The Southern Asia-Pacific Division (SSD) is expanding access to continuing education and biblical study resources for pastors, Bible teachers, church leaders, and institutional workers, SSD field secretary Ian Felicitas announced during the division's Annual Council.
The initiative includes a discounted five-book ministry resource package from Andrews University. Participants may complete assigned tasks connected with the books to earn continuing education unit credits.
The complete package costs $US35, Felicitas said.
He asked union officers to ensure their orders include Bible teachers serving in academies, elementary schools, and universities, not just pastors and administrators.
“Please do not miss their names,” Felicitas said, explaining that the division wants educators throughout SSD to benefit from the available materials.
Resources support doctrinal review
Felicitas connected the resource to the approved division-wide review of the 28 Fundamental Beliefs throughout 2027, in which unions, missions, and conferences will encourage congregations and organizations to read the book Seventh-day Adventists Believe: An Exposition of the Fundamental Beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The book outlines the church's 28 Fundamental Beliefs and includes questions at the end of each chapter to help readers engage more deeply with the material. SSD leaders will help coordinate orders with the publishing house.
Church leaders will receive order forms to help the division determine how many copies are needed across the territory.
“When we know what we believe, it is not only about knowing it,” Felicitas said. “We discover its biblical foundation.”
He added that doctrinal understanding should lead members to live out their convictions and commit themselves more fully to the church’s mission.
'Andrews Study Bible' draws strong response
The resource initiative has generated more than 1,800 book orders, including 1,200 orders for the Andrews Study Bible, Felicitas reported.
He encouraged pastors and church workers to obtain personal copies, describing the study Bible as a trustworthy resource they can use and share in ministry.
“This church is grounded in Scripture,” Felicitas said. “Having a study Bible that you can use, trust, and share is very important.”
The Andrews Study Bible contains study notes and supporting materials designed to help readers examine Scripture from an Adventist perspective.
Felicitas said administrators would provide an additional announcement about the distribution process during the session.
The resources are intended to strengthen more than individual study, he said. The broader purpose is to equip pastors, educators, and other workers to nurture the people and communities they serve, he continued.
“Our church is committed to providing resources and materials not only for our personal growth, but for the growth of the people we serve,” Felicitas said.
The original article was published on the Southern Asia-Pacific Division news site.
