SUD News, February 2010
Communication Department, Southern Asia Division
T P Kurian
Treasurers’ Council 2010: Southern Asia Division
Southern Asia Division Treasurers’ Council was held at Hotel Jaipur Ashok, Rajasthan from February 02-06. The theme chosen for the council was “Self Reliant by 2015: Conceptualize, Strategize & Realize”. 97 treasurers from various levels of church administration and institutions and a few other leaders of the church were present. The resource personnel inspired the audience by their presentations to achieve the goal -- a Self- Reliant Church by 2015. Robert E Lemon, Treasurer, GC; John Stanley, Principal Consultant, Quintesse Consultant Pvt. Ltd; David Rawson, Director, Field services, ARM; John Dougan, Assoc. Director, Field Services, ARM were the resource personnel. All who attended the council received something to work on as they try to achieve the goal of self relaiance by 2015 .
Administrators’ Council 2010: Southern Asia Division
Both Presidents’ and Secretaries’ Council was conducted at Hotel Trisea, Kannyakumari from February 9-11. The theme for the council was “Excellence in leadership: agonize & organize. Paul S Ratsara, President, Southern Africa- Indian Ocean Division, who was accompanied by his wife, Denise Ratsara, was the chief Resource personnel. He enlightened the leaders with beautiful guidelines for good leadership. During his sessions, Paul Ratsara presented 10 characteristics of a successful leadership: 1. Choose to lead 2. Be the person others choose to follow 3. Provide vision for the future 4. Provide inspiration 5. Make other people feel important and appreciated 6. Live your values, Behave ethically 7. Set the pace through your expectations and example 8. Establish an environment of continuous improvement 9. Provide opportunities for people to grow, both personally and professionally 10. Care and act with compassion. 98 delegates were present and received inspiration to lead the church effectively hereafter.
Division Wide Temperance Rally & Speech, Poster Contest
A great temperance rally with over 1000 students was organized in the city of Ahmadabad under the leadership of Pr. MD Joseph, Director, Health Ministries, SUD on January 24. The students marched on the streets in colorful uniform with banners and placards showing the bad effects of smoking, drinking tea & coffee, liquors and meat eating. Two floats moved in the middle of the road along with the students displaying the liquor bottles, cigar packets, motor cycle accidents and a coffin carrying a dead body due to drunken driving accident. The float got the real attention of the public. The Prohibition Officer of the city was the chief guest on the occasion and he was so thrilled and pleased to see that the Adventists emphasize temperance and train the students to practice it. It was a fantastic show on the road for the public. The Adventist church and its principles was the topic of discussion for the public on that day. After the rally, speech and poster contest were conducted in Maninagar school. Everybody including the public considered it as a great event that happened in the city of Ahmadabad. All praises and glory to God!
News from the Ministerial Department, SUD
A revival meeting under the leadership of Dr. M Wilson, Director, Ministerial Department, SUD was conducted in Hydrabad church on 14 & 15 of January. A writers’ conference was held in Pune on 17 & 18 January where Elder Satelmajor, Editor, Ministry Magazine provided guidelines for writing to the pastors. On 19th January a workers’ meeting was conducted at Mumbai to train them to do better evangelism.
