Support For Students on Non-Adventist College and University Campuses

Signatures:

138 (Goal: 5,000)

Petitioning: Seventh-day Adventist Church Leaders

Petitioner: Ron Pickell started on June 7, 2011

The vast majority of Seventh-day Adventist students attend non-Adventist colleges and universities. Estimates range between 70 - 80 %. Approximately 19 million students are enrolled every year in the 4,300 campuses across the North American Division. Adventist Christian Fellowship North American Division (ACF/NAD) was organized in 2005 as a coordinated effort to Build Christian fellowship chapters on college and university campuses, Engage students in the mission of the Church, and Empower local ACF chapters, churches and sponsors through pastoral support, professional training and access to resources.

Currently there are approximately 100 ACF type campus groups networked through Face Book and the ACF website across the NAD with local churches, conferences and unions endeavoring to connect and support students and campus outreach efforts. ACF is overseen through a volunteer ministry position under the NAD Youth and Young Adult Department and through the ACF Committee. We, the undersigned, believe the time has come for a much more coordinated effort for a vast mission field on secular college and university campuses throughout the NAD. Enhanced ministry support will:

‣ Instruct local churches about ministering to students and campuses nearby.
‣ Involve students in campus mission.
‣ Nurture the faith of Adventist students on non-Adventist campuses.
‣ Maintain a church connection with these students.

We believe it is long past time to move forward with a full salaried position and budget to help oversee this vast mission field.

Comments Signatures (138)

shirley trieu signed on 3 months ago

#138

I support this petition.

Lucien-n Isc signed on 3 months ago

#137

I support this petition.

Bob Helm signed on Sun, 25 Dec 2011

#136

I strongly support this petition. We need a strong Adventist presence on secular college and university campuses.

Christiane Marshall signed on Fri, 23 Dec 2011

#135

I support this petition.

Sydney Henry signed on Fri, 23 Dec 2011

#134

I support this petition.

Mike Stevenson signed on Fri, 23 Dec 2011

#133

I support this petition.

Deslynne signed on Fri, 23 Dec 2011

#132

I support this petition.

Andrew Brown signed on Fri, 23 Dec 2011

#131

I support this petition.

Steven Hutton signed on Wed, 16 Nov 2011

#130

I support this petition.

Trisha Carter signed on Sun, 13 Nov 2011

#129

I support this petition.

Howard University Adventist Student Organization signed on Sat, 12 Nov 2011

#128

I support this petition. - We at the Howard University Adventist Student Organization, formerly known as the Adventist Student Association, have had a history of strong campus involvment in the past, but that was when the organization had strong support. Now, despite being in the DC area with over 50+ churches in the area, we are struggling to maintain even weekly bible study. We need assistance in many areas, and that kind of assistance would be best facilitated for us as well as other groups if there was a central agency that we could reach out to that could AT LEAST assist in coordination, if not directly give support and assistance. We are an often forgotten or avoided mission field, but that is a serious mistake. Many spiritual lives perish on college campuses. The blind cannot lead the blind, the infants cannot feed each other milk let alone solid spiritual food, and those who are barely able to help lead leave after 4 years upon graduation. Thus, OUTSIDE help is needed to sustain these groups across the nation. You may contact our group for questions, to bounce ideas, or to lend support through Facebook and email. huadventists(atsign) gmail(dotcom) or facebook.com/asohoward . God bless, and please, remember the thousands of Adventist Christian students on worldly campuses, and the millions more of other students who need God's love and guidance. We are the future of this nation, and this church.

Kwabena Nimarko signed on Sat, 12 Nov 2011

#127

I support this petition.

Jason Alexis signed on Sat, 12 Nov 2011

#126

I support this petition.

Natasha Carter signed on Sat, 12 Nov 2011

#125

I support this petition. As someone who participated in Campus Ministry, I see this cause as very needed. Our ministry is currently on the campus of Bowie State U, but we get little help from our local church. I think our ministry would have done so much better if the things mentioned in this petition was put into place.

JD signed on Sat, 10 Sep 2011

#124

I support this petition.

Sandi Lee signed on Thu, 01 Sep 2011

#123

I support this petition.

Irving Henry signed on Tue, 23 Aug 2011

#122

I support this petition.

Maria Infante signed on Wed, 03 Aug 2011

#121

I support this petition.

Christopher G. Mckenzie signed on Fri, 29 Jul 2011

#120

I enthusiastically support this petition and campus ministries is one of the most important yet most neglected ministries for the Adventist church.

William J. Cork signed on Thu, 28 Jul 2011

#119

This ministry is a critical need. Ellen White was advocating it in the 1890s. But ministry to public universities is about far more than reaching out to Adventist students. It means ministry to faculty and staff. It means an evangelizing presence on the campus itself. It means being part of a community of learning, as a voice that can speak of hope, and religious liberty, and healthful living. Please, do more than sign this. Write a letter to your conference president. Write a letter to your union and division presidents. Write a letter to the Review.

Keith Menes signed on Tue, 19 Jul 2011

#118

I support this long-overdue petition. With rising tuition costs across the board, even more will choose a non-Adventist institution for higher learning. Couple that with the lack of any organized approach and decades behind other campus-based groups (ie. Campus Crusade), the SDA church has alot of catching-up to do!

Walter Groff signed on Tue, 12 Jul 2011

#117

I support this petition.

Vicki Wiley signed on Wed, 06 Jul 2011

#116

I support this petition.

Kimberly Shin signed on Tue, 05 Jul 2011

#115

I support this petition.

Sadarra fields signed on Sun, 03 Jul 2011

#114

I support this petition.

Susan Zork signed on Fri, 01 Jul 2011

#113

I support this petition.

Kenley Hall signed on Fri, 01 Jul 2011

#112

I support this petition. This would be a needed and wise investment of our funds for both our present and our future as a church.

Jeffrey Monestime signed on Thu, 30 Jun 2011

#111

I support this petition.

Martin Hanna signed on Thu, 30 Jun 2011

#110

I support this petition.

Kenneth Ayeni signed on Thu, 30 Jun 2011

#109

I support this petition. From my experiences in a non-Adventist university I could know what they are going through. I pray the gospel with permeate through this colleges too.

Support For Students on Non-Adventist College and University Campuses

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