The Seventh-day Adventist Church will be observing Sabbath November 16 as World Orphans / Vulnerable Children’s Sabbath. Thanks to a partnership with the General Conference Children’s Ministries Department, https://children.adventist.org/, here are some resources to help your local church to promote and observe this special day. We invite you to use this hashtag, #OVCSabbath24, on social media to report how your local church celebrated World Orphans / Vulnerable Children’s Sabbath.
Sermon: “Defend the Fatherless: Vindicate, Judge, and Govern” (Isaiah 1:17) This sermon was written by Stepan “Steve” Avakov, PhD, who is the Director of the Adoption Support Center, www.asc-russia.ru, a non-profit organization (NPO) based in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. This organization supports the spiritual mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church but is an independent supporting ministry not controlled by or legally affiliated with the Church. Dr. Avakov serves as volunteer co-chair for the Adventist Possibility Ministries Taskforce for Orphans and Vulnerable Children. Here are resources for your local church to download!
OVC Sabbath Sermon US Letter PDF
OVC Sabbath Sermon US Letter DOCX
Children’s Sermon: “HOPE OF RESTORATION” (Ruth 1:22; Jeremiah 30:17) – This sermon was written by Linda Mei Lin Koh, PhD, who previously served as the General Conference Children’s Ministry Director until her retirement in 2022. Here are resources for your local church to download!
Children’s OVC Sabbath Sermon A4 PDF
Children’s OVC Sabbath Sermon A4 DOCX
Children’s OVC Sabbath Sermon US Letter PDF
Children’s OVC Sabbath Sermon US Letter DOCX
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Child Protection resources for Local Church OVC Ministry from Adventist Risk Management, Inc.
- Explore https://adventistrisk.org to find the latest articles, webinars, and other resources for your local church
- Downloadable Child Protection Infosheets for local churches: https://adventistrisk.org/en-US/Safety-Resources/Topics/Child-Protection?ministry=church
- Sample Child Protection Plan Template for local churches: https://adventistrisk.org/getmedia/b72b064a-e9e8-4a9b-aa54-abff1d3df532/GUIDE_ChildProtectionPlan_NAD-CAN-EN
- Sample template for Selecting and Screening Volunteers for local church: https://adventistrisk.org/getmedia/375be890-9675-49ab-b756-f645223c6baf/FRM_VolunteerInformation_NAD-CAN-EN
- Webinar: What are Supporting Ministries And How Might They Hurt the Church?
- Training Video: David Fournier presents “Child Protection and the Seventh-day Adventist Church Manual” Adventist Risk Management, Inc. Jan 6, 2022. 16:44 minutes.
- Child Protection 2022 | Adventist Risk Management, Inc. 7:09 minutes.
- English Child Protection Presentation | Adventist Risk Management, Inc. 43:47 minutes.
- Spanish Presentación Protección de Niños 2023 | Adventist Risk Management, Inc. 27:03 minutes. https://vimeo.com/881554613
- Portuguese Apresentação de Proteção Criança 2023 | Adventist Risk Management, Inc. 25:09 minutes. https://vimeo.com/881557287
- French Présentation sur la Protection de l'Enfance 2023 | Adventist Risk Management, Inc. 20:24 minutes. https://vimeo.com/881570584
