As the global Seventh-day Adventist Church moves forward with its Total Member Involvement (TMI) initiative, the Adventist Church in the Southern Asia-Pacific region (SSD) has intensified preparations for its own massive evangelistic effort—Harvest 2025.

In a strategic move to equip leaders and departmental directors with essential tools for mission, SSD recently concluded a three-region training series covering the Philippines, Indochina, and Indonesia.

The Nurture, Discipleship, and Reclamation—Integrated Evangelism Lifestyle (NDR-IEL) is spearheading this initiative together with the full support of the SSD leadership, departmental directors, and its workforce. 

These gatherings brought together organization leaders from the unions, missions, and conferences, including ministerial secretaries, Sabbath School directors, Adventist Mission leaders, and communication and media directors, all of whom play a crucial role in executing Harvest 2025.

Harvest 2025 aligns with similar global initiatives within the Adventist Church. The East-Central Africa Division (ECD) has launched Homecoming 2024, while the North American Division (NAD) is preparing for Pentecost 2025.

Meanwhile, the Adventist Church in the South Pacific (SPD) recently held its evangelistic campaign in Papua New Guinea, resulting in more than 300,000 baptisms, demonstrating the powerful impact of unified efforts in mission.

SSD’s upcoming campaign seeks to continue this momentum across 11 nations in the 10/40 Window.

Equipping Leaders for Mission

The SSD assembled a distinguished group of speakers to lead the Harvest 2025 Training Series across the Philippines, Indochina, and Indonesia.

During the training sessions, leaders were reminded of the importance of collaboration and the power of local churches working together to reach communities with the message of hope and salvation. The initiative underscores the need for careful planning, mobilization, and digital evangelism, with an emphasis on engaging all church members in mission work.

Some of the topics discussed included intensifying church members' knowledge of Adventist doctrines, the importance of discipleship, the role of pastors in utilizing digital evangelism, and care groups as an effective tool in building connections and relationships. These elements are seen as essential in strengthening church involvement and ensuring sustainable mission efforts.

The training also highlighted valuable insights on the importance of nurturing new members of the church and equipping them to become effective disciples for Christ. This, in turn, will create more opportunities for learning and retention. Additionally, it is the responsibility of every church member to find ways to bring long-lost members back into the faith through intentional efforts and a spirit of reconciliation.

Hang Dara from the Adventist Church in Cambodia (CAM) expressed gratitude for the initiative, stating, “This training has not only provided us with strategies but also strengthened our commitment to bring the gospel to challenging areas in our region. We see this as a time of great opportunity for mission.”

Similarly, a church leader from Indonesia, highlighted the enthusiasm of attendees, saying, “Harvest 2025 is more than a program; it’s a movement that calls every member to take part. Seeing leaders from different unions unite in purpose gives us confidence that the Lord is preparing a great harvest.”

Leaders strive to inspire local church members throughout the region to become involved in the Division's mission to share the gospel with others.

The original article was published on the Southern Asia-Pacific Division website.