for the needs of Paul Kreulach, center, gave Bible studies to Jerry and Jacque Weiland, now active members in the Waukegan the family, church, (Illinois) Church. community, and the world. I see that every local church is known as a “house of prayer.” I see members gathering weekly in homes for prayer. “Watch and pray,” Jesus said, as we near THE main event. Of course many churches have prayer meeting. I wonder what would happen if every church focused on God through the weekly prayer meeting. Is this too old fashioned? Not in my book. I know of students who meet weekly for an hour of prayer. Young adults are coming together for testimony and intercession. The prayer meeting is not just for retirees. Far from it. To “watch and pray” is a present-truth priority as we move to THE main event. So I Brian McMahon of Amazing Facts baptized see an exciting prayer meeting in 35 people in 2000 at the Wakes ha Expo every church every week. Center following a series that was a coop erative effort of the Milwaukee area church
I see more and more lay persons active in church growth. I see the answer to Christ’s prophecy about the end time population, “behold the fields are white with harvest... pray that God will send forth reapers,” being fulfilled as lay persons become lay pastors, lay evangelists, lay Bible instructors, lay literature evangel ists. I’m excited that there is a movement among the members of the Lake Union and members around the world toward lay
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evangelism. We will continue to expand by employing more pastors, teachers, evangelists, literature evangelists, medical personnel, etc. However, we will have explosive growth as members and church employees join together in outreach activity. Lay members are holding evangelistic meetings and leading home Bible study groups. Lay
Orlando Vazquez, pastor of the Indianapo
lis Hispanic Church, was pleased to be able to baptize a young member.
members are planting churches. Praise God! I see lay members preaching evangelistic meetings and hundreds making decisions to join the remnant church. I see local churches as training centers for faithful, Holy Spirit-gifted mem bers. I see that God has placed all the gifts in the church for the building up of the body of Christ. I see youth and young adults enjoying participation in the mission of the church. I see youth teaching adults how to give Bible studies and inspiring adults to risk visiting people in the community. I see youth and adults continuing to witness through mission trips, impacting communities in other parts of the world. I see more and more lay persons active in church growth.
Yes, THE main event, my Jesus returning, will be reality. Until then, I see the church family praying much and reaping a harvest of precious people.
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The earliest evangelistic photograph printed in the Lake Union Herald shows an
Albert Duvall, left, of Galesburg, Illinois, used a film
evangelistic crusade in Muskegon, Michigan, in 1941. Expensive etchings of
strip projector to illustrate the Bible studies he gave
photos were not often used for printing the union paper.
to these two mothers and their daughters who were baptized and joined the Galesburg Church in 1942.
Reaping the Harvest
F. Allen Sackett, district leader, baptized seven people
in the Prairie River near Merrill, Wisconsin, in 1955.
100 Years of Evangelism in the Lake Union Conference
Mission '72 is remembered as the first of the Adventist mega-evangelistic crusades. More than 210 church
es throughout the Lake Union participated.
NET '98 with speaker Dwight Nelson, senior pastor of the Pioneer Memorial
Ken Cox, Voice of Prophecy evangelist, presented a
Church in Berrien Springs, Michigan, was broadcast by satellite around the
five-week satellite series called The Midnight Cry in
world and translated into 38 languages.
Chicago in September and October, 2000.
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Secretary’s Report
Are We
Getting the 'Word Out? by Walter L. Wright, Lake Union EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, MINISTERIAL, AND FAMILY MINISTRY DIRECTOR
t has been a special joy promoting, observing, and then recording the progress made throughout this union territory during the past quinquennium. Are we getting the Word out? The records show that we are, and at a rate unprecedented in our union’s history. Each of the local conferences has shown net membership gains for the last five years. Our pastors have taken hold of the evangelism plow and planted seeds that will produce fruit for years to come. The overall union membership has increased from 68,511 at the close of 1995 to a present membership of 72, 728 at the close of 2000—a net increase of 4,217, and I say, “Praise the Lord!” Evangelism was emphasized in the year 2000. Pastors were challenged with the Lake Union “Shared Blessings” program. The response was tremendous. The total baptisms and profession of faith accessions in 2000 alone were 3,156, by far the largest harvest yet in this union. Every one of our conferences con tributed to this number with the Lake Region Conference leading
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the way with 1,198 precious additions. The New Testament is replete with examples of “getting the Word out.” We see Andrew leading people to Jesus, great public evangelists like Peter and Paul, and marvelous examples of one-on-one Bible studies like Philip with the Ethiopian eunuch, or Jesus with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. These methods are still bearing fruit today as we endeavor as never before to make sure that every body has a chance to know Jesus. And could we ever overlook the
Judy Doty, office receptionist and sec retary to Executive Secretary Walter Wright.
mighty impact of our literature evangelists as they carry the printed page in a ministry that was not possible in New Testament times? Surely we cannot. These warriors are vital to our battle plan. Even through the work of family ministry the Word is being shared. Over the past five years, more than 90 family seminars and retreats have been given, including meetings for our single members. My wife, Jackie, has associat ed with me as a volunteer in this work. The work of the secretariat would
Lake Union Consolidated Five-year Clerk s Report
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Secretary’s Report indeed be boring if it were only the keeping of records. But when you realize that these records are indicating the success of the coming harvest for God’s kingdom, the work becomes exhilarating! Yes, we are “getting the Word out!” From the remotest county to the biggest metropolis, the Word is getting out in the Lake Union territory. Don’t stop now. Don’t get weary now. The end is in sight. One day soon we, as a family team, as an excited army, will go sweeping through the gates into the Holy City. Get the Word out! He is coming soon! I love my work. Can you tell?
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Baptisms and Professions of Faith
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Treasurer’s Report
by Norman W. Klam, Lake Union Conference treasurer
t was wonderful! My heart was so full of emotion as Gordon Retzer, our new union conference presi dent, and Walter Wright, our union conference secretary, led us in singing the wonderful chorus, “God Is So Good,” at our recent conference executive committee meeting. I had just given the financial information for the year 2000, and we were praising God for blessing His people in the Lake Union Conference one more time. What a privilege we have, as His people, to be a part of His blessing. And truly, we have reason to express our sincere appreciation to our Heavenly Father for the way He cares for His church, and the way He has cared for the Lake Union Conference. To the right is a graph that indicates what our tithe has been for the last five years. God has blessed us so that our tithe has grown from $43,892,000 in 1996 to $56,750,000 in the year 2000—a growth of $12,858,000 over the five-year period, and a 50 percent increase over the growth in the previous five-year period. This not only indicates God’s blessing but also the faithfulness of
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Glynn C. Scott, associate treasurer
members. our church members. It is only fitting The graph that in this report we take time to indicates express appreciation to the member that for each ship of the Lake Union Conference of the years for their faithfulness in supporting there was in God’s work. It is my privilege to be excess of a able to share with you what has been two percent accomplished over the last five years. gain. We are I appreciate the competent staff that pleased to our Lake Union Conference executive Alethea Mustard, secre tary to Treasurer Norman report that, committee has given me to work with. Klam. over the Glynn Scott, Douglas Gregg, and five-year Alethea Mustard are all very compe tent people who have helped prepare this report for you. Tithe Received Our members have been supportive, not only in their tithes but in their offerings also. Included with this report is a graph (page 11) illustrating the gain each year in mission giving to the world church by our
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Douglas L. Gregg, associate treasurer
confer ences, Use of Tithe for Year 2000 and the General Lake Union Working Capital Higher Organizations Confer ence with its world divi sions. During the period for which we are report ing, the local confer ence portion period, the aggregate gain was 10.52 was 70 percent, the unions 10 percent, percent. and the General Conference and its The Seventh-day Adventist Church divisions 20 percent. It is comforting has a unique system of funding the for each member to know that when world church and its organizations they mark their tithe down on the through its tithing system. The world envelope used to record donations, church, with representation from local they are participating in providing and union conferences, sets the policy funds to operate the Seventh-day as to what percentage of tithe is Adventist Church around the world available to local conferences, union
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along with their local conference. In the year 2000, the Lake Union’s portion of tithe to fund its operations was $5,675,000.85. Presented with this report is a graph indicating how this money was spent. Higher organi zations were sent 20.5 percent, which helped to fund the North American Division and General Conference operations, the Special Assistance Fund for needy conferences, and retirement funding for employees of the church. Direct appropriations to conferences were 24 percent. The graph also shows that indirect appropriations to the conferences were 32.5 percent of the tithe received by the Lake Union Conference. Some examples of indirect appropriations would be covering auditing costs for local conferences, providing account ing and membership programming at no cost to local conferences, and providing funding to Andrews University. The Lake Union uses 16.5 percent for actual operating of the union office and staffing. And finally, 6.5 percent was set aside for working capital as a part of our operating surplus in the year 2000. The Lake Union Conference
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operating fund is the area where we record the majority of the union conference’s operations. Please note on the graph above that shows the operating gain, that in each year we have had an operating surplus that ranges from $367,000 to $1,201,000. As your treasurer, 1 have had the privilege of working with a group of
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officers and executive committee members that have been financially responsible. Because of God’s blessing and their diligence, the Lake Union Conference has a sound
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financial balance sheet. The union’s net worth has grown from $1,055,000 in 1996 to $3,801,000 at the end of the year 2000. That is a growth of over $2,745,000 over the fiveyear period. In 1996, our operating capital was 38 percent of the required amount for a union conference. Due to the operating gains over the last five years, that percentage has grown from 38 percent to 129 percent of the required operating capital for a union conference. This will provide funding for our confer ences and institutions during downturns in the economy or difficult times. Over the last two years, because of the financial growth that we have experienced, the focus of our financial management has changed. Our strong financial position allows us to put much more emphasis on the mission of the church. Over the last five years, the Lake Union 1,000 Confer ence has 900 played a ■o | 800 major part in NET’96 and NET 5 700 ’98. We also participat H ed in a strong evangel 600 istic outreach in 500 Chicago last year. It is our desire to continue
putting resources in place so that our conferences and institutions may be assisted in bringing people to Jesus. (See the Evangelism Funds graph at the bottom of this column and the Andrews University Appropriations graph on the next page.) As we look forward to a new quinquennium, we do so with opti
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mism. We believe that as we reflect on the support of our people and God’s blessings in the past, our future should lead to an unprecedented opportunity to bring people to Jesus. With these wonderful opportunities that we have had, we are poised to do everything possible to hasten His coming. Let this be our prayer.
Evangelism Funds Appropriated to Conferences
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Association/Revolving Fund
Discover the Circle of Blessing
by Glynn C. Scott, associate treasurer
ver the past quinquenni um many local churches and academies have been blessed as a result of the financial resources made available through the Lake Union Conference Revolving Fund Trust. Loans from the Revolving Fund have made the construction of many churches a reality, and building additions and unexpected emer gencies have all been cared for by loans from the Revolving Fund. The financial resources of the
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Revolving Fund are made possible by deposits from individuals and/or churches.
State of Financial Position Total assets increased by 13% to $11,806,525, made possible by an increase in deposits from individuals and churches. Total liabilities increased by 6% to $8,475,612; and total net assets increased by 37% to $3.3 million, due to income from notes receivable and investing activity.
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Lake Union Association/Revolving Fund Statement of Changes
Lake Union Conference Stewardship Report
Statement of Changes in Net Assets The net total operating gain for the years 1996-2000 was $853,304 which is due primarily from interest income from notes receivable and investment income from securities. The $34,966 decrease in sink fund activity (1999) is due to a decline in market value for securities owned. This decline was partially recovered in 2000. Overall, the Revolving Fund Trust experienced a net change in net assets of $1,061,601.
God's Blessings Over the past quinquennium God has been faithful in showering blessings upon each one of us as His children. The blessing that God has showered upon each member has resulted in an increase in overall financial giving which provides for the gospel to be proclaimed far and near, telling of our Lord’s soon return. The Lake Union Conference in the past has provided stewardship seminars for conference directors, and we will continue to provide on-going seminars/training for conference directors. Our goal is to fully equip each conference director that he in turn may inspire and educate each local member as to the blessing of being a faithful steward.
