Ministerial Seminar Gets Dedicated for Service

“So Send I You” was the theme chosen for the Ministerial Seminar’s dedication program that took place last Friday, July 6th, 2018, at the MVC alumni church. With 63 student pastors, 45 evangelists, 16 Branch Sabbath School Teachers (BSST), 25 hiking missionaries, 17 regular members, 53 freshmen who will be trained for service, and the MS Sponsors present, they were ready to dedicate or rededicate themselves for the fulfilment of the Lord’s work through the MS purpose and mission.

Pastor Jimmy Adil, as the speaker for the dedication, spoke on the significant role of MVC and MS in training students for mission work. He further spoke about a paradigm shift in our understanding of what the Lord expects of us for the fulfilment of the great commission entrusted to every Christian. He explained that Adventists should not merely look for employment in Adventist institutions, but that Adventists should look toward working outside of their denominational institutions to better spread the Gospel throughout the world. This was a major point to ponder on and it was directed especially to students with a desire to use their profession in the future to be an influence for Christ.

The dedication program ended solemnly with a candle lighting ceremony, a prayer of commitment by Pastor Ultimino Rivera Jr., and a befitting song, “So Send I You,” from which the theme of the dedication was derived.

This year, the Ministerial Seminar program aims not merely to minister to the churches and surrounding communities, but also to prepare and train members of those churches to take up ministerial duties of their local church as well as evangelistic efforts to reach out to those in their communities, in the absence of their local pastor and independent of MS. It has a two-fold purpose: to serve and to train others for service. Through the training and resources MS will provide, and with the help and grace of God, MS believes that their goal is not only possible but certain.

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