No. 40, April 25, 2005
ATN NewsNotes
Editor: Kandus Thorp, Assistant to the Director, Adventist Television Network
Hope Channel to Broadcast “Transformed in Christ”
58th World Session of the Adventist Church
Hope Channels worldwide will carry live coverage of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s 58th General Conference, the business session which meets every five years. Over 2000 delegates from all parts of the world will gather in St. Louis, Missouri, in late June and early July for this important business meeting. Millions more Seventh-day Adventist members around the world can view the highlights each day on the various Hope Channels. By satellite, nearly four hours of programming will be broadcast and rebroadcast to mesh with prime-time viewing for audiences around the world.
Beginning on June 29 with the Spiritual Emphasis programme that features speaker Pr Randy Roberts, the Hope Channel broadcasts will continue daily through July 9 in North America on Hope Channel. With a one-day delay they will be broadcast from June 30 through July 10 elsewhere in the world on Hope Channel International, Hope Channel Europe, and the Portuguese and Spanish Hope Channels in South America.
Each evening broadcast will feature a one-hour News and Commentary segment, followed by a half hour music feature, a half hour devotional, and then the inspiring Division reports from various regions of the world church. Two divisions will be featured each evening.
North American audiences can tune in on Hope Channel each morning at 11:00 EDT (15:00-16:00 GMT) for a one-hour program featuring the morning devotional. This daily devotional will be webstreamed and archived for global viewers on www.hopetv.org.
The theme “Transformed in Christ” provides the spiritual focus of this General Conference Session. “It will be a celebration of what Christ has performed in our lives, and a reminder that we also have been called to be agents for transformation within our communities,” comments Pr Jan Paulsen, president of the world Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The Adventist church is rich in musical talent, and the music featured each day on the broadcasts will showcase tremendous diversity. “It will be a wonderful spiritual and musical feast,” notes Pr Ted Wilson, chairman of the GC Session Music Committee. “GC session has become much more than just a business meeting. It resembles an enormous camp meeting.”
You won’t want to miss the daily News and Commentary program, a one-hour special featuring highlights of the business sessions. It will include reports on elections, significant developments, and agenda items voted in the business of the day. Commentary with host Pr Mark Finley will include discussion of key issues relating to mission, evangelism, and community involvement.
Check the schedules for broadcast times on the Hope Channels. Please pray that the Lord will bless this important assembly in the life of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Please refer to our Regional Pages (at top of home page) for Broadcast Schedules.
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