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Vice-president’s Report
Building Bridges Elisa Flores, secretary to Vice-president Luis E. Leonor.
by Luis E. Leonor, Lake Union Conference vice president
this quinquennium, we held five evangelistic crusades. peration Amigo has grown Many souls heard the truth stronger during this quin about salvation through Jesus quennium with the help of Christ. Just this last November, numerous church members who want Rod Willey, a dentist from to be involved in missionary projects. Peoria, Illinois, his wife Donna, This desire to help has caused Operation Amigo to extend its frontiers to other countries besides the Dominican Republic. We have crossed the borders unto Central America, where different groups helped build several churches. Operation Amigo has become a solid and well-balanced activity where hundreds of church members have come together to help others, and by doing so they all have been blessed abundantly. God’s math works differently from ours, and the more we give, the more we receive. Cuba is one place that has especially benefitted from Operation Amigo. They are receiving funding through the Lake Union ASI chapter, and children from all over the island are enjoying the wonderful Your Story Hour program. Along with this project, we also have Rod Willey, a dentist from Peoria, Illinois, people from the Lake Union sponsor assisted by his wife Donna and translator Mencia Shelley, pulls a man's tooth dur ing 15 students at the Cuban seminary. ing a recent Operation Amigo trip to the In the Dominican Republic during
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The Lake Union chapter of ASI, in 1999, voted to fund the evangelistic work of Tu
Historia Preferida (Spanish Your Story Hour). Visiting in Cuba, Barb Randall, ASI
member from Lawton, Michigan, chats
with a group of youngsters from Holguin,
and Wayne Coulter, Illinois Conference president, with a group of about 30 people, went to one of the neediest areas in the Dominican Republic. For one whole week they set up a dental clinic. While part of the group was busy with the clinic, another part built a church, and another helped with the meetings Elder Coulter held in a nearby church. The result of this effort was 1,200 people helped, a church built, and 38 new believers baptized. After seeing God’s hand working
Dominican Republic.
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with and through the Pathfinder groups, doctors, nurses, optometrists, dentists, and laymen, we can only say: Praise God, it feels wonderful to be part of these people with a mission.
ASI
have such an active ASI chapter. As you can see in some of these photos, our laymen are truly committed to being God’s hands and feet in this needy world.
Hispanic Ministries The Hispanic believers throughout the Lake Union are people with a mission. They come from Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Europe. Some knew Jesus before they arrived in this country. Some learned about Him here. But they all have a love and enthusiasm for preaching about Jesus that is contagious. On September 26, 1999, all the Hispanic churches gathered in Pioneer Memorial Church, at Andrews
Reg Mattson, center, ASI member from
Adventist laymen ’s ter Kassy, Katlin Elder, and Jacob Mayor, Services and to lay the first course of block for the new Industries (ASI) church in Buenavista, Honduras. is a group of dedicated men and women who serve God with everything they have. When ASI members engage in a project, they work like an army full of resources, experience, talents, and dedication. Ellen G. White once wrote that the people working for God should not be people of “one idea, stereotyped in their manner of working.” ASI members have accepted this challenge, and they take time out from their businesses to witness for Jesus through mission trips, evangelism, church building projects, funding Bible workers, and other projects. We are blessed here at the Lake Union Conference to Watervliet, Michigan, works with his daugh
Lake Union ASI members greet the attendees to the national ASI convention held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in August, 2000.
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Dressed in the national costumes of several nations, these young women highlight the diversity of Spanish-speaking cultures.
University to rejoice in the baptismal celebration of 207 souls. It was an event that no one will forget! There was much joy and praise to God for these new members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This joy filled their hearts with the desire to do more evangelism. Pastors and lay members engaged in this task through evangelistic meet ings, small groups, and other activities like marriage seminars and women’s ministries, to reach out to people and tell them about Jesus. Most churches conduct at least one evangelistic meeting per year. At this moment, our Hispanic brothers and sisters are busy giving Bible studies in small groups and also getting all the training they need to do a better job. Upon hearing a nurse’s testimony, the Cruz family became Seventh-day Adventists, but they didn’t stop there. Francisco, the
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husband, attended a Lay Preachers Seminar, offered by the Lake Union Conference to learn how to preach and give Bible studies. He has already conducted two evangelistic crusades, and through the small group in his home, nine of their close family and friends are new members of our church. This story repeats itself over and over again. In Fort Wayne, Indiana, the Anglo church saw a need to work among the Hispanics in that area. They began to support a Bible worker, and now with the help from the local conference, the Fort Wayne Hispanic Church has become a reality, with 50 members. Although Hispanics represent only 7.3% of the total membership of the Lake Union, and their baptisms repre sent 19.13% of the union’s total during this quinquennium,
Membership Development per Ethnic Group
Afro-Americans 32.5%
Human Relations I once heard someone say that congregational hymns sound much better when they are sung in harmony than when they are sung in unison. Cultural diversity is one thing that must ring in God’s ears as music sung in harmony rather than in unison. Harmony is something that we have in abundance here in the Lake Union. The tables above and below give us an idea of how this composition is distributed and present some interesting data related to membership and church growth within each ethnic group. Francisco Cruz, a lay preacher, has held two crusades. He and his wife Denise have also hosted a small group in their home. They have seen nine people baptized because of their efforts.
their tithes this year reached more than 3.2 million dollars. Yes, the Hispanic members are people with enthusiasm, and the Lord has blessed this enthusiasm. Actually there are 100 Hispanic congregations meeting together every Sabbath. This is taking into account every organized church, compa ny, and group that hopefully will be ready to be organized soon. The distribution of Hispanic churches among the Lake Union conferences is as follows: Michigan has 25 congregations, Indiana and Wisconsin have 14 congrega tions each, Illinois has 18 congregations, and Lake Region has 29 congregations. As we can see, the Hispanics are people that love to tell the story to the world, witnessing to all nations. Praise the Lord for His blessings and the 2,438 Hispanics baptized throughout this quinquennium!
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Information Services Ministry Support Services by Harvey P. Kilsby, information SYSTEMS DIRECTOR William Fisher, pro grammer!analyst.
Lance Mack, pro grammer!analyst.
small group at the Lake Union remain current with new accounting cts 6:1 -7 records growing pains Conference office has dedicated itself profession standards; provisions for of the early Christian to developing and supporting comput the new retirement plan were incorpo church and the solution arrived er software for use in churches, rated into the LUCIS Payroll software. at to address them. schools, and administrative offices of In addition, a successful partnership The apostles had been responsible the church where commercially was developed with the General for church life in general, including developed software is either uneco Conference Auditing Service which the ministry of the word of God and nomical or otherwise undesirable. allows the auditors to use the LUCIS care of the needy. Convening one of This software has become known as Software to assist in auditing confer the first General Conference sessions, LUCIS Software (LUCIS is an ences and schools. This has resulted the twelve apostles and all the acronym for Lake Union Conference in significant savings in the territories disciples concluded that specialization Information Systems). where the LUCIS Software is used. of work responsibilities was necessary Though designed for use by Lake However, continued software so that the demands of administering development, the material making use of affairs of the more current church would not technology, has cause the been impacted as spiritual affairs we await to be neglected. attempts within The solution they the division to arrived at was to determine a turn the adminis future course of tration of church This banner is used by the new graphical version of the LUCIS Software underdevelopment. action to achieve affairs over to a software new group Union organizations, the LUCIS standardization. These attempts have allowing the apostles to concentrate Software is actually used by more had mixed results thus far. on prayer and the ministry of the churches, schools, and conference The process of determining a future word. It is recorded that this pleased course of action within the division is offices outside the Lake Union the whole group. continuing and will probably not territory than within. Sales and This solution is still successfully resolve itself before this summer. maintenance fees charged to organiza working for the church today. There Once resolved, it should help clarify tions outside the Lake Union territory are some charged with administering the role of the department within the continue to provide funds for contin material affairs of the church so that broader division context. ued development. those called to preach the word, In the meantime, we in the depart During the past quinquennium a evangelize, and spiritually feed the ment continue to dedicate ourselves to number of issues were addressed: the flock can fulfill their calling. serving the information systems needs Y2k problem had minimal impact on Information systems is one of the of the organizations that make up the LUCIS Software users; accounting material areas addressed by the Lake Lake Union. procedures were implemented to Union Conference. Over the years a
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Education
Building Children
by Gary Randolph, education director Garry Sudds, asso ciate education direc tor
campaign to renovate and expand their facility to adequately meet the needs of the students. Capitol City, Indianapolis, built, with the assistance of a significant matching grant from the Eli Lily Foundation, a new, spacious, modem addition along with renovating their former facility. Great Barbara Hamlin, Karen Bekowies, Lakes Academy built a new gymnasi registrar and secre secretary to Associ tary to Director Gary ate Director Garry um complex with various exercise Randolph. Sudds. options for large or small groups as well as individuals. Wisconsin Academy is in the final stages of sign that hangs on my door completing a new cafeteria addition says, “It is better to build a on the west side of their gym. Indiana child than to mend a man.” Academy has renovated their adminis Although one could hope that society tration building and provided some might value education for more than new additional office space. They also its economic benefits, in today’s world restructured and renovated their the market value of a person’s life former industrial arts building into a seems to get more attention than beautiful music auditorium complex. moral values. Preparing a student for a A monumental curriculum project, life on this earth to earn a “good Pathways of the Pioneers, which has living” seems to carry higher value in been in development for many years, many minds than preparing students was finished in 1998. The history of for a life of honesty, integrity, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church service to humanity. was developed in 117 short audio However, in the Lake Union dramatized stories, 8-12 minutes in Seventh-day Adventist K-12 system, length. Placed on 22 CDs or cassettes our educational curriculum is designed in a notebook-style binder, these sets to build a better child, fully prepared for were made available to all of the service to both God and humanity, in 84 unions in the North American K-8 schools, 20 junior academies, five Division. Since these stories have day academies (four of them K-12), been made available to church and four senior boarding academies, members, approximately 1,500 sets with about 4,700 students and 398 fullhave been purchased. time equivalent (FTE) teachers. Expansion of the “Bible Labs” Hinsdale (Chicago area) became a concept to include global mission senior academy in the past quinquen projects has caused many schools to nium and is in the midst of a capital
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participate in three major projects: Project Word gathered 3,600 used Bibles and raised an additional $3,000 for the purchase of more Bibles which were distributed in the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, and Guyana. Project Love a Child raised approxi mately $10,000 to provide meals for hungry children in Haiti. ADRA distributed the funds to three orphan ages. Project Care Package prepared 5,000 care packages to assist povertystricken children in 50 unreached villages. They were shipped to Marcio and Jane Costa in southern Guyana. The growth of the concept of service for others has inspired some academies to choose a church/school building/witnessing trip either as a special instructional tour or as a senior class trip. Some of the most notewor thy changes during this quinquennium have been made in spiritual growth, resulting in an increase in students’ interest and desire to participate in prayer and service for others. We are thankful for these developments. Finally, the most awesome educa tional event of this quinquennium was the first ever NAD K-12 teachers convention in Dallas, Texas, August 13-16, 2000, attended by 6,500 teachers and spouses, 725 from the Lake Union. For many it was the most awe-inspiring and spiritually-uplifting professional growth meeting ever, professionally preparing our minds, spiritually uplifting our souls, and sharpening our focus on our mission.
