The Seventh-day Adventist Church held its first hybrid GC session in St. Louis, Missouri, from June 6-11, 2022. Under the leadership of the Associate Communication Director of the General Conference, Pastor Sam Neves, the Digital Evangelism Initiative Manila Team is led by Project Manager/ HR Ace Sintos; a task force was formed for the GC session 2022. The Task Force includes individuals from different parts of the world and other places in the Philippines.
The group's main objective is to maintain and ensure every update, comment, and result of the proceedings of the currently held 61st GC session in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, with the theme "Get Involved, Jesus is Coming." A historic performance was held during the general conference session this quinquennium because it was held for the first time on a hybrid platform, the face-to-face and virtual system so that every member of the church can also attend wherever they are in the world.
The DEI Team stands for Digital Evangelism Initiative. The DEI team play a significant role during the GC Session. This team was organized a few years ago for Digital Evangelism, especially for the GC Session. Because of the pandemic, the 61st GC Session was carried out on a hybrid platform, and the various members around the world, particularly the DEI or digital evangelism initiatives, played a large part in the event of each deliberation at the session. The latest updates and results were reported and published via different social media platforms. This is to make information available for everyone, especially within the Adventist community.
The task force Manila team is composed of 21 digital missionaries housed at the North Philippine Union Conference headquarters, which includes the Community Management Unit or the Pastoral Care Unit, which responds to the live comments from all social media accounts of the entire Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The Digital Production Unit is responsible for creating the content based on what is happening in St. Louis, Missouri. The Design and the Scheduler team ensure and maintain the latest updates and results of the proceedings. The team includes the group's Art Director, Jef Nascimento, and with him is Bruno Hitoshi, Head Designer from Brazil, Roenna Sintos, CMU Project Manager, and other members of the DEI team in the Philippines. The DEI team will continue to carry out this mission to deliver each new event in the first Hybrid GC session and the pastoral care work around the world.
Jackson Claudio, Hope Channel North Philippines