May 28, 2009 – Miami, Florida, United States…[Libna Stevens/IAD]
Nearly two dozen Seventh-day Adventist representing Belize, part of the Caribbean and the West Indies, will have the opportunity to talk with and ask questions of top church leaders from the church's Inter-American Division (IAD) during the Facing the Issues special program, live from Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Saturday, June 6, 2009.
The unscripted program, the fourth in a series of seven, will provide the 22 laypersons and young people who represent more than half a million church members the opportunity to voice their questions and concerns regarding the church, its programs and organization.
Leading the live program as the main host will be Pastor Israel Leito, president of the church in Inter-America, who will listen and interact with the special delegates. Church administrators and department leaders will also be in attendance to provide insight on a wide range of issues or concerns.
“Facing the Issues is a great opportunity to meet with the church locally, to allow the church to talk to us so that we can listen and make adjustments in order to respond to the needs of the church,” says Pastor Leito.
Pastor Balvin Braham, associate ministerial director for the church in Inter-America and organizer of the event, says Facing the Issues will continue to engage selected constituency in strategic dialogue.
“The IAD believes in an integrative strategic planning process where it listens to the members and embraces relevant and practical suggestions that they advance to assist in driving its strategy formulation and strategy for mission accomplishment,” says Braham. “This is one of those programs that directly impacts this process. It is also a means of empowering the laity for more effective engagement in the mission of the church.”
The Trinidad live dialogue program will consist of several sections where delegates will ask questions. The host will interact with the group by asking them questions, as well as the audience having the opportunity to ask their questions.
Facing the Issues in Trinidad and Tobago will be streamed live over the internet from the church's University of Southern Caribbean's auditorium on Saturday, June 6, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight's Time (Miami Time).
To view the live webcast, go to https://recursing-golick.147-182-135-0.plesk.page/users/index.php?language=en&type=subsection&id=272