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Communication Telling the Story by Richard Dower, communication director, Lake Union Herald editor Nadine Dower, managing editor, display ad manager.
people from around the world viewed ere is the church, here is the this satellite-televised broadcast, and steeple, open the doors and thousands of those people were see all the people.” This baptized as a result. children’s finger-play poem illustrates the work of the communication The most recent mega-evangelistic department in all layers of church story was the report of NET 2000, a administration. The communication satellite broadcast from Chicago with departments of the union, conference, Kenneth Cox of the Voice of and church, make up a cooperative Prophecy. Of course, there have been network of people who write stories reports of other evangelistic events telling of the Christian work of the during that time as well. Some of the members in action for the Lord. stories came from organized evangel istic efforts. Other stories happened as The Lake Union Herald has been committed members won people with printed continuously since 1908. Its whom they came into contact. So mission today is the same as it was many people have been baptized, that when the first issue came off the about one-fourth of the members of press, and that mission is to inform, the five conferences in the Lake instruct, and inspire its readers “in all Union have joined the church in the lines of Christian endeavor.” The last ten years, and many stories of Herald and its staff members are still these new members have been told. dedicated to that goal. The Herald has been a faithful chronicle of the work The Herald has also printed stories and progress of the Adventist Church of short-term mission trips, stories in the Lake Union. While the mission about Pathfinders, cooking schools, is the same as it has always been, the special events, new church congrega “look” of the Herald has changed tions, stewardship blessings, celebra from time to time, and today each tions, church business, new techniques issue can be viewed online, and in education, new schools, women’s information can be submitted at events, men’s events, youth features, www.luc.adventist.org. camp meetings, new resources, parenting features, and the list could During the last five years, the go on. Herald has been sent to more than The Herald is currently produced 30,000 homes, and the readers have by an office staff of three individuals: seen stories about mega-evangelistic Richard Dower, editor; Nadine campaigns. NET ’98, with speaker Dower, managing editor; and Ann Dwight Nelson, pastor of the Pioneer Fisher, copy editor and circulation Memorial Church on the campus of manager. The editorial staff also Andrews University, was one such includes the conference communica event. Hundreds of thousands of
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Ann Fisher, copy editor, circulation manager, classified ad manager.
tion directors and institutional public relations directors and their staffs. Reporters and writers for the Herald are the local church communication leaders. The Herald is indebted to the efforts of each of these individuals.
Another product of the Lake Union communication department is the video series, “No One But You.” “No One But You” has been a regular feature in many of the Lake Union churches for 19 years. Starting out as a tape-slide presentation and progress ing with the development of technolo gy into a video format, its mission is to tell in-depth stories of the outreach and nurturing activities of our members in the Lake Union. Why then do we need the Lake Union Herald and the “No One But You” videos? The answer is simple. Because we all need the information, instruction, and inspiration that reading reports of other conferences, churches, and individuals like ourselves can bring. We all need to know of the events, the progress, and the new ideas that are generated. We all need to know that we are not alone “out there” and that there is a network of committed Christians who are telling the story of Jesus to the people that they meet each day. We all need to feel the support of our wonderful Adventist family that extends from our own church to others around the world.
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Women’s Ministries Women Ministering to Women by Myrna Earles, women’s ministries coordinator
omen in the Lake Union territory love to tell the story of God’s love through ministry in their churches. They are an influential force in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Through their ministry, they cradle the future and shape the present. When women are ministered to, the family, the church, and the community receive the benefits of their ministry. A number of projects have been designed to reach out to women in the
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istries in cooperation with other ministries of the church. In addition 222 women who left the church have returned.
Special emphasis during the past five years has been placed on reclaim ing women who have found them selves distanced from the church. This is being done through retreats, gift subscriptions to Women of Spirit magazine, and personal attention to women who, for one reason or another, have found themselves cut off from the church. This ministry also reaches out to women who still have an interest in the church through caring friends.
Retreats are an important spiritual fellowship of women’s ministries. Nearly 10,000 women attended 81 retreats during the past five years. Approximately 1,000 of these women were not members but friends of women in the churches. The retreats are designed with a spiritual emphasis but include some secular activities. This involves both helpful seminars and social time. Some of the retreats are held in hotels, but others use a youth camp setting. Other events led by women included 26,033 other kinds of meetings, including prayer breakfasts, prayer groups, one-day events, and small-group meetings. There were 618 training and spiritual leadership events.
Women have conducted 18 series of evangelistic meetings. During the past quinquennium 113 women have been baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Lake Union Conference because of a concerted effort on the part of women’s minTraining events are helping women in the Lake Union learn how to effectively help other women.
church and the community. Women’s ministries has been designed as a support system for all women, including those who are hurting, whether they suffer from divorce, abuse, or simply loneliness. Area women’s ministries meetings and well-planned retreats are a place to address the spiritual, emotional, physical, and social needs of women
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Women’s Events Michigan Upper Peninsula Women's Retreat with Ruthie Jacobsen June 9 Women's Ministries (WM) Emphasis Day July 14 NAD WM Offering Sept. 21-23 Indiana WM Retreat at Spring Mill State Park with Cheri Peters Oct. 5-7 Illinois WM Retreat at Elk Grove Village Sheraton with Flonzie Brown Wright Oct. 26-28 Wisconsin WM Retreat at Wisconsin Dells with Hyveth Williams
May 11-13
Lake Union women want to be active contributors to the finishing of God’s work at home and throughout the world, both personally and financially. At their retreats, special offerings are taken. Some of these offerings support needy women in other parts of the world who do not have the privileges we have in America. There is also an offering taken in all churches in North America to help further the work of women’s ministries. A portion of those funds is returned to local conferences and to the union to assist in various outreach programs.
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Publishing/HHES/ABCs
Selling the Story by John S. Bernet, publishing/HHES/ ABC DIRECTOR Linette Escarfullery, secretary to Director John Bernet.
ake Union literature evangelists are on the go. More than 500 literature evangelists (LEs) visited more than 600,000 homes in 2000, praying with thousands and inviting hundreds more to attend an Adventist church.
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Literature Evangelists Are Soul Winners These workers feel called by God. They feel Jesus is coming soon and that now is our opportune time to preach the gospel through the printed pages. Paula Gardner, married, a mother of two, and a member of the Holly, Michigan, Church, felt something was missing in her life. She wanted to do more for Jesus. Someone suggested that she become a literature evangel ist. In the space of 18 months, since she’s become an LE, she has experi enced the joy of seeing five customers baptized. Jason and Heather Darling of Flint Michigan were two of those cus tomers. Heather was an atheist, and Jason was going from church to church searching for the right one. An avid Bible student, Jason was yearn ing to know the truth. And God was listening. One day, his little son Ryan became ill. While he was sitting in a hospital waiting room, Jason’s eyes were drawn to the colorful Bible story display books. They looked perfect for his two sons. He mailed in a reply card. Two weeks later Paula Gardner
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came by his home and sold this young family the Conflict of the Ages Series, Bible Readings for the Home, and The Bible Story—22 books altogether. After the sale was concluded, Jason asked so many Bible questions that Paula asked if they would like to have Bible studies, and they agreed. So Paula introduced them to Joel Nephew, pastor of the First Flint, Michigan, Church. Jason asked, “What church do you belong to?” Pastor Nephew replied, “I’m a Seventh-day Adventist, and if you hear me say anything that contradicts the Bible, I’ll leave.” A number of very intense Bible studies followed, with Heather accepting Jesus as her savior and Jason saying, “At last I have found the true church.” Both were baptized in October 2000.
1,800 Students Sell Magabooks Last year, 180 student magabook workers received donations totaling $447,000. The scholarship income available to them was $420,000. This is a $190,000 sales gain over 1998. In the last 10 years, 1,800 Lake Union youth have participated in this scholarships for souls program. One father said, “This ministry has benefitted my son so much, I should pay you instead of you paying us.” Magabook evangelist Sophia Hamilton recently broke the $13,000 donation barrier with an available scholarship of more than $10,000. Stacey Clements of Wisconsin Academy has earned her way through academy selling magabooks. She recently received a set of The Seventh day Adventist Bible Commentary as a top achievement award at the Wisconsin Conference committee.
450,000 Darkness Before Dawn Distributed
From left: Heather and Jason Darling with their sons Christian and Ryan stand with Pastor Joel Nephew.
One truly remarkable record has just been set by Lake Union LEs. During the last three and one-half years, they have placed 450,000 Darkness Before Dawn (portions of The Great Controversy). This is the largest circulation of this book by any union conference in history! Heaven surely rejoices. Ellen White said that of all the books she had written, she wanted The Great Controversy to have the widest circulation.
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Publishing/HHES/ABCs Lois, of Michigan, wrote about Darkness Before Dawn, “I’m not an Adventist. E. G. White is, but I still feel it’s the truth. Please send me 25 copies of DBD for my friends.” A number of people have been baptized after reading this book. Hundreds of lead cards have poured in for the 12volume Bible Reference Library, which includes the Conflict of the Ages Series and Bible Readings for the Home', and a large number of these E. G. White libraries have been sold.
Sales Gain Lake Union LEs had a sales gain of $500,000 in 1999. This was the highest colporteur sales gain by any union that year in the North American Division.
Home Health Education Service staff from left, front row: Patty Kruger, contract proces sor; Anne Oyerly, senior processor; Duci Hulick, Secretary, customer service; Pat
Morrison, administrative secretary. Back row: Dwight Kruger, magabook directorlassociate publishing director; Vicki Thompson, assistant treasurer; Jim Doran, chief financial
Top LE in 2000 In 2000, Jon McCullough led all LEs in the Lake Union Conference with sales of $84,000. Jon loves to sell the E. G. White books and Bible Readings for the Home. He has served Jesus as an LE for more than 30 years. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Club. His life-to-date sales are well over $1.5 million.
HHES Bible School Colporteurs are always looking for ways to spread the truth. They share the truth with those who buy and those who don’t. In just three years, they have enrolled 3,600 families in the HHES Bible correspondence course.
Adventist Book Centers There are five ABCs in the Lake Union. Gary Hillebert, the Michigan manager, reported sales of $1,967,545 last year. He says he serves a lot of non-Adventist customers. Recently a 22-year-old lady was knocked from her car onto the road that runs in front of his ABC and run over by another
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officer; Debby Rulong, computer operations; Ken Morrison, Bible school coordinator.
car. She survived, wondering all the while why God had spared her life. In her search for answers, she visited his ABC where she received an invitation and is now attending an Adventist church. Now she knows why God protected her. Lloyd Jacobs, the Indiana manager, reports sales of $555,000 in 2000. He has been an ABC manager for 35 years. In Illinois, ABC manager Paul Neil reported that last year was a good year. His store is located in the greater Chicago area. Rich Claus of Wisconsin reports sales of $617,000. This is a large gain over last year. Rich carries on an active program of visiting churches and special church meetings.
Family Health Education Service Eugene Anthony, Lake Region Conference publishing director, reports that 125 Lake Region LEs sold
more than $439,000 worth of litera ture in 2000, resulting in 79 baptisms. The top Lake Region soul winning LEs were: —Henry Sherrod ... .11 souls —Mary Robinson .... 6 souls
Home Health Education Service Home Health Education Service has faithfully served the Lake Union LEs for 25 years. It has made an operational profit for four of the last five years. HHES is colporteur friendly. LEs love to visit their HHES friends.
Paid-out Accounts Thousands of paid-out customers’ names are on file at HHES. They are available to any pastor who wishes to do mailings. All that’s needed to obtain the name and address files is the zip code of the town where the mailing is being done.
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Public Affairs, Religious Liberty/Trust Services
Defending the Story by Vernon L. Alger, public affairs/ RELIGIOUS LIBERTY/TRUST SERVICES DIRECTOR Patricia Young, sec retary to Director Vern Alger.
