INITIATIVES

G. C. REVIVAL AND REFORMATION COMMITTEE

The Revival and Reformation Committee recommends the following major initiatives:

1. Revival and Reformation Appeal Document for Annual Council.

2. “777” Worldwide Holy Spirit Prayer Fellowship—Seventh-day Adventists praying seven days a week at 7 (a.m. or p.m.) for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit’s power and presence.  Praying any hour on the hour a person will join with thousands of others in another time zone around the world bringing unity.  “A chain of earnest praying believers should encircle the world . . . to pray for the Holy Spirit.”  RH, January 3, 1907.

3. New Year’s Eve/Day Worldwide Day of Prayer culminates a week-long series of television programs on Hope Channel that allows every church member around the world to participate in seeking God for a revival experience in 2011.  See backup materials for details.

4. Worldwide Days for Prayer and Fasting—First Sabbath of each quarter designated as days of prayer and fasting for the world church.  Encourage families and individuals to establish the first day of each month and one day a week as normal or partial fast days. Support information and helps being developed by the Prayer and Fasting Subcommittee.

5. Operation Global Rain, a ten-day worldwide prayer/spiritual emphasis January 5-15, 2011 as follow-up to January 1 day of prayer.  This serves as a foundation for all Tell the World initiatives.

6. Technology Subcommittee—Develop a technology support system and community for revival and reformation initiatives and specifically the “777” Worldwide Holy Spirit Prayer Fellowship.  It will utilize a custom website, cell phone sms text messaging, Smart phone apps (iphone, ipad, etc) and social media platforms (facebook and twitter) to:

a) remind every day at 7 to pray

b) distribute related devotional material

c) link to others on a map who are praying with you

d) connect with others who are praying, encouraging them to spread the word and give invitation for others to join through their social network

7. Plans are being developed to increase study of the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy writings.

8. Encourage all members to read and study The Great Controversy for revival in 2011 in preparation for major distribution of The Great Controversy around the world in 2012.

 Recommend to ADCOM that Sabbath School study guides be developed on revival and reformation and inserted asap in curriculum.  Increasing readership of guides also a priority.

10. Revival and Beyond book reprinted by the White Estate in time for Annual Council.

11. Mark Finley’s book, Lord, Revive Us Again written and published in time for Annual Council.

12. Evaluation and Assessment Criteria are being created to assess the progress of revival and reformation and also the committee’s work.

Revival Broadcasts to Start 2011  

By utilizing the unique timing of both Christmas and New Year’s Day falling on Sabbath, the church can create a week-long series of television programs that allows every church member around the world to participate in seeking God for a revival experience in 2011.  The following broadcasts will be shown on Hope Channel and provided as video-on-demand over the internet.

 December 25, 2010:   The kick-off message in the form of a pre-recorded Christmas Day sermon and program, translated into the major languages, which can be played in our churches around the world and broadcast globally on Hope Channel.

 December 25, 2010 to January 1, 2011:   Pre-recorded 28:30 messages by notable Adventists that broadcast daily on Hope Channel’s global network.  Programs will be given to Divisions to translate.  Divisions may also choose to have their own spokespersons and to broadcast their programs.

 December 31, 2010:   Pre-record and translate a World Day of Prayer broadcast that includes content from each Division.

 January 1, 2011:   Live sermon by Pastor Ted Wilson from Baltimore and the GYC event.