Last week we looked at the first of the purpose-oriented characteristics of leadership ‘A leader must be a visionary person.’ The second characteristic of a purpose-oriented leadership is ‘turning vision into action.’ It’s easier to be passionate about the future if we can visualise where we want to go and how we are going to…
SEVENTH Day Adventist (SDA) world leader, Pr Ted Wilson has finally wrapped up his visit here and left for Fiji yesterday. He arrived in the country on Sunday, visited Governor General Sir Frank Kabui before flying down to Kukudu, Western province where he met members of the church at a camp meeting there. He returned…
THE New Apostolic church has successfully completed its one week district ministry leader’s seminar meeting yesterday. About twelve participants took part in the seminar representing sixty two Apostolic churches in Honiara and around the provinces. Main agendas being discussed during the seminar are; planning&designing future and pastoral of the new apostolic churches in Solomon Island.…
BETIKAMA Adventist College (BAC) chapel was rededicated yesterday. The chapel was rededicated by the President of the General Conference (GC) of the Seventh Day Adventist Church Pastor Ted Wilson in a small ceremony. The chapel was renovated in June last year. School principal Francis Leovania welcomed the president and his delegation, saying it was an…
YESTERDAY marked a historical milestone for the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church in Honiara with the groundbreaking of a Wellness Centre. The ceremony was held at Burns Creek, east Honiara near the Burns Creek SDA Church. Visiting World leader and President of the SDA Church Pr Ted NC Wilson officiated at the groundbreaking along with…
So far we have looked at the meaning of ‘authentic leadership.’ For the next couple of weeks, we will explore the important characteristics of effective leadership. Leadership has two foundational rocks upon which it is built, skills, and character. The character of leadership can be divided into three categories: purpose – oriented, people -oriented, and…
A VISITING church leader has urged the country’s leaders to set aside their differences and work together if they want great things to happen to the country. The world leader of the Seventh-Day Adventist church Pastor Ted Wilson was visiting the country with his wife Nancy. “Great things happen when we work together not only…
MEMBERS of the Roman Catholic Church in Fiji who have dreams of exchanging vows on a white sandy beach or a beautiful scenery outside of a church or chapel should think twice. This, after the head of the Catholic Church in Fiji Archbishop Peter Loy Chong publicly condemned weddings that took place outside of a…
“Say YES to Jesus and NO to drugs for forever”. That was the slogan thought up by a group of 52 marijuana users who publicly renounced their drug addiction at an Adventist evangelistic meeting in Papua New Guinea in January. The program, held at Gumanch in the Dei District of the Western Highlands Province, attracted…
George Tafoa was the first one to begin to pursue a translation of the New Testament (NT) into Kwaio. He felt that it was very important for his people to have God’s Word in their own language and began to pray that God would open the doors for that to happen. In 2002, Tafoa…