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty uring the past five years the conflict between employers’ schedules and Seventh-day Adventist Church members’ Sabbath observance has been the salient issue that the public affairs and religious liberty (PARL) department has had to resolve. Twelve to fifteen Adventists in this country lose their jobs every week because of Sabbath work schedule conflicts. Being in the industrialized mid-west, we have more than our share of these problems in the Lake Union. Many employers are making the accommodation of Sabbath observance even more difficult by departing from the standard seven-day week. Some use six days of work and two days off, while others use schedules which, during a month’s time, have an individual working rotating days during the week as well as rotating shifts during the day. This makes a permanent accommodation of Sabbath absence almost impossible. The courts recently have been of very little help achieving accommoda tions in employment schedules. The North American Division’s Title VII Litigation Committee reviews all requests from members for church support in employment litigation. The committee can accept for litigation only a few of the cases, and must choose only those which are winnable
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and which would result in precedents that would most benefit church members facing this type of problem. Litigation of a Title VII case through trial costs from $35,000 to $50,000. The Religious Freedom in the Workplace Bill has been introduced in the last two congresses, but there is no overriding burden on the members of Congress to pass this legislation, and despite the efforts of the coalition formed to get legislative relief for Sabbatarians, the legislation has not been enacted. The Congress has experienced some frustration when it has enacted legislation only to have the Supreme Court declare that Congress exceeded its authority by passing the laws. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act was declared unconstitutional as applied against the states under the 14th Amendment, and other acts have been declared unconstitutional as they apply to the states because of the 11 th Amendment’s immunity provisions. A coalition to pass a general religious freedom restoration act based on the commerce clause or other established powers of Congress did not succeed in getting a general religious protection law passed, but it did succeed in getting the Land Use and Institution alized Persons Protection Act of 2000 passed. This law benefits churches who have been zoned out of neighbor hoods because the neighbors didn’t want them there, and it benefits prisoners who are prevented from
exercising their religious beliefs while incarcerated. While there are still some overriding restrictions on land use and institutionalized persons’ exercise of religion, the overall benefit is favorable, although not one that in any way assists Sabbatarians. The PARL department also assists literature evangelists. As Americans desire more privacy and freedom from uninvited individuals knocking on their doors, there have been additional problems for literature evangelists and students distributing literature doorto-door. Cities have passed ordinances to prohibit such activities inside their limits, and individuals are more frequently posting signs warning solicitors to stay away. We thank God for the provisions of our Constitution which do allow us to go door-to-door for religious purposes during reason able hours. The PARL department has also been involved in assisting members who are being challenged by former spouses seeking custody of their children because they are being raised according to Seventh-day Adventist beliefs. These situations are always fraught with emotion, and when religion is added to the mixture, passions get high, accusations are made, and our members facing these issues need our support. The Lake Union PARL office acts as a resource center, providing cases with support ive precedent and other forms of assistance to the attorneys represent-
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Affairs, Religious Liberty/Trust Services
During the past year, the General Conference trust services department has instituted a new theme revolving around the “Cycle of Life.” This new program created by a professional agency after two substantial surveys among church members, is intended to broaden the membership base for which trust services can provide assistance. This new program empha sizes the areas in various periods of life, in which an individual has
else’s pollution. This legislation, if obligations and can make contribu enacted, will limit the liability of the tions to his/her family, community, charity to the value of the property and church. During each period of donated. This provides protection for life, individuals have differing contributions to the church to assure responsibilities and differing needs. the use of tithes and offerings will be Planning for life (and for death) as intended in the dissemination of the changes as do the needs and the gospel message. responsibilities. The trust services As of December 31, 2000, the department is committed to assisting conferences in the Lake Union were members as they plan for life and the responsible for $14,313,164 in trust stewardship of their assets in each of assets. During the five-year period these “Cycles of Life.” ending December 31,2000, the total With one exception, all conferences received by conferences in the Lake and the union program in the Lake Union from their trust operations was Union have achieved status “A” $6,570,059. accreditation, the highest possible. All The trust departments of the trust officers in the Lake Union are conferences in the Lake Union invite certified and current in their continu their members to contact their trust ing education. personnel to discuss the many benefits The Lake Union trust department of a well-designed estate plan. has also been active, along with the General Conference office of general counsel, in attempting to get legislation enacted and a time for every purpose. which will exempt charities from Our faith may be constant, but personal liability for and financial challenges keep changing. Trust Services can help. We discuss the costs of guardianships, retirement security, the clean-up and estate and gift planning in the of hazardous context of Seventh-day Adventist waste found beliefs^so you can make sound deci on proper sions for the people and causes ties gifted to depending on you. Call us toll-free for the charities. help planning your cycle of life. It is grossly unfair to have an Indiana Lake Region Michigan Wisconsin Illinois individual’s (608) (317) (517) (630) (773) contribu 485-2226 241-5235 734-0920 844-6201 846-2661 tions to a church or other charity used to pay for the Seventh-day Adventist Church clean-up of Lake Union Conference Trust Services someone
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ing our members in these situations. During the quinquennium, the Lake Union PARL office was very active in the enactment of the Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act. Prior to the passage of this act, churches could be compelled to return to bankruptcy trustees, for the benefit of creditors, contributions given to the church over a period of years by individuals who had to file for bankruptcy protection. This was an extraordinary hardship on the church es and other charities forced to return the contributions, resulting in actions not contemplated by the Congress in enacting the Bankruptcy Act. By working with the Congressional staff, our office was able to assist in the drafting of the legislation and its passage unanimously through both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate. This legislation is a major benefit to charities in this country. With the election of a new presi dent who believes government funds should be used to support church activities, including religion-based public services, there is a heightened alert among those who support the separation between religion and government. We must analyze the new programs and apply wisdom and judgment in dealing with them and their impact on our freedoms. As Thomas Jefferson said, “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.”
Trust Services
A season for everything
Adventist Health System Keeping Our Communities Well and Well Informed by Ernie Sadau, Adventist Health Systems,
Midwest Region president
' he Adventist Health System established a presence in the Midwest Region in 1998, which has resulted in the ownership, management, and operation of Hinsdale, La Grange Memorial, GlenOaks, and Chippewa Valley hospitals, Bolingbrook Medical Center, and nearly two dozen other health-care facilities. The principles of the Seventh-day Adventist faith are supported through the ministry of health care by dedicat ed employees, physicians, and
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volunteers. The Midwest Region currently has more than 1,200 volunteers, 5,000 employees, and 2,000 physicians who choose to treat and admit patients at AHSMR facilities. Last year, the Midwest Region served nearly 34,000 in patients and 40,000 out-patients. Wellness and prevention programs, coupled with outstanding medical and surgical procedures, allow us to keep our communities well and well informed. Last year, more than 40,000 local residents participated in
HealthLink wellness screenings. Spiritual life, planning and partner ships with local congregations are among some of the outreach efforts conducted monthly throughout the Midwest Region.
Hinsdale Hospital Hinsdale Hospital, a 426-bed facility, delivers a wide range of hightech tertiary care services to Chicago’s western suburbs. Its centers of excellence—the Rooney Heart Institute; the Birck Family Women and Children Center; and the Opler Cancer Center, which recently added genetic risk assessment services to its offerings—continue to be recognized among the best. The Paulson Rehab Network, New Day Center for substance abuse, hospice and home health agen cies, and an expanded neurologi cal and emergency department, enhance our complement of services.
Bolingbrook Medical Center Bolingbrook Medical Center, a division of Hinsdale Hospital, was certified as Illinois’ first free standing emergency center in December 1998.
La Grange Memorial Hospital A chaplain and nurse pray with a patient before day surgery.
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In 1999, La Grange Memorial Hospital was purchased
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Adventist Health System
program serves central Wisconsin with in-house therapies and nursing care.
St. Thomas Hospice
A doctor performs neuronavigational surgery.
Health Care at Home
by the AHS. The 274-bed community hospital provides a full range of services, including cardiology, oncology, and med/surg. La Grange Memorial Hospital was a critical acquisition to AHSMR.
Health Care at Home services are provided through Hinsdale Hospital for people in the greater Chicago area. The Health Care at Home Michigan office in Stevensville serves commu nities in southwestern Michigan. The Health Care at Home Wisconsin
GlenOaks Hospital GlenOaks Hospital, a 186-bed hospital in Glendale Heights, celebrated its 20th year in 2000. It serves a multifaceted, ethnicallydiverse community with a full range of services, which include the expansion of invasive diagnostic care. It recently opened a free-standing health care center, adjacent to an assisted living facility for senior citizens.
St. Thomas Hospice services focus on the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of patients with limited life expectancy and their families. Please remember Adventist Health System Midwest Region in your prayers as we strive to meet the needs of the communities we serve.
Chippewa Valley Hospital Chippewa Valley Hospital in Durand, Wisconsin, serves its rural community with a 25-bed critical access hospital with an attached 58-bed skilled care nursing facility. A cholestec technician explains test results to an older adult during a community health fair.
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The friendly staff and students
Ann Yong (Great Lakes Adventist Academy Freshman Engineering
"Andrews University is a good school academically and spiritually. I like the way the teachers bring God into the classroom, and I've learned from the chance to talk to people with so many different backgrounds. There are a lot of activities here. We have concerts, ves pers, beach parties, ski trips and a lot more. Another highlight for me is Pioneer
Memorial Church. The services are alive with music and power ful sermons. The most exciting thing has been the chance to meet new friends. I really enjoy it here."
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Andrews University Remaining True to Our Mission of Service to Church and Society by Niels-Erik Andreasen, Andrews University president
n 1874—127 years ago—Seventh day Adventist pioneers in Battle Creek, Michigan, established the school that would eventually be renamed Andrews University in 1960. The worldwide mission of our church took a significant step in 1874 when John Nevins Andrews and his two teen-aged children, Charles and Mary, became the church’s first official missionaries and student missionaries to Europe. Today, a bronze statue by Adventist sculptor Alan Collins, situated in front of Pioneer Memorial Church, depicts the J. N. Andrews family setting sail for their mission appointment in Basel, Switzerland. Andrews points decisively across an expanse of lawn to the univer sity library, where both under gradu ate and gradu ate stu dents prepare for Andrews faculty, staff, and service students view the J. N. around Andrews sculpture as a vis the ible symbol of the educa tional mission of the univer world.
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sity to service the church and society.
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Let me share some statistical informa tion about that preparation for service we’ve offered our students over the past five years.
Our graduates That Andrews continues to serve the world church is evidenced by our large international enrollment. In our recent fall term, approximately 20 percent of our students came from outside the United States, with international students making up 29 percent of the graduate population and 14 percent of the undergraduate student body.
Our Graduates
under the general supervision of our seminary faculty. Similar statistics are available from our School of Education, which not only supports our church schools and academies in North America with many of their personnel needs, but it also provides our world church with a steady stream of teachers, school administrators, and leaders. Andrews University has affiliations with nine sister colleges and universi ties and eight extension sites around the world. Yet the greatest single component of Andrews students represent the Lake Union Conference territory and the local communities. While it belongs to the world church, Andrews University is firmly rooted in this union—right here in the heart of America.
Our International Students (2000/01)
Our theological seminary The Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary educates theologians and church leaders for the world church. Over the past five years nearly 500 Master of Divinity students have been graduated on the Michigan campus, primarily to enter pastorates in North America, Canada, and Bermuda. Additionally, last year more than 800 seminarians studied on the Andrews University campus and in overseas affiliated seminary programs
Does not include Canadian students in the NAD
Africa-Indian Ocean ......................... 38
Asia-Pacific Divisions ................... 110
China ................................................... 7 Easte Africa Division ....................... 72
Euro-Africa Division......................... 31 Euro-Asia Division ........................... 11 Inter-American Division................... 69
South American Division................. 41 South Pacific Division ..................... 11 Southern Africa Union....................... 7
Southern Asia Division ................... 21
Trans-European Division.................41 TOTAL............................................. 459
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Andrews University Our faculty Like the student body, our 259 Andrews faculty members come from around the world. Of these, 32 percent are women, and approximately 20 percent represent ethnic minorities. In addition to teaching, they research and publish, and serve the church, the community, and the world. During the last five years, approxi mately half of the faculty engaged in research. Ongoing research activities, some externally funded, involving students and faculty members, are underway in natural and behavioral sciences, education, theology, archaeology, and the humanities. During the past five years, the university has developed new academ ic programs to meet the needs of the church and community, including the Master of Social Work, the Master of Science in Administration (in collabo ration with ADRA), and the doctoral and master’s degrees in leadership. Upcoming new programs include a doctorate in physical therapy, and a master’s degree in architecture. Meanwhile, Andrews continues to commit resources to a variety of long standing programs such as the archaeological excavation of Heshbon in Jordan that celebrated its 30-year anniversary in 1998. In 1999 Andrews was reaccredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools for ten years, the maximum term given. In separate evaluations, the School of Education and the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary also received ten-year extensions of accreditation. These accreditations indicate that the university offers higher education of good and recognized quality.
