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Adventist Church leaders start blogging
Wahroonga, New South Wales
AMN Staff/Melody Tan
Leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific have started blogging.
“Church members are often not only unfamiliar with the hierarchies of the church, but with what their leaders actually do,” says Melody Tan, public relations officer of the Adventist Church in the South Pacific. “This blog is meant to give visitors an insight into the thoughts and experiences of the leaders of the Adventist Church in the South Pacific.”
A blog (short for web log) is text written in journal style by a person that is posted on a website. Multiple entries are usually made and displayed in a reverse chronological order. Blogs may be a commentary or news on a particular subject such as travel, food, poli¬tics, or local events. Some blogs look like personal online diaries with many regular entries.
The Adventist Church leaders’ blog will also serve as a source of faith stories from church members, as observed by the contributors. “As the blog is on the web, it means that it will ultimately be viewed by non-Christians,” says Ms Tan. “We want to be able to take the opportunity to share the good news with them and help them discover what it means to be Christian.”
A recent blog entry by Joy Butler, Adventist women’s ministries director for the South Pacific, reflects on the Unicef photo of the year international award and the injustice and cruelty suffered by women around the world.
Other contributors to the blog include Litiana Qiosese, Adventist children’s ministries associate director for the South Pacific and Ray Coombe, Adventist Mission director for the South Pacific.
There are plans to invite other Adventist Church leaders from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to contribute entries.
The blog will be monitored closely by the Adventist Media Network to ensure that responses are not distasteful or inappropriate.
“This is meant to be a community,” says Ms Tan. “Visitors do not only have to simply read what has been posted, they are welcome to contribute actively to the discussion by leaving comments as well.”
Visit the Adventist Church in the South Pacific blog.
Wahroonga, New South Wales
AMN Staff/Melody Tan
Leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific have started blogging.“Church members are often not only unfamiliar with the hierarchies of the church, but with what their leaders actually do,” says Melody Tan, public relations officer of the Adventist Church in the South Pacific. “This blog is meant to give visitors an insight into the thoughts and experiences of the leaders of the Adventist Church in the South Pacific.”
A blog (short for web log) is text written in journal style by a person that is posted on a website. Multiple entries are usually made and displayed in a reverse chronological order. Blogs may be a commentary or news on a particular subject such as travel, food, poli¬tics, or local events. Some blogs look like personal online diaries with many regular entries.
The Adventist Church leaders’ blog will also serve as a source of faith stories from church members, as observed by the contributors. “As the blog is on the web, it means that it will ultimately be viewed by non-Christians,” says Ms Tan. “We want to be able to take the opportunity to share the good news with them and help them discover what it means to be Christian.”
A recent blog entry by Joy Butler, Adventist women’s ministries director for the South Pacific, reflects on the Unicef photo of the year international award and the injustice and cruelty suffered by women around the world.
Other contributors to the blog include Litiana Qiosese, Adventist children’s ministries associate director for the South Pacific and Ray Coombe, Adventist Mission director for the South Pacific.
There are plans to invite other Adventist Church leaders from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to contribute entries.
The blog will be monitored closely by the Adventist Media Network to ensure that responses are not distasteful or inappropriate.
“This is meant to be a community,” says Ms Tan. “Visitors do not only have to simply read what has been posted, they are welcome to contribute actively to the discussion by leaving comments as well.”
Visit the Adventist Church in the South Pacific blog.
