The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Norway is giving priority to public evangelism for a 10-week period by limiting the number of in-house committee meetings and by cutting back on non-evangelistic church events.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Norway is giving priority to public evangelism for a 10-week period by limiting the number of in-house committee meetings and by cutting back on non-evangelistic church events.
Church administrators have joined local ministers in holding evangelistic meetings and seminars across the country, reports Pastor Tor Tjeransen, president of the Adventist Church in the region. A total of 22 different evangelistic events have been running since the 10-week period began January 13.
“Even in a highly secular society like Norway, church members and ministers have seen people respond to the gospel,” says Tjeransen. The church in Norway has struggled with decreasing baptismal numbers during the past nine years. In 2000, baptismal figures reached an all-time low with only 44 new members baptized.
“We are determined to find ways of communicating the gospel effectively to the people of Norway,” concludes Tjeransen.