Our campus facilities Last summer, construction began on the $9 million expansion and
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renovation of our 40-year-old Seminary Hall. The 34,000 square foot addition will provide muchneeded space for NADEI (North American Division Evangelism Institute), the departments of mission studies and Christian ministries, the Institute for World Mission, the Richards’ Center for Preaching, the Vandeman Center for Media Evangelism, and the Center for Youth Ministry. Across campus, the art department has taken up residence in the newlyrenovated power plant building, which provides excellent natural light and expansive studios for ceramists, painters, and graphic designers. Most recently, thanks to a very large gift from John and Dede Howard of St. Joseph, Michigan, a fine arts perform ance center is planned for 2003 across the road from the new Seminary Hall. It will provide an appropriate place for musical groups to share their gifts with both campus and community. Soon undergraduate education will get another boost with the construction of a new building just north of Nethery Hall. University Advancement reports that good progress is being made on the raising of funds for this structure—set to house religion, history, behavioral sciences, communication, and the newly-estab lished Center for College Faith. A new airplane hangar at the airpark and a new solar bam at the farm have caught the attention of the local community and enhanced the study of our students. This year Andrews begins the celebration of its hundredth year in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Concerts, lectures, picnics, community events, and possibly even the opening of a new entrance to the campus from the highway will mark this occasion.
Our finances
comprehensive university is signifi cant, Andrews’ financial picture is positive. Somehow, with the blessings of God and help from many friends, the university manages to balance its budget. Church subsidies remain generous and substantial, and they contribute to keeping the tuition charges at Andrews near the bottom for independent Michigan colleges and universities. Accounts receivable are falling. Institutional debt is negligible. Andrews recruiters are working arduously to strengthen enrollment, and our development directors have more than doubled the university’s modest endowment over the past five years.
Our future Seventh-day Adventists think a lot about the future, but we are cautious when we come to speaking about it, for we of all people know that it lies in God’s hands. Nevertheless, I am convinced that Christian education will continue to play a central role in the mission of our church in the future. Accordingly, we must plan for it. The Andrews faculty in the future will remain committed, teacher scholars who instruct effectively by using all available tools, and who punctuate all teaching and learning with a faith perspective. Competent, industrious, committed students will be invited to join us in this great educational adventure. Their need for scholarships, no matter what their cultural, national, and economic backgrounds, will intensify the university’s ongoing search for resources. We press forward with the assign ment we have been given, namely, to educate our students for generous service to the church and society in keeping with a faithful witness to Christ and to the worldwide mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Although the cost of operating a
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Illinois Conference
Answered Prayer
by J. Wayne Coulter, Illinois Conference president
ver the past five years there is Statistics much for which to be thankful While stats do not necessarily tell in the Illinois Conference. We the whole story, they are definitely have seen the Lord’s blessing upon us, indicative of a conference’s direction. and we are eternally grateful for what Progress is slow, but we do see steady He has done. We have seen tremendous growth. growth in all areas of activity. Both our Several new companies and laity and conference employees are to churches were established during this be commended for their cooperation time period. New churches are the with the Holy Spirit and willingness to Beacon of Light, Bolingbrook be used in His service. Hispanic, Chicago Unity, and Elgin Hispanic. New companies include Belvidere, Rock A Seventh-day Adventist co-educational Creek, Melrose ©boarding school grades 9-12; Park Hispanic, Accredited with the Illinois Rochelle, and State Board of Education; Rockford North Central Association of Hispanic. In & Secondary Schools; and theColleges North American Division preparation are Commission on Accreditation. Brazilian/ Portuguese, Kankakee Hispanic, and a Nigerian group. The year 2000 Character Above Intelligence in many ways 41W. 501 Keslinger Road could be P.O. Box 307 considered a LaFox, IL 60147 banner year. We had the largest (630) 232-744 J increase in tithe in over a fax (630) 232-7443 decade—8.1 www.broadview.org percent! It was a
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significant year in baptisms—566—more than in any past year for over a decade. Regarding the tithe increase, while it took six years to go from $7 million to $8 million, it took only two years to go from $8 million to $9 million. While we experienced a decline in membership, primarily due to adjusting our records, we now seem to have turned the comer in 2000. Our objective is to break the 12,000 membership barrier in 2001!
Conference Headquarters Relocated In 1998, we sold our old office building in Brookfield and relocated to 619 Plainfield Road, Willowbrook. The Adventist Book Center is located on the third floor with conference administrative offices. Arrangements were worked out with the Adventist Health System Midwest Region to purchase the Paulson Rehab Center. This has proven to be a blessing to the Illinois Conference. While the building contains more space than necessary for conference needs, we are leasing a portion of the building back to the hospital. With this lease arrangement and monies from the sale of the former headquarters, we have
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been able to secure the facility without any indebtedness to the Illinois Conference. This transaction adds approximately $3 million to confer ence assets.
Nurture and Outreach Spiritual renewal always remains our top priority. As we grow spiritually, we will grow numerically. We must not lose our sense of urgency. It is our responsi bility to reach people with the gospel before it is too late. That is why we have included in our plans a full-time evangelist to serve the Illinois Conference, beginning this year. The conference Executive Committee has invited Jay and Rene Baker to assume this challenge. This will not drain operational funds, but will primarily be funded by gifts from wills and trusts designated for this purpose. With our new evangelistic team in place, and a renewed commitment of our pastors to soul winning, we anticipate an even greater year in 2001. We appreciate the funds
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provided by our union to assist our pastors with the purchase of equip ment to help them be more efficient and effective soul winners.
Lay Training Training our laity is an important component of our objectives. We have annually conducted a weekend session called, “Commit,” to provide inspira tion and training for our people. This has proven very successful, utilizing our laity to plan the entire event. Appreciation goes out to the Richland Church and its members for their leadership and use of their facilities. But we must do more. Your Executive Committee has voted to find and extend a call to a qualified and experienced person to serve as our ministries director. This person’s primary responsibility will be training.
Youth Our youth are precious, and the needs are great. We must find new ways and means to meet this chal
lenge. The two main areas of serving our youth are our educational system and our youth department. We have 16 elementary church schools, one junior academy, and two academies. Financing these institutions remains a challenge. A special constituency session is being called for May 20, 2001, to recommend to our con stituents a proposal to meet this financial challenge. We are trying to develop a youth camp/retreat center. While we have met with difficult issues which have prevented our accomplishing this, we are still committed to meet the desire of our constituents to have our own Illinois Conference youth camp. We will be taking to our May 20 con stituency a proposal to purchase land for this purpose. You will be receiving more detailed information shortly. There is yet much to be done. We must continue to press forward, hastening His soon return.
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Indiana Conference
“I Have Chosen You”
by Clayton R. Farwell, Indiana Conference president
“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. ” John 15:16 od is blessing His work in Indiana. It is not because of man’s doing, it is because He is working though His dedicated servants—laymen and church employ ees. We have asked for His blessing, and He is giving it.
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ship is steadily increasing. This is happening because of various kinds of evangelism—Bible studies, seminar groups, and 220 public evangelistic meetings conducted during the past five years. During this time period, 1,333 new members have joined our church through baptism and profes sion of faith. In the year 2000 alone we saw 324 precious souls join our family, a record for the Indiana Conference. Our official membership at the close of 2000 is 6,374. We praise the Lord for this record growth! Our Hispanic work continues to grow. We now have five Hispanic churches, two companies, and several
groups that meet regularly. Church planting is also taking place in several areas of our conference, and in cooperation with the North American Division Evangelism Institute (NADEI) we have a new cell church
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in South Bend, called Calvary Road Community Church. This group is experiencing wonderful fellowship and growth.
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The annual, conference-wide music festival choir performed for the spring Sabbath
Our members in Indiana continue to faithfully support the Lord’s work. We have experienced an average tithe increase of 7.3% for the last five years. The year 2000 was historic in that we received over $6 million for the year, the highest in the history of our conference. Tithe per capita continues to be one of the highest in the North American Division. Support for Indiana Advance and world missions remains strong as well.
Celebration convocation held at Indiana Academy.
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Youth / Education Our most important asset in Indiana is our youth. A large portion of our financial resources and personal
energy goes to our youth and educa tional programs. Indiana Academy continues to enjoy wonderful support from our church family. Our enroll ment is on the increase, and many improve ments are taking place on campus. We are presently in the midst of
Commit ment 2002: THE IA PROJECT,
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a major campaign to raise $2.5 million for
campus remodeling and refurbishing. During the past five years, a beautiful chapel/music complex has been built and paid for. New rooms have been added to the girls’ dorm to accommo date our increased enrollment. Computer technology training has become a priority at IA. We are moving in the direction of a strong emphasis in family life ministry. We believe more attention must be given to strengthening the family units of our conference membership. In Indiana we are grateful the Lord has seen fit to grant each of us the privilege of having a part in sharing Jesus. Pray with us that we may be faithful servants and stewards working in unity with Him and each other until He comes.
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Lake Region Conference Fearlessly Facing the Future
by Norman K. Miles, Lake Region Conference president
have been met, setting the stage for us 'he year 2000 was a watershed to move forward and make significant year in the history of the Lake progress. Here are some of the high Region Conference, representing points of the year and some bench a transition in many aspects. For the marks for the future. We have nothing past several years, conference admini to fear for the future unless we forget strators have worked to overcome the way God has led us in the past. staggering challenges and build the The Work of the Church work of God in the territory of the The Lord called the Seventh-day Lake Region Conference. This year Adventist Church into existence to some of the most critical objectives perform a specific work at this time in earth’s history. We have been commissioned Building character, shaping lives to carry the Established in 1913 Chicago Academy continues everlasting to provide a rich environment where students gospel and the cati 0 are nurture<^ to meet todays three angel’s $ /• spiritual, mental, messages to the entire world. physical, and social The church dare * <• demands. Students not become p, enjoy variety in blase about this » academics, music, responsibility drama, and outreach. and lapse into a -v Through the combined state of spiritual resources of home, indolence and ao church, local conference, lethargy. The P and community, we continue mission of the the tradition of building characters church must ever be kept and shaping lives. before the people, and 'femi ty (773)873-3005 constant efforts to warn and win 7008 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 men and women
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must be undertaken. This year the conference has been able to support public evangelism throughout the conference in a more vigorous manner. More money has been expended for evangelism than ever before, and we are working to provide more resources to enable pastors and parishioners to become more effective soul winners. Although financial resources are important, money alone is insufficient to accom plish our task. We must try new methods, involve more people, and make growth a key element of our working plan. If we fail to evangelize, we fail ... During 2000 we have been able to: • Provide twice as much money for local evangelism than in prior years. • Hire two half-time Bible instructors to assist in public evangelism. • Establish the Breath of Life telecast on channel 62 in Chicago. • Plant five new churches and several companies. • Baptized almost twice as many people as in 1999—over 1,100. We have not yet begun to enter some of the areas of the conference where we have no presence at this time, but we expect to begin to plant churches in “dark” communities in 2001.
Fiscal Health In November 1999, the Lake Region Conference paid the last of its
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debts to the General Conference and the North American Division. While we entered the 21st century debt free, we still had a negative fund balance. With the faithfulness of the members in returning the tithe and our commit ment to budget adherence, we have now crossed the threshold from a negative fund balance to a positive one. Though we are not very much in the black, we have the basis for a sound financial foundation, and we expect to be able to make significant progress toward the goal of appropri ate financial reserves within the next three years.
Conference Development No organization can expect to remain vital unless there is a viable plan to employ new workers and develop leadership. There are a number of pastors, teachers, and other employees who have dedicated many years of service to the conference. Their support, dedication, and hard work is greatly appreciated. There is
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a need to find better ways to develop more excellence among our ministers by providing continuing educational opportunities and exposure to new and challenging situations. We also need to refresh our field from time to time by bringing new ministers and teachers from other places. Their experience, combined with a different outlook, is beneficial to the field. We also need to hire more seminary graduates to take the place of those workers who will soon be retiring. With this in mind, this year we have: • Hired two full-time Bible instruc tors. • Called new pastors from other conferences. • Hired a seminary graduate. • Sponsored five senior pastors to participate in the Doctor of Ministry program at Oakwood College and Andrews University. • Planned a large evangelistic series and a field school to better equip our ministers, using the resources of the Real Truth Evangelistic Team.
The challenges which remain are
formidable, as we must aggressively
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areas in our territory, as well as the smaller communities and hamlets. We
have seen a strong and growing sense of co-operation between pastors and
parishioners to be about the business of reaching the community for Christ. With that spirit, nothing shall be impossible.
