The GC Session: Insight from Andrews Insiders

The San Antonio General Conference Session:

Insights from Andrews University Insiders

Led by

Dr. Niels-Erik Andreasen

President of Andrews University

Accompanied by a panel of others

from the Andrews community who also attended the session:

Andrea Luxton

Provost

Alayne Thorpe

Dean, School of Distance Education

Christon Arthur

Dean of the School of Graduate Studies & Research

Alisa Williams

Annual Giving Coordinator

3:30 pm, Sabbath Afternoon

August 22, 2015

Chan Shun Hall

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

The 60^th General Conference Session  of the Seventh-day Adventist Church met last month in San Antonio, Texas.

The SDA church considers the general conference session its highest authority.

Approximately 2500 delegates were appointed to the session, representing the church around the world.

During the 10 days of the session, they conducted an array of business, including 

electing dozens of officers and administrators, 

making changes to the Church Manual, 

modifying the church’s fundamental beliefs, 

and deciding whether or not to permit various areas of the world 

church to choose whether or not to ordain women as ministers. 

The panel will provide insights into not only the decisions made but the processes that led to them.