Theological Trends in the Seventh-day Adventist Church Seminar held at the West Panama Conference
Gerhard Pfandl, associate director of the Biblical Research Institute, was invited to visit the West Panama Conference. He spoke to the pastors about current theological trends in the Seventh-day Adventist Church and held a seminar on the Trinity for pastors, elders and lay members which was attended by more than eight hundred people.
Read MoreIssues in Contemporary Adventist Theology taught at the Peruvian Union University in Lima, Peru
Clinton Wahlen was at the Peruvian Union University in Lima, Peru from February 8 to 19 teaching the course “Issues in Contemporary Adventist Theology” to 43 graduate students, many of whom are themselves teachers and administrators in Peru. While there, 20,000 Seventh-day Adventist young people were involved in a “Caleb outreach” blanketing the city of Lima with evangelistic meetings, health programs, and community service projects.
Read MoreInternational Bible and Mission Conference held in Botswana
All of the pastors and some church elders participated in the International Bible and Mission Conference in Botswana, March 21-25, 2012.
Read MoreCourses on “The Writings of Ellen White” and “The Sanctuary Doctrine” taught at the Romanian Adventist Seminary
The Romanian Adventist Seminary in Cernica offers a MA program in English. Thirty-three students attended the two courses “The Writings of Ellen White” and “The Sanctuary Doctrine” taught during the months of February and March 2012 by Dr. Gerhard Pfandl from the Biblical Research Institute.
Read MoreTheological Symposium held at Linda Vista University in Chiapa, Mexico
The beautiful campus of Linda Vista University in the province of Chiapa in Mexico was the site of the Theological Symposium on the Trinity, October 26-31, 2011. About four hundred pastors from the South Mexican Union came to hear several guest speakers, among them Gerhard Pfandl from the Biblical Research Institute, lecture on various aspects
Read MoreSymposium at Union College
“Hermeneutics and Prophetic Interpretation” was the general topic of the symposium at Union College held from March 31st to April 2nd. Gerhard Pfandl, associate director of the Biblical Research Institute, presented a paper on the biblical foundation of the Year-day Principle. On Sabbath afternoon, a lively question and answer period concluded the symposium.
Read MoreSouth American Division 9th Biblical-Theological Symposium
The 9th Biblical-Theological Symposium of the South American Division of Seventh-day Adventists took place in Iguassu Falls, Brazil from May 20-23, 2011. Basically all the biblical scholars and theologians of the Division gathered for this symposium, dealing with the topic of the Holy Spirit. The BRI was represented by Ángel Rodríguez, Kwabena Donkor, Ekkehardt Mueller, and Clinton
Read MoreOrigins Summit in Portland, Oregon
The March 2011 Origins Summit occurred in two stages. The first two days were devoted to pastors, while the last two days were open to the Church public. The attendance was so good that two overflow rooms had to be used. The team consisted of Dr. J. Gibson, Dr. T. Standish, Dr. R. Nalin, all from the Geoscience Research Institute, Dr. L. Brand from Loma Linda University, Dr. A. Chadwick from
Read MoreInter-American Division’s First Theological Symposium
The first theological symposium in the Inter-American Division took place from October 20-22, 2011, at the Adventist University (Universidad Adventists de Centro America) in San Juan, the capital of Costa Rica. The topics of the symposium were the Trinity and issues in eschatology. About 500 pastors and theologians from several countries in central America listened
Read MoreBook of Revelation Course Taught in Romania
In January 2011, Ekkehardt Mueller spent two weeks in Romania, mainly teaching 35 graduate students a course on the Book of Revelation. This is part of a M.A. program offered by Andrews University in our Romanian School in Cernica. But there were many other appointments: speaking in a church, a continuing education event for pastors, recordings
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