The Executive Committee has
been an integral part of the dynamic progress of the Lake Region Confer
ence during this term. In a few months we too will have a constituen cy meeting, including the election of officers and the Executive
Committee. Some may be elected by the constituents to serve another term, and some may not. Whatever the
future holds, I am grateful for their faithfulness to duty and their steadfast
support of this administration.
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Michigan Conference
Harvest Strategy by Jay Gallimore, Michigan Conference president
arvest strategy has three major goals. The first is that every church should be a training center for Christian workers. The second is that every member should be involved in a ministry for the Savior. The third is that every minister should be freed to focus on training, equipping, and leading members in soul-winning ministries. In the year 2000, almost every church in Michigan received at least one visit by a Harvest Strategy team. The teams involved nearly every minister and a lay person from nearly every church. Each team on the average had four members—two ministers and two lay persons. They visited three church boards. Special time was set aside to study with each board the biblical and Spirit of Prophecy principles on the duty of ministers and members. Churches were given diagnostic instruments to take a picture of the activity of their church and members. Since the church exists to win souls, the churches were challenged to change, delete, or add ministries to fit that mission. The visiting teams asked each church board to create plans to turn their church into a training center for Christian workers.
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200 baptisms as a result of their work. reorganizing themselves. Many A much higher percentage of ministers are giving great leadership people are baptized at evangelistic to these principles. New churches are meetings when they are invited or being planted. Others are being brought by the members. As a result, planned. the Michigan Conference developed a Starting with the Three Angels series of 13 magazines called Hour Church, the Grand Rapids area has Times. These are for members to share seen one Spanish, one Korean, and with friends six months before the three Anglo churches planted. As a meetings start. This way spiritual result of all these new members, the friendships can be developed, and these Grand Rapids Junior Academy has grown from 75 to 150 students. The Reve lation Promises Hope Church was planted this last summer with the help of AdventistLaymen’s Services and Industries (ASI), Black Hills Evangelistic Training ife pursuit of School, and Andrews Exaceflewoe m cftrist University Field Visit our web site, or contact us for informa School. Young tion on joining the BCA family at: people in their teens and Battle Creek Academy twenties are 480 Parkway Drive responsible for Battle Creek, MI 49017 this new church (616) 965-1278 of 115 mem BCAAIumni@aol com bers. There www. Battl eC reek Academy.com were more than
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Michigan Conference friends can be invited to the meetings or started into Bible studies. We hope to see results before the end of the year.
New Methods With great cities and huge middle class suburbs to reach, we know that we need methods that will really minister to people’s lives. This was the way that Jesus worked. There is an enormous interest in healthful living.
Believing that the Spirit of Prophecy counsel is from the Lord, we have helped to launch the Battle Creek Lifestyle Center. While it is a separate 501C3 and has its own board, its bylaws state clearly that its mission is to cooperate with the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This is experimental. However, the vision is to develop a model that can be used
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by the churches as they seek to bring Christ’s healing love to their commu nities. We are grateful for the pioneer spirit of Bruce Hyde, a Loma Lindatrained physician, and Dale Leamon, Battle Creek Tabernacle pastor, and his wife, Yolanda. This new health center has captured the imagination of many and is having a wonderful influence on the thinking of many of our churches and minis ters. We are still very much in the experimental stage, but the Lord has demonstrated over and over His help and care. We believe He is teaching us how to make this “right arm” power ful for the gospel message. Space does not allow opportunity to tell of the miracle-working power that has attended this healing ministry.
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World-renowned University of Michigan at Ann Arbor has 40,000 students with another 40,000 in nearby Ypsilanti University. These secular campuses have many earnest seekers for truth. Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, himself a convert from a public campus, directs this ministry for the Michigan Conference. A new church has just been started on campus. Adventist young people are working to bring the light to their fellow students. This is also the headquarters for FAST. This Bible memorizing, small-group approach is receiving a wonderful response, not only on this secular campus but on Adventist campuses as well. There is more to tell. Camp Au Sable has new auditorium facilities, and nearly 300 people a year make decisions to surrender to Christ. At Great Lakes Adventist Academy the new Michigan Adventist camp grounds with a new fitness center and the return of our week-long camp meeting is a reality. Our women’s ministries is one of the strongest, if not the strongest, in
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Michigan Conference
the North American Division. Family ministries has been doing
all kinds of wonderful things for and with the churches.
Personal ministries has been filling to capacity its annual lay training events at Camp Au Sable.
Baptisms
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For the last three years the minis ters with their members have been baptizing consistently 850 precious souls. This is the highest sustained number of baptisms in decades. We praise the Lord for all of these things, but we know this is just the beginning. A marvelous harvest is coming. It will be made possible as members and ministers unite together under the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Our dream is to do everything that the Lord has told us to do. We intend, by His grace, to be about His business.
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Wisconsin Conference
The Dream Is Alive by Donald Corkum, Wisconsin Conference president
five weekend reaping meetings in five dventists in Wisconsin have a different districts. This followed six dream—that soon they will months of preparation which generat meet Jesus face to face. They aren’t selfish in wanting this experied over 250 Bible studies in these districts. More than 30 baptisms ence just for themselves. They want resulted. many others to be ready to meet Him. During 2001, over 22 outreach So every day they work and witness to programs are planned so many more tell people of their friend, Jesus. The people will get to know Jesus. following report tells about this witness for Christ during the past five Ministries Make a years. Difference
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Praise Him From 1996 to 2000, 1,183 new members were added through baptism and profession of faith. This repre sents a ten percent growth over five years. Satellite evangelism was strong during the quinquennium. Forty-five churches participated in NET ’96. During NET ’98, most churches were equipped and shared in the outreach. The largest number of baptisms in one crusade in the past couple decades took place in Green Bay in 1999. It Is Written evangelist Leo Schreven was the speaker. With the faithful support of the church and pastor and the mighty working of the Holy Spirit, about sixty people followed their Lord in baptism and profession of faith. Many other evangelistic outreaches took place. During 2000, Amazing Facts evangelist Brian McMahon conducted a city-wide crusade in Milwaukee. About thirty-five precious souls were added to the churches. Video evangelism was popular. Ken Cox came during 2000 and conducted
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emphasize small groups in their churches. Each year a conference wide, small-groups training takes place. Lay Bible Ministries—The confer ence is seeking to build a team of lay Bible ministers equal to about 10 percent of the members. During 2000, many training events took place, resulting in 300 places where members were sharing their faith with non members. Family Life—Women’s retreats have been an important part of ministry in Wisconsin during the
Youth—Pathfinders were excited to have 23,000 come to the camporee at Oshkosh. Wisconsin has about 15 clubs and 170 Pathfinders. Summer camp is also popular. There is an average of 300 campers that come to the five camps each summer. An average of thirty young people staff the leader ship positions of these camps. Youth also are 4s a result of The Revelation of Jesus Christ Seminar in Green involved each Bay, Wisconsin, with speaker Leo Schreven in the autumn of summer in 1999, 60 people were baptized. Magabook ministries. Children—About 20 percent of decade of the nineties. Between Wisconsin churches conduct Vacation 300-400 gather for fellowship, Bible Schools instruction, and inspiration. Often a Small Groups—Many churches quarter of these are not members of
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Adventist Christian Education—A Divine Plan Christian education is important to church members in Wisconsin. During the five years K-10 enrollment averaged 361 students per year in twenty-one schools. Wisconsin Academy maintains a strong program, and enrollment increased from under one hundred to about one hundred and fifty. The campus is also experiencing a plan of renewal. One key component is the new cafeteria scheduled to open
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cational, cultural, musical cruise, sailing 7-31-01, host Dr. Melvin West; two 18-day holiday cruis es Central America, including Panama Canal, sailing 12-12-01, host Victor Fitch, and 12-30-01, host Dan Matthews. Mert Allen, Mt. Tabor Cruise; (800) 9509234; (503) 256-7919; malen@renpdx.com. —63342001,05
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cash for SDA books, hymnals, children’s religious books (non fiction), readers, recordings, church directories, and more. Call (800) 732-2664 for information, or visit our Internet site at WWW.LNFBOOKS.COM. -6273-2002,01 ADVENTIST HEALTH over
sees operations of 20 hospitals in Calif., Hawaii, Ore., and Wash. AH is seeking experienced RNs
in several hospitals. AH oversees operations of 20 hospitals in Calif., Hawaii, Ore., and Wash. Please contact Leonard Yost for more information at (916) 7743355; e-mail: yostjl@rsvl.ah.org. -6298-2001,12 HEALTH CARE AT HOME PLUS seeks RNs, LPNs, and
CNAs. Positions available for qualified candidates for private duty in patients’ homes. Call, fax, or send resume to Human Resources, Health Care at Home Plus, 8230 S. Madison St., Burr Ridge, IL 60521; (630) 856-6901; fax (630) 856-6919. EOE -6331-2001,12 WANTED TO BUY/FOR SALE: 1-10,000 used SDA
books, pamphlets, songbooks, Uncle Dan and Aunt Sue tapes, and old catalogs of SDA books for sale. Want to buy hardback Mary Martha’s Really Truly Stories. Please contact John at (616) 781 6379. -6304-2001,11 ANDREWS UNIVERSITY SEEKS FULL-TIME ACCOUNTING PROFESSOR
beginning July 1,2001. Requires Ph.D. in accounting and com mitment to research and consult ing. Rank determined by aca demic qualification and experi ence. Adventists apply to: Leonard Gashugi, Department of Accounting, Economics, and Finance, Andrews University School of Business, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0022; e-mail: gashugi@andrews.edu. —63452001,07 ANDREWS UNIVERSITY
invites applications for full-time teaching position in marketing to begin Aug. 1, 2001. Requires Ph.D. in marketing, successful teaching experience, scholarly activity and research. Adventists
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apply to Robert Schwab, Search Committee Chair, Department of Management, Marketing, and Information Systems, Andrews University School of Business, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0022; schwab@andrews.edu. —63122001,06 COMPUTER
SCIENCE:
Southwestern Adventist University is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time com puter science teacher. An earned doctorate is preferred, master’s degree considered. The ideal applicant will have experience with operating systems (esp. Linus), client/server systems, data bases, and computer security. Teaching experience is preferred. Contact Daryl Thomas, Computer Science Dept., SAU, Keene, TX 96059; thomas@cs.swau.edu. -6336-2001,06 JEWISH EVANGELISM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
Come to sunny Florida and use your God-given talents in assist ing to raise up a Jewish Adventist congregation. For more informa tion, call Pastor Jeff and Barbara Zaremsky at (727) 372-0721 or 375-7502; or e-mail Jeff@ jewishheritge.net. —63212001,05 CHRISTIAN RECORD SER VICES, the 102-year-old General
Conference ministry for the blind, Lincoln, Neb., seeks a VP of finance to manage a $6M budg et, minimum five years denomi national or not-for-profit experi ence. Contact HR at (402) 4880981; prhr@christianrecord.org. -6324-2001,05 INFORMATION WANTED by
