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Seventh-day Adventist Church Organizational Structure Many parts. One movement! Ne(cid:449) T(cid:396)easu(cid:396)e(cid:396)s(cid:859) O(cid:396)ie(cid:374)tatio(cid:374) “e(cid:373)i(cid:374)a(cid:396) General Conference of SDA, North American Division March 28-29, 2016, Columbia, Maryland Presenter: Lowell C Cooper Legal Notice and Terms of Use Copyright 2016 by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists®. All rights reserved. The information is provided for training purposes only and is not intended nor should it be used as legal counsel. This program may not be used or reformulated for any commercial purposes; neither shall it be published by any person or agency other than an official organizational unit of the Seventh-day Adventist® Church, unless prior written authorization is obtained from the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists® Office of Global Leadership Development. Subject to the foregoing terms, unlimited permission to copy or use this program is he(cid:396)e(cid:271)(cid:455) g(cid:396)a(cid:374)ted upo(cid:374) i(cid:374)(cid:272)lusio(cid:374) of the (cid:272)op(cid:455)(cid:396)ight (cid:374)oti(cid:272)e a(cid:271)o(cid:448)e. (cid:862)“e(cid:448)e(cid:374)th-da(cid:455) Ad(cid:448)e(cid:374)tist(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)Ad(cid:448)e(cid:374)tist(cid:863) a(cid:396)e registered trademarks of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists® and may not be used by non- Seventh-day Adventist entities without prior written authorization from the General Conference of Seventh- day Adventists® . Use of all or any part of this program constitutes acceptance by the User of these terms. 1. To appreciate history of structural development 2. To understand foundational principles for structure 3. To survey present global structure 1. Sheep with a shepherd (Isa 40:11, Jn 10:14-16) 2. Body of Christ (Rom 12:5, 1Cor 12:27, Eph 1:23) 3. Vine and branches (Jn 15:5) 4. Household of faith (Eph 2:19, 1Tim 3:15) 5. Family of God (Deut 14:2, Rom 8:15, Gal 4:5-6) 6. Children of God (Matt 5:9, Rom 9:26, 1Jn 3:1-10) 7. Building (Mt 16:18, 1Cor 3:10, Eph 2:21, 1Pet 2:5) 8. Bride (Isa 62:5, 2Cor 11:2, Rev 19:7) A particular group of believers in a town or city. The larger family of faith, of which the local church is a part. One of many Christian denominations. The universal family of God. Dual reality divine and human — Invisible and visible boundaries Incorporated and unincorporated Participation is voluntary and yet obligatory Global and local identities Not-for-profit but growth-focused 1. SDA Church pioneers had an anti-organization bias arising in part from their personal experience of being disfellowshipped from their denominations before and after 1844. 2. O(cid:396)ga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374) (cid:449)as e(cid:395)uated (cid:449)ith (cid:862)Ba(cid:271)(cid:455)lo(cid:374)(cid:863) 3. Practical considerations prompted need for organization: a. Holding of property b. Credentialing of ministers c. Remuneration of ministers 1. Structure is necessary to fulfill mission (cid:16894)The details of organization may vary according to conditions and work, but ever as God has called his church together there has appeared in it the spiritual gift of order and of government, the spirit that rules in heaven.(cid:16895) W. A. Spicer, "The Divine Principle of Organization," Review and Herald, 25 March 1909, 5 1. Structure is necessary to fulfill mission 2. Bible contains principles not prescriptions

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