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by Björn Karlman | 4 July 2025 | Yesterday, Pastor Erton Köhler was named the new General Conference (GC) president. In his initial remarks, Köhler thanked and praised outgoing president Ted Wilson, who was not present. “Pastor Wilson is not here now. Later he will come,” Köhler said. At yesterday evening’s press conference, a delay […] Source: https://atoday.org/changing-of-the-guard-kohler-follows-wilsons-farewell-with-a-call-for-boldness/
by Björn Karlman, AT executive director Pastor Erton C. Köhler’s first press conference as General Conference (GC) president was a clear break from the Ted Wilson era. The event (when Köhler finally arrived after fending off well-wishers and others on the way to the press area) was brisk, multilingual (he spoke in fluent English, Spanish, […] Source: https://atoday.org/kohlers-first-press-conference-a-shift-in-style-not-substance/
The image of a fox preaching to a flock of geese recurs throughout medieval history: in paintings, on pottery, in book illustrations, and sometimes even in carvings in churches. Generally the fox is dressed in a priest’s vestments. The sly fox is lulling the geese into a false sense of security with his words—presumably to […] Source: https://atoday.org/editorial-the-fox-preaching-to-the-geese/
SILVER SPRING, Maryland — In a development that has left translators scrambling and English Sabbath School teachers nervously clutching their lesson quarterlies, the General Conference (GC) announced today that Portuguese will now be recognized as the official language of heaven. The announcement came just hours after the election of Erton Köhler, the first Brazilian to […] Source: https://atoday.org/satire-gc-announces-portuguese-as-official-language-of-heaven-effective-immediately/
by Loren Seibold | 4 July 2025 | This afternoon kicked off with the report from General Conference (GC) treasurer Paul Douglas. Short version: the church is making good money. Slightly longer version, courtesy of Bjorn: World tithe is up about 16% over the last five years. World tithe is over $3 billion annually. Douglas […] Source: https://atoday.org/st-louis-gc-session-2025-day-2-reports-and-more/
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