in your lifetime

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A lot has changed
in your lifetime
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World SDA Membership Distribution 40-year Change
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Mission Offerings as a Percentage of Total World
Tithe
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Mission and Local Offerings as a Percentage of
Total Tithe
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Comparison of Per Capita Income
United States 43
Tanzania 1
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A Westerner identifies with the developing world

• Take out the furniture
• Discard new clothes
• Remove appliances
• Dismantle bathroom
• Move into garage

• Limited services
• Trash credit cards
• Grow more produce
• Send children to work
• Reduce lifespan 25 yrs

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1950 For every 100 members there were 26
students in SDA schools. Most were from SDA
families.
2000 For every 100 members less than 10
students in SDA schools. It is estimated that
perhaps 5 of the 10 are from SDA families.
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What changed in 40 years?

• Growth rate and pattern
• Divergence of member-ship and resource base
• Giving patterns/supporting ministries
• Decreasing of members with SDA education
• Increased cultural awareness
• