Departments
The Approach and Philosophy of Adventist Education
The Seventh-day Adventist Church recognizes God as the ultimate source of existence, truth, and power. In the beginning God created in His image a perfect humanity, a perfection later marred by sin. Education in its broadest sense is a means of returning human beings to their original relationship with God. The distinctive characteristics of this Adventist worldview, built around creation, the fall, redemption, and re-creation, are derived from the Bible and the inspired writings of Ellen G. White.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church still sends out hundreds of cross-cultural missionaries every year—more than any other Adventist-affiliated ministry. For years most Adventists heard very little about the church’s mission work, and many thought it had died out completely.
With “Building Bridges of Hope” as the overarching mission of the Communication Department, SPUC works towards that realization by the following:
MISSION STATEMENT:
We believe our body is the temple of God and as such we have a special responsibility to protect and care for our bodies.
The promotion of good health and a healthy lifestyle is an integral part of the mission of the Seventh-day Adventists.
Ministerial Association
The Ministerial Association of the South Philippine Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists exists to serve the church in its proclamation of the everlasting gospel and in its divine mission to prepare to meet their soon-coming Lord.
Statement of Purpose
Children’s Ministries is about developing the faith of children ages birth to fourteen. While Sabbath School provides for religious education once a week, Children’s Ministries looks at the whole child and seeks to provide multiple ministries that will lead children to Jesus and disciple them in their daily walk with Him.
The mission of the Children’s Ministries Department is to nurture children into a loving, serving relationship with Jesus. And that every child in the world will be invited to know Jesus Christ and accept Him as his/her personal Friend and Savior.
It is the desire of the Southern Asia-Pacific Division to train, resource and equip all of our members so we may all work together to advance the kingdom. Integrated Evangelism Lifestyle (IEL) is the comprehensive strategy of the Southern - Asia Pacific Division to share the love of God through small groups, or care groups. We want to see each member actively involved in sharing their faith.
Mission Statement
The Publishing Ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church exists to proclaim through print media the Gospel of Hope to the whole world in this generation.
Vision Statement
We aim:
With evangelism as the primary focus of the Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, this department also seeks to provide resources and training for Sabbath School programs so members will be equipped in winning souls for Jesus.
Goals:
To make disciples for Jesus Christ of adults, youth, and children in and/or outside the church.
Strategic Plan:
Stewardship is the lifestyle of one who accepts Christ’s lordship and walks in partnership with God, acting as His agent in managing His affairs on earth.
The department of Stewardship assists administration in accomplishing the mission of the church through leadership training and the education of the church members in stewardship principles. More specifically, the purpose of the department of Stewardship is to aid in the integration of the faith walk with God into every area of life-individually and corporately.
Mission of the Stewardship Department
Women’s Ministries/Shepherdess International
The Department of Women's Ministries exists to uphold, encourage, and challenge Adventist women in their pilgrimage as disciples of Jesus Christ and members of His church.
Established for the purpose of nurturing, training, and equipping our youth to become Leaders for God’s Service in response to Jesus’ invitation to go and share the Advent message to the world.
Our Beliefs
Seventh-day Adventist beliefs are meant to permeate your whole life. Growing out of scriptures that paint a compelling portrait of God, you are invited to explore, experience and know the One who desires to make us whole.