One Global Mission – Pastor Erton Köhler

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a global family with a clear structure and a living mission. Today, we are a world membership of more than 24 million with thousands more people being baptized every day. That pace means thousands choosing Christ each day across continents and cultures. These are not just numbers. They are stories of faith. How is a worldwide family organized so that local churches maintain their identity but move together? The foundation is simple. Local churches are grouped into local conferences or missions. Conferences and missions combine into unions. Unions are grouped into thirteen world divisions that are extensions of the General Conference Headquarters for strategy, accountability, and mission. This framework lets a member in Kingston or Kigali or Kuala Lumpur belong to the same movement while serving a very local neighborhood. The East-Central Africa Division serves twelve countries and reports more than five and a half million members. The Euro-Asia Division stretches across northern Asia and Europe spanning multiple time zones. Inter-America links Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and the northern part of South America. Northern Asia-Pacific brings together the Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. South America unites eight nations from the Andes to the Amazon. The South Pacific Division includes Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Vanuatu, and many island nations. Southern Africa-Indian Ocean now reports more than four million members. Trans-European Division includes numerous countries across Northern and Western Europe. West-Central Africa includes twenty-two countries. Jesus said, "you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8, NIV). The church exists for this witness. Thirteen divisions from house churches to university chapels, deserts to islands, and megacities to mountain valleys, the world is very large, yet the call is very close. About the series From the Heart is a weekly devotional series in which Pastor Köhler reflects on what it means to be grounded in the Bible and focused on the mission, collectively and individually. Each episode is grounded in the four pillars of the Seventh-day Adventist Church strategic plan: Communion with God, Identity in Christ, Unity through the Holy Spirit, and Mission for All. The series connects biblical faith to everyday life, sharing short reflections and glimpses of how God is at work through the Adventist Church around the world. Subscribe and join us each week as we live out our faith and prepare for Jesus's return. – The Seventh-day Adventist Church has been an established denomination since 1863. It is a global Christian family with over 23 million members who hold the Bible as the ultimate authority. We are believers committed to helping people understand the Bible to find freedom, healing, and hope in Jesus. Want to learn more about the Seventh-day Adventist Church? Visit our website at: https://www.adventist.org/ Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki3nGsqsmLA