former administrator, Haiti Adventist Hospital, from Michigan young people and pro fessionals who participated in early to mid-1980s medical/dental/glasses clinics in Haiti during vacations. Please send me your memories of the trips. Mail to: Stan McCluskey, 12740 Old Naches Hwy., Naches, WA 98937; e-mail: StanMcCluskey@ cs.com. —6332-2001,05 ADRA — Silver Spring, Md., seeks public relations manager
with effective writing skills, pres entation abilities, and PR experi ence. MA/MS in public relations/communication. Develop: PR church awareness plan, budg et, annual work plan, exhibits, monthly editorials, corporate print, video and web site materi als. Supervise field reps. Submit resume online at www.adra.org. Source code: union. —63332001,05 WALLA WALLA COLLEGE
seeks applicants for tenure-track position in graphic communi cations beginning Sept. 2001. Professional experience and earned degree required. Teaching experience preferred. See full description at http://www. wwc.edu/services. Committed Adventists contact Chet Blake, Technology Dept., Walla Walla College, 204 S. College, College Place, WA 99324; (509) 5272713; blakch@wwc.edu. -6335-2001,05 WANTED: Retired, self-sup porting, missionary-minded Adventist couple to manage the Wautoma SDA Community Services Center. This is a small center and is well-stocked. There is no Adventist church in the area. You would have help as needed. Please write: Elaine Gunderson, N2872 County Rd. S, Wautoma, WI 54982 for more information. -6340-2001,05 ANDREWS UNIVERSITY SEEKS HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR beginning July 1,
2001. Master’s degree or equiv alent and experience in human resources or related areas. Strong interpersonal/communication skills. Adventists apply to: President’s Office, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0670; e-mail: bogerv@ andrews.edu. —6341-2001,05 ANDREWS UNIVERSITY SEEKS SOCIAL WORK PRO FESSOR for graduate classes
beginning Aug. 6, 2001. MSW with practical experience and Ph.D. in related area, teaching from a Christian and internation al perspective, and policy back ground. Adventists apply to: Dr. Sharon Pittman, Chair, Department of Social Work,
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Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0038. -6342-2001,05
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY SEEKS FULL-TIME, PRAC TICING, DOCTORALLEVEL PSYCHOTHERA PIST to provide therapy for stu
dents beginning Aug. 1, 2001. Must be a licensed psychologist or equivalent in Mich. Adventists apply to: Director, Counseling and Testing Center, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Ml 49104-0103. -6343-2001,05
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY SEEKS FULL-TIME DIREC TOR OF DIVISION OF ARCHITECTURE beginning
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY SEEKS REPAIR STATION MANAGER/DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE. Airframe and
July 1, 2001. Administration of program, representation of pro gram, and teaching. Master of architecture degree, professional practice/license, and teaching experience. Adventists apply to: Kathleen Demsky, Search Committee Chair, Andrews University Division of Architecture, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0450; e-mail: demsky @andrews.edu. —6346-2001,05
powerplant license with inspector authorization, computer literacy, and experience in repair station operations, accounting and inven tory control, human resources, and working with FAA personnel. Adventists apply to: Al Bernet, Andrews University Airpark Operations, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0930; e-mail: alb@ andrews.edu. —6348-2001,05 ATLANTIC UNION COL LEGE seeks SDA applicants for
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY SEEKS PROFESSOR to teach
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY SEEKS MATHEMATICS FACULTY. Doctorate in mathe
graduate courses in counselor education, educational psycholo gy, school psychology, or coun seling psychology beginning Aug. 1,2001. Advise students and con duct research. Doctoral degree and experience as school or coun seling psychologist. Adventists apply to: Director, Andrews University Counseling and Testing Center, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0103. -6344-2001,05
matics or mathematics education with equivalent of master’s degree in mathematics, expertise in teaching elementary mathemat ics courses, commitment to schol arly research, and advisement of students. Adventists apply to: Don Rhoads, Chair, Andrews University Mathematics Depart ment, Berrien Springs, MI 491040350; e-mail: dhr@andrews.edu. -6347-2001,05
the position of Dean of Student Development and Services. Minimum qualifications include a master’s degree and experience in student services. Send resume and cover letter to Jim Norcliffe, P.O. Box 1000, South Lancaster, MA 01561-1000. -6350-2001,05 WALLA WALLA COLLEGE
seeks applicants for tenure-track position in biology. Doctorate in biology or related area (experi ence in plant biology desirable), willingness to teach introductory
/v 2X Live via satellite in IvS&v North America— Florida Conference Camp Meeting I May 25-June 2, 2001 Evenings: 7:3O-9pm Sabbaths: 9:3Oam-12:15pm Satellite info: 800-ACM-1119
We need you to share your spiritual passion and gifts with us as we reach out to Chicago’s western suburbs. The Glen Ellyn Seventh-day Adventist Church is committed to growing a dynamic Christian fellowship in our part of the vineyard. Our worship style is contemporary. Our message is the everlasting gospel. Contact Pastor Phil Johnson for information on worship times and service opportunities at (630) 894-0882; e-mail brephil@juno.com.
courses, and a research program required. Contact Dr. Scott Ligman, Biological Sciences, Walla Walla College, 204 S. College, College Place, WA 99324; (509) 527-2602; ligmsc@wwc.edu. —63512001,05
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Announcements Churches, schools, conferences, institutions, and organizations may submit announcements to the Lake Union Herald through their local conference communication directors. An easy way to do this is to go to luc.adventist.org/herald/herald-submit.html and submit the announcement online. Readers may verify dates and times of programs with the respective sources, as these events are subject to change.
Andrews University
Watson, Canada’s deputy minis ter of agriculture, 8:30 a.m.;
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Undergraduate Commence ment, speaker Samy Watson,
May 5—Andrews University Symphony Orchestra/Choirs Concert, “Reflections,” 8:00
p.m., Pioneer Memorial Church (PMC); 11-13—Spring Com mencement Weekend, all events held in PMC. (See schedule below.) May 11—Consecration,
speaker April Summitt, Andrews University assistant professor of history, “Go Ahead, Push Your Luck,” 8:00 p.m. May 12— Graduate Baccalaureate, speak er Gerry D. Karst, General Conference vice-president, “What Do These Stones Mean?”, 10:00 a.m.; Undergraduate Bacca laureate, speaker Gerry D. Karst, 11:20 a.m.; Sabbath Vespers, 8:30 p.m. May 13—Graduate Commencement, speaker Samy
Dennis Priebe from Amazing
Facts will be at the Danville Church, 3825 N. Vermilion, Danville, Ill., on June 23. He will present four topics: “Will the Real Gospel Please Stand Up,” “What Is Sin?” “How Did Christ Live?” and “What Is Possible for Us?” A fellowship luncheon will be pro vided. Books and tapes will be available.
Lake Region
11:00 a.m.
Michigan ADRA/ACS Disaster Response Institute will be held
at Pioneer Memorial Church, on the campus of Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Mich., May 31-June 3. This fivestep training module will include the full curriculum of Adventist Disaster Response and will pro vide the highest level of certifi cation for Adventist Community Service volunteers. Academic credits and CEU credits are avail able. Call (616) 471-3558 for information or (800) 732-7587 for registration. Ralph and Mildred Verley
You are invited to partici pate in Health Emphasis 2001
Lake Union Offerings: May 5—Church Budget; 12—Disaster and Famine Relief; 19—Church Budget; 26—Local Conference Advance. June 2—Church Budget;
9—Multilingual Ministries. Special Days: May 5—Community Services Sabbath; 12—Youth Sabbath. June 9—Women’s Ministries
Emphasis Day. May 22, 8:30 a.m.—Lake Union Conference Business Session, Pioneer Memorial Church, Andrews University.
at the Shiloh Parish Hall, 7008 S. Michigan, Chicago, on the weekend of May 19 and 20. Dr. Regina Spears-Everette, Lake Region Conference health and temperance leader, will be the speaker for the divine worship service on Sabbath, May 19 at 11:00 a.m. Evelyn Cole Kissinger, R.D., nutritionist-lifestyle con sultant, will present a health sem inar at 4:00 p.m. Sabbath after noon. There will also be a cook ing school on Sunday, May 20 at 11:00 a.m. For more information, please contact Aileen Reese at (773)238-5646.
will be celebrating 75 years of marriage on June 5, 2001. Through the years they have made many Christian friends through the Iron Mountain (Mich.) Church, Grand Ledge Academy Craft Shop, and the Grand Ledge (Mich.) Church. Those who remember them can help them celebrate this special achievement by sending a card to P.O. Box 472, Quinnesec, MI 49876. Adelphian Academy class of 1951 will be meeting in Holly, Mich., June 8, 9. The following
classmates have not been found: Bob Brown, George Lektzian, Elisha Page, Edythe Tarzwell Willis, and Ed Williams. If you have information regarding these classmates, please send it to Arlene Bliesath, P.O. Box 34, Napoleon, MI 49261; e-mail: abb@modempool.com. 100th Anniversary: The Bad Axe (Mich.) Church is having a 100th year anniversary on Sabbath, June 9. Sabbath school will begin at 10:00 a.m. and church service will begin at 11:30 a.m. Former pastors, members and their families are invited to join us for the celebration at 229 Willis at West Hopson in Bad Axe, Mich. For more informa tion, call (517) 269-8007 or (517) 269-7042. A fellowship dinner will follow the church service.
Petoskey’s 5th annual church reunion will be held July 13 and 14 near Petoskey. The speaker
for the worship service will be Pastor Arthur Covell of Kingsley. An afternoon musical concert will feature Irene Terrill of Insker, for merly of Petoskey. We would like to make contact with the Apsey family who lived in the area in the ’40s and ’50s. Any information on
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them would be appreciated. For more information, call Ken and Marilyn Coy at (231) 348-7032; e-mail: jacoy@freeway.net.
World Church Alumni homecoming at Ozark Adventist Academy will
take place June 15-17. Honored classes are 1940, ’41, ’50, ’51, ’60, ’61, ’70, ’71, ’75, ’76, ’80, ’90, and ’91. Everyone is wel come. The first annual missionary camp meeting will be held at Andrews University July 10-14.
If you are a missionary on fur lough, returned missionary, or someone interested in missions, this camp meeting is for you. There will be fellowship, inspi ration, renewal, and fun for the whole family. Great speakers are lined up for all ages. The second annual MK (missionary kid) reunion will be held at the same time. Since space is limited, please register (Travel and lodg ing are at your expense, but the fellowship and fun is free!) at the Institute of World Mission by email: jwm@andrews.edu; or visit our web site at www. andrews.edu/services/iwm/ missionarycampmeeting/2001 for information on travel and lodging. FREE VIDEO on evangel ism in Cuba. Christianity is spreading like wildfire in Cuba. Witness how the Holy Spirit is impacting this nation in an 18minute video produced by Maranatha Volunteers Inter national. Ideal for Sabbath school. For your free copy, contact Maranatha at (916) 920-1900 or check our website at www. maranatha.org.
Prayer Summit 2001, “The Clarion Call... Standing United in the Gap,” gathering a people to pray for unity in diversity and mission 6:30 p.m. July 18-1 p.m. July 22, on the Azusa Pacific University campus, 901 E. Alosta Ave., Azusa, CA 91702. Keynote speaker, Leslie Pollard, DM in, vice president for diversity, Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center. Information/registration: contact PlusLine, (800) SDA-PLUS; email, www.plusline.org.
Adventist Communication Network Schedule
TBN: “Getting out of the Victim Game.”
Mon.-Fri:. “Is That God's Voice I Hear?” (CD #G30).
May 2,7:30-8:30 p.m.—First
It Is Written— “Revelation's Biggest Surprise” [RH, Part 2].
WEEK OF MAY 27
Wednesday. May 5,12,19,26,11:00 a.m.noon—Adventist Worship Hour.
May 25-June 2, 7:30-9:00 p.m. evenings, 9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Sabbath mornings— Florida Camp Meeting June 6,6:30-7:30 p.m.—First Wednesday. June 6-9, 7:30-9:00 p.m. evenings, 9:30 a.m.-12:15 pm Sabbath morning—Spanish Camp Meeting, Florida.
Adventist Media Center Schedule Breath of Life television Faith For Today televi sion—www.lifestyle.org It Is Written television— www.iiw.org
La Voz de la Esperanza radio—www.lavoz.org Voice of Prophecy radio— www.vop.com
WEEK OF MAY 6
La Voz de la Esperanza— “Heaven-sent Hope for Moms” (Esperanza Del Cielo Para Mama) (CD #S0119). Voice of Prophecy—Sun.'. “What's Next?”-2 (CD #G39); Mon.-Fri.'. “Getting a Brain Transplant” (CD #G34). WEEK OF MAY 20
Breath ofLife—“Overnight— If God Be with You,” Part D.
Faith For Todays Lifestyle Magazine—“Dyslexia” with TV writer/producer Stephen J. Cannell; May 24 & 26 on TBN: “Hair Loss: Is Baldness the Only Option?” It Is Written—“Revelation's Star Wars” [RH, Part 3]. La Voz de la Esperanza—“An Angel Will Guard You” (Ngeles Delante De Ti) (CD #S0120). Voice of Prophecy—Sun.: “Ecclesiastes: Learning from Life's Lesson Plan” (CD #G39);
Breath of Life—“When God Steps in,” Part C.
Faith For Todays Lifestyle Magazine—“Sex and Addiction: Oxytocin,” with Dr. George Bubenik, zoology professor; May 31 & June 2 on TBN: “Organ Donors: Stories of Saved Lives.” It Is Written—“Revelation's Peace Maker” [RH, Part 4]. La Voz de la Esperanza— “God's Invisible Warriors” (Guerreros Invisibles Luchan Por Ti) (CD #S0121). Voice of Prophecy—Sun.'. “Catching Miracles”-1 (CD #G41); Mon.-Fri.\ “Mountaintop Loyalty: the Elijah Experience”-! (CD #G38). WEEK OF JUNE 3
Breath of Life—“If God Be for You,” Part E.
Faith For Today’s Lifestyle Magazine—“Domestic Violence: His Side of the Story.”
Breath ofLife— “When God Steps In,” Part B.
Faith For Today’s Lifestyle Magazine— “Breast Cancer” with comedienne Devorah CutlerRubenstein and Dr. Sarah Uffindell, a neurology resident; Mar. 10 & 12 on Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN): “Prozac: Friend or Foe?” It Is Written—The Revelation of Hope [RH] series begins — “Revelation's Greatest Signs” [RH, Part 1].
No One But You A quarterly series of
good news reports on video created exclusively for the Lake Union churches.
La Voz de la Esperanza— “Parenting Within Limits” (Los Limites de la Paternidad) (CD #0118).
First quarter of 2001 features a new look, a new sound, and a new host
Voice of Prophecy— Sun.'. “Proverbs: Wisdom for Today” (CD #G35); Mon.-Fri.'. “Shut Up!” (CD #G32).
Gordon Retzer,
WEEK OF MAY 13
Breath of Life—“When God Steps in,” Part C.
Faith For Today’s Lifestyle Magazine—“Mothers and Daughters—Talking about the Tough Stuff’; May 17 & 19 on
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Lake Union Conference 19th
Quinquennial Session Delegate List May 22, 2001 North American Division Delegates at Large
Don C. Schneider Harold W. Baptiste Juan R. Prestol
Lake Union Conference (LUC) Delegates at Large Niels-Erik Andreasen Kevin Benfield Barbara Bryant Azael Colon Don Corkum J. Wayne Coulter
George Crumley Marguerite Dixon
Sixto Ramos David Rasmussen Peter Roda
Gregory C. Baker Baldwin Barnes
Mario Ruf
Donald Bedney
Ron Rowe Walter Wright
Steve Scott Eric Shadle Steve Shaw Gilberto Velasquez Bill Waltz Joan Waterman Rod Willey Bill Wyatt
Eric Bell
LUC Department Directors Delegates at Large John Bernet Richard Dower Harvey Kilsby Gary Randolph Glynn Scott Garry Sudds
Henry Dowdell
Conference
Roy Ursin Lloyetta Warren Stan Wilkinson
Philip Willis
LUC Constitution & Bylaws Committee
Delegates at Large Vernon Alger
Nevilon Meadows
Richard Huff Archie Moore Hector Ortiz Ed Pierce
Illinois
Ernie Sadau Judy Sherwin
Osvaldir Martin
Eugene Anthony Amofah Asamoah
Mike Quinones Branislava Radivojevich
Walter Douglas
Clay Farwell Jay Gallimore Doug Gregg David Griggs Carol Hainault Gaylan HenMike Jamieson William Joseph Norman Klam Richard Lane Luis E. Leonor Raymond Mayor Norman Miles Joel Nephew Sonja Nottelson Robert Quillin John Rapp Gordon Retzer Otoniel Reyes Jerry Ringwelski
Kathleen Anderson
Fred Earles Richard Habenicht
Regular Delegates Bing Alabata Reuel Bacchus Gavril Bardan Dale Bamhurst
Ronald Brown Jeannette Bryson
Viorel Catarama Larry Clonch Leeroy Coleman Larry Doran Rosa Espinsoa Milton Fish Stanley Hagen Enell Hall Joyce Hall Cliff Ingersoll Julio Juarez Daniel J. Kim Mike Kim Gerald Lofthouse Diane Mitzelfelt Justo Morales Tom Morrissy Jim Newbold Shirley Newton William Ombao Seth Owusu Glenn Poole Ivy Posada
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Indiana Conference Regular Delegates William Allen Gary Case Janet Clear Marjorie Driscol Sergio Gutierrez Gene Hall Frank Haynes Jerry Higgs Albert D. Inglish Lloyd Jacobs Dennis Johnson Ron Kelly Bela Kobor Peter Kulakov Clinton Meharry Carmelo Mercado Miled Modad John Morrison Barbara Purdue John Riggs Daniel Ruiz
Brent Schalk Alexine Smith Charlie Thompson Orlando Vazquez Brian Wilson
Lake Region Conference Regular Delegates Johan Abrahams Arthur Alexis
Ron Bell Michael Bernard Claudia Bernhardt Pablo Bernhardt Pamela Bertram Carlos Blake Julie Boney Alby Boon George C. Bryant Burrell Bums Michael Campbell Tai-Jong Choi Nancy Chuquimia James Clements Jr. Douglas Coffee Gerald Coleman Ronald Coopwood Judy Crawford Frank Davis Jerome Davis Thurman DeMills Julius Everett Sr. Regina Everett Hugo Gambetta Hilbert Giscombe Donald Gothard Lynn Gray Roscoe Gray Alfonzo Greene Jr. Anthony Greene
Yvonne Greene John Grier Michael Horton William Hughes James Humphreys Renee Humphreys Philip Jenkins Murray Joiner Charles D. Joseph Andre Jubert Anthony Kelly Lawrence Logan Juanita Martin
Eric Mentor George Moore Sr. Donald Morris Claudia Moses James Mosley Jose Munoz Luis Murrain Paul Musson Zebron Ncube Fred Norris Sr. Kwan-Seuk Oh Tunde Ojewole James D. Parker Earl Peters Evelyn Robinson Enrique Rode Astor Rogers Bruce Roper Joseph Sackie Claude Shaw Ralph Shelton Beverly Smith Shirley Smith Alfredo Solis Richard Sylvester Millard Taylor Theresia Taylor Glen Timmons Robert Tolson Norman Usher Alma Vaught Richard Washingto Elie Weick David Williams Charles Willis Elaine Wilson Mack Wilson Edward Woods Jr. Morris Wren Thomasine Wright Deborah Young
Michigan Conference Regular Delegates John Abbott Dorothea Arney Eugene Arney
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May 2001
Vol. 93, No. 5
The Lake Union Herald Staff Box C, Berrien Springs, Ml 49103; (616) 473-8242
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Myrna Earles Sue Fattic Darrell Ferree
Faith Fowler Linda Gallimore David Garcia David Grams Randy Graves Stacy Gusky Art Hack Cindy Hall Dan Hall Dwight Hall Dick Harris Don Harris Glenn Heil Vic Hilbert Gary Hillebert Ferris Hipolite Raymond Holmes Bruce Hyde Barbara Kitson Bill Knecht Esther Knott Kevin Kossick Sandy LaFaive Bob G. LaFave Monte Landis Dale Leamon Greg Leavitt
Jim Musselman Dwight Nelson Loren Nelson Terry Nelson Michael Nickless Duane O’Ffill Harold Oetman
Daniel Scarone Chuck Simpson Dennis Slikkers Dolores Slikkers Jerry Snowden Royce Snyman Joe Soper Evelyn Spencer Robin Steely Brian Stephan
Carol Thomas Karl Tsatalbasidis Carlos Wade Natalie Weaver Don Weikum Doug White Dale Wolcott Judy Wright
Wisconsin Conference Regular Delegates Delmar Austin Debby Barcella Merlin Bass
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Ellsworth Moses Julia O’Carey
Adventist Health System Midwest Region Regular Delegates Timothy Cook Jonathan Leach Brinsley Lewis Douglas Peterson
Eddie Soler Todd Werner
Andrews University Regular Delegates Latania Grenich Chris Holland Clifford Jones Tami Kay Martinez
William Richardson Ranko Stefanovic
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Editor........................................................................................ RichardDower Managing Editor...................................................................... NadineDower Copy Editor/Circulation Manager............................................. AnnFisher
Contributing Editors Adventist Health System, Midwest Region .......... Judy L. Leach JudyLeach@ahss.org Andrews University......Tami Martinez tamimart@andrews.edu Illinois................ Richard Carey 74617.1243@compuserve.com Indiana..................... Clay Farwell 74617.771@compuserve.com Lake Region.......................................................................................... Michigan......Sandra Blackmer 110175.1313@compuserve.com Wisconsin ...........................................James Fox jfox@chorus.net
Correspondents Adventist Health System, Midwest Region...............Lynn Larson llarson@ahss.org Andrews University ....Monise Hamilton monise@andrews.edu Illinois........................Joi Avante 76361.3031@compuserve.com Indiana.................. Sheri DeWitt 74617.771@compuserve.com Lake Region............................................................... Eloise Wagner Michigan.......... Bruce Babienco 74532.1235@compuserve.com Wisconsin.................................Kitty Crary britrosel@yahoo.com
Lake Union Conference Departments Box C, Berrien Springs, Ml 49103 (616)473-8200
President.................................................................. Gordon L. Retzer Secretary.................................................................. Walter L. Wright Treasurer................................................................Norman W. Klam Vice President .............. ..... Luis E. Leonor Associate Treasurer...... .Douglas L. Gregg Associate Treasurer..... ..... Glynn C. Scott ASI.................................. ..... Luis E. Leonor Communication............. .Richard C. Dower Education ...................... .Gary E. Randolph Education Associate.... ......... Garry Sudds Information Services ... ..Harvey P. Kilsby Ministerial .................... ..Walter L. Wright Publishing/HHES/ABC ...... John S. Bernet Religious Liberty ........ ...Vernon L. Alger Trust Services ............... ...Vernon L. Alger Women’s Ministries..... ....... Myrna Earles
Local Conferences and Institutions Adventist Health System, Midwest Region: Ernie W. Sadau, president, 120 N. Oak St., Hinsdale, IL 60521; (630) 856-2010. Andrews University: Niels-Erik Andreasen, president, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-0670; (616) 471-7771. Illinois: J. Wayne Coulter, president; Ken Denslow, secretary; David Freedman, treasurer; street address: 619 Plainfield Rd., 2nd floor, Willowbrook, IL 60521; mailing address: P.O. Box 1110, Westmont, IL 60559-1110; (630) 734-0920. Indiana: Clay Farwell, president; Archie Moore, secretary, George Crumley, treasurer; street address: 15250N. Meridian St., Carmel, IN 46032; mailing address: P.O. Box 1950, Carmel, IN 46082-1950; (317) 844-6201. Lake Region: Norman K. Miles, president; George Bryant, secretary; Gregory Baker, treasurer; 8517 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60619; (773) 846-2661. Michigan: Jay Gallimore, president; Fred Earles, secretary; Michael Jamieson, treasurer; street address: 320 W. St. Joseph St., Lansing, MI 48933; mailing address: P.O. Box 19009, Lansing, MI 48901; (517) 485-2226. Wisconsin: Donald Corkum, president; Brian Hamilton, secretary/treasurer; street address: 3505 Highway 151 North, Sun Prairie, WI 53590; mailing address: P.O. Box 7310, Madison, WI 53707-7310; (608) 241-5235. Contributors: All submitted copy must be channeled through your local conference or institution’s Herald correspon dent. Stories submitted online at luc.adventist.org are automati cally e-mailed to the local conference communication director. When submitting stories by direct e-mail, copy your local con ference correspondent into the address. Writers’ Guidelines are available from conference correspondents and online.
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Pillars of Our Faith Companion book to the Adult Sabbath School Lesson for third quarter 2001. By Brian D. Jones. 0-8163-1833-6. Paperback. US$9.99, Cdn$14.99.
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Devotional Retreats Debbonnaire Kovacs explains the purpose and joy of Christian meditation. 0-8163-1837-9. Paperback. US$10.99, Can$16.49.
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