Talking Bridges Generation Gap ... The sixth installment of Let’s Talk, unscripted conversations between young people and Jan Paulsen, president of the Adventist world church, will be broadcast live in North America on March 15 at 2 p.m. CST. The broadcast will be done at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. Check the Let’s Talk Web site, www.letstalk.adventist.org, and the Hope Channel, www.hopetv.org for broadcast schedules. [ANN Staff]

Government Officials Honor Adventist Pastor ... United States officials in Puerto Rico honored Pastor Miguel Ramos, president of the Adventist church in Puerto Rico, for his contribution to the development of the community in the island. The ceremony, held Jan. 31, brought together church leaders, members, faculty and students to the Antillean Adventist University auditorium. [Libna Stevens]

Evangelism Series Attracts More Than 6,000 to Adventist Church ... A satellite evangelistic campaign conducted by the Voice of Prophecy International from Central Philippines Feb. 3 to 8 has added thousands of new members to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Latest reports from six of the 10 regional areas of the Adventist Church in the Southern Asia-Pacific region indicate 6,026 new members. Baptism figures are increasing from week to week as reports come in. [Jonathan C. Catolico]

Adventist College in India Offers MBA .... Beginning this fall students at Spicer Memorial College, the Adventist institution of higher education in Pune, India, will be able to study for a masters degree in Business Administration (MBA).  The program will be done in affiliation with Griggs University—the distance education arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and Columbia Union College, an Adventist college in Takoma Park, Maryland, United States. “The big problem we’ve seen in secular MBA programs is there is a focus on the bottom line and making money without as much emphasis on ethics,” said Don Sahly, president of Griggs University. “We want to offer our students a first class education that emphasizes ethics and morals in business.” The courses will be offered both online and on campus.  This makes is the second masters level program offered at Griggs. The first is a masters degree in Christian ministry. [ANN Staff]

Avondale Offers Doctoral Program ... Avondale College in Australia has been granted authority by the New South Wales government to offer Doctor of Philosophy degrees in history, health, education and theology. Avondale, owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific, currently offers postgraduate studies up to masters level in leadership and management, education, nursing and theology. [Brenton Stacey]