Yes, it's true!
Pastor Jan Paulsen will be out here for the SPD Session, and following that, there's going to be a "Let's Talk" that you can get involved in (see further down for information on how to do this). Anyways, keep reading and all will be revealed about the program :)
Adele
“Let’s talk” coming to Australia in September!Sydney, New South WalesTo Seventh-day Adventist young people worldwide who wonder if the church is really listening to them, General Conference (GC) president Pastor Jan Paulsen, says, “Yes.”
Pastor Paulsen will continue a series of conversations with young people from around the world for the past two years on September 5 in Sydney, Australia.
The program, called “Let’s talk . . . South Pacific,” will air live, unscripted and unedited exchanges where Adventist young people are expected to speak with Paulsen about issues that matter to them.
There will be two episodes to be filmed at Adventist Media. One includes students from Avondale College, and the second program will feature a question-and-answer time with an assortment of young people from across the South Pacific.
Both programs will be distributed on DVD and also aired on the Hope Channel.
“I may not have all the answers, but at least we can talk,” Pastor 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.
“This program creates a forum for young people to establish dialogue with church leaders and to raising topic which they are passionate about. I would urge anyone with an interest in shaping the future of their church to get involved,” says Behren Schulz, producer of “Let’s talk” in this region.
Mr Schulz also produced the most recent broadcast of “Let’s talk” held at the GC session in St Louis, Missouri, where Pastor Paulsen spoke with young delegates to the meetings on July 7.
“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,” says Pastor Paulsen. “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.”
Pastor 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, Pastor 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.
“We need to do better at talking with our young people. They need to feel that we are sincere about wanting to hear them. We have not done terribly well in giving young people a sense of ownership and involvement in the church,” says Pastor Paulsen.—Record staff/ANN
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www.letstalk.adventist.orgAdventist Media is keen to hear from young people interested in having a voice on “Lets Talk”. Expressions of interest can be addressed to Mr Schulz by emai:
or phone: +61298472222.
