Inter-America Expands Cross-Cultural Mission Training to 700 Regional Leaders
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February 14, 2021
In an effort to continue expanding mission outreach to different people groups across the territory, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America, during a recent training symposium, equipped more than 700 of its church leaders, administrators, pastors, and mission coordinators to build bridges to Muslims. The first-of-its-kind event, coined as the Adventist Muslim Relations Training Symposium, sought to provide new knowledge, skills and attitudes as mission leaders engage in dialogue with their Muslim friends.
The six-day virtual symposium on Islamic studies began on Jan. 11, for several days after and ended with a certification ceremony on Feb. 1, 2021.
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Published on: 02-09-2021
In an effort to continue expanding mission outreach to different people groups across the territory, the Inter-American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (IAD) recently sought to equip more than 700 of its church leaders, administrators, pastors, and mission coordinators to build bridges to Muslims.
The first-of-its-kind event, coined as the Adventist Muslim Relations Training Symposium, sought to provide new knowledge, skills, and attitudes as mission leaders engage in dialogue with their Muslim friends. The six-day virtual symposium on Islamic studies began on January 11 and ended with a certification ceremony on February 1, 2021.
“It is a great day for the Inter-American Division today,” Elie Henry, president of the Adventist Church in the IAD, said as he addressed hundreds of leaders during the online ceremony. “You have a new way to look at cross-cultural ministry.” It’s just the beginning, he sa