To Seventh-day Adventist young people worldwide who wonder if the church is really listening to them, world church president, Pastor Jan Paulsen, says, "Yes."
To Seventh-day Adventist young people worldwide who wonder if the church is really listening to them, world church president, Pastor Jan Paulsen, says, “Yes.”
On Sept. 5 Paulsen will continue a two-year series of conversations with young people. The program, called “Let’s Talk…South Pacific,” will broadcast from Sydney. It will air live, unscripted and unedited exchanges where Adventist young people from all over the South Pacific will speak with Paulsen about issues that matter to them.
“I may not have all the answers, but at least we can talk,” Paulsen says of the broadcasts.
The broadcasts were started to encourage and set an example for other leaders in the church to listen to young people and get involved in the Adventist Church.
The most recent broadcast was held at the church’s business session in St. Louis, Missouri, where Paulsen spoke with young delegates to the meetings.
“You who are between 15 and 30—a student or young professional: I want you to come in and to partner with the rest of us,” he said. “I want to make room for you, for you have energies and ideas which no one can quite match. If you don’t find the church interesting, you can make it interesting.”
Paulsen has held these broadcasts in the United States and Germany and will visit with young people in South America and Africa during the next year.
Along with the broadcasts, Paulsen’s office has set up a “Let’s Talk” Web site. Young people can e-mail their questions directly to the Office of the President and receive answers from church leaders. For more information see www.letstalk.adventist.org.
