Theological Forum at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS) in the Philippines
About 160-180 theologians, teachers and students participated in the 12th AIIAS Theological Forum held on the campus of the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies in the Philippines, from October 29-31, 2009. The general topic was “Current Trends in Adventist Theology.” Ángel Rodríguez, Ekkehardt Mueller, Clinton Wahlen, and Gerhard Pfandl from the Biblical Research Institute presented
Read MoreSouth German Union Bible Conference
The South German Union in conjunction with its conferences organized a meeting for all its pastors dealing with the important issue of hermeneutics. The meetings took place from July 3 to 5, 2009 at Seminar Marienhoehe. Speakers were Ángel Manuel Rodríguez and Ekkehardt Mueller from BRI, Fernando Canale and Richard Davidson from Andrews University, and Stefan Hoeschele from Theologische Hochschule Friedensau. Church members
Read MoreNewfoundland Camp Meeting
The Newfoundland camp meeting was held July 20-25, 2009, at Woody Acres Camp located in a wooded area with access to a lake. Gerhard Pfandl presented a series of lectures on Righteousness by Faith which were greatly appreciated. One afternoon was set aside to go whale watching and visit a bird sanctuary in one of the many bays of the island. Although small the camp’s family
Read MoreMalawi Union
Malamulo Secondary School was the setting for the worker’s meeting of the Malawi Union which has more than 300,000 members. The meetings were held from the 11th to the 15th of January 2009, and they were attended by about 150 ministers, administrators and their wives. The main speaker, Gerhard Pfandl, presented a series of lectures on Current Trends in Adventist theology, Adventist History and Eschatology.
Read MoreEuropean Theology Teachers’ Conference
More than sixty theologians from the three European Divisions participated in the European theology Teachers’ Conference, held May 27-31, 2009, at Zaoksky Adventist University 100 km (62 miles) outside of Moscow. The conference dealt with the topic of postmodernism and Christian education. The Biblical Research Institute was represented by Kwabena Donkor, Ekkehardt Mueller, Gerhard Pfandl, and Clinton Wahlen. Apart from lectures and discussions,
Read MoreDominican Adventist University Bible Conference
From May 7-9, 2009, all five scholar of the Biblical Research Institute participated in a Bible Conference at the Dominican Adventist University organized by the Dominican Union Mission. The theme of the conference was the twenty-eighth fundamental belief – Growing in Christ. Five hundred pastors, students, and administrators listened to a variety of topics ranging from “Evil Powers and Occult Practices in the Apocalypse” to “Perfect in Christ.” The history
Read MoreBible Symposium in the Netherlands
On January 24th and 25th of 2009, a Bible Symposium dealing with the interpretation of biblical eschatology took place in Rotterdom-Schiedam, Netherlands. The meetings were very well attend. The Union President Wim Altink set the tone by presenting a sermon on the sure prophetic word (2Pet 1:19). Dr. R. Davidson and Dr. J. Moskala from Andrews University together with Dr. Ekkehardt Mueller from the Biblical Research Institute presented lectures on principles of
Read MoreCourse Taught at Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS) from June 15 – July 2, 2009
“Issues in SDA Theology” was the course Gerhard Pfandl taught at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS) in the Philippines. Fifteen MA, M.Div, D.Min, and Ph.D. students had registered for the class, but several Ph.D. students, who had already completed their class work, attended as auditors. AIIAS, a General Conference institution, offers only post-graduate programs and serves primarily the Northern- and Southern-Asia Pacific divisions, but students come from
Read MoreConference Held for the Northern Asia-Pacific Division (NSD) on Ministerial and Theological Education
Three BRI representatives made a total of eight presentations dealing with issues of Hermeneutics, Mission, and the Role of the Adventist Theologian to a gathering of seventy educators and administrators from throughout the Northern Asia-Pacific Division (NSD), August 9-13, 2009. The meetings were held in the newly constructed Centennial Hall on the campus of Samyook University. Ángel Manuel Rodríguez, Kwabena Donkor, and Clinton
Read MoreBulgarian Union Eschatology Course
From August 30 to September 3, 2009, about 70 ministers of the Bulgarian Union met at a holiday lodge in the Rhodope Mountains, south of Plovdiv, for a crash course on eschatology. Gerhard Pfandl presented 28 lectures on biblical and historical aspects of the church’s teaching on the millennium and the time of the end. Vigorous discussions after each lecture testified to the interest and importance of
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