The Southern Asia-Pacific Division is expanding access to continuing-education and biblical study resources for pastors, Bible teachers, church leaders and institutional workers, Pastor Ian Felicitas announced during the SSD Year-End Meetings.
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 US$35, Felicitas said.
He asked union officers to ensure their orders include Bible teachers serving in academies, schools and universities, not only pastors and administrative leaders.
“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 also connected the resource distribution to the action approved earlier in the Year-End Meetings calling for churches, institutions and entities to review Seventh-day Adventists Believe: An Exposition of the Fundamental Beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church throughout 2027.
The book explains the church’s 28 Fundamental Beliefs and includes study questions at the end of each chapter. SSD will help coordinate orders with the publishing house so local churches, missions, unions, schools and other institutions can obtain copies.
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 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.
“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.