Adventist Churches

In Seventh-day Adventism, the worship service is the center of congregational life. Evangelism, social concern, Christian education, and pastoral care flow from, and are shaped by, worship, which aims at ministering to the whole person. Worship is the center of activity for the Seventh-day Adventist church. Other activities flow from this center, although this process is not always a conscious one for the majority of worshipers. Often the worship service, particularly the sermon, is evangelistically oriented because Jesus Christ, the object of worship, has commissioned his followers to spread the Good News of salvation. This sense of mission pervades the Seventh-day Adventist church. Denominational sources provide materials to both pastors and lay leaders, which relate to various outreach projects both in the local church and in the church's worldwide mission. These materials include suggested sermons, texts, and hymns. Social concerns also are systematically addressed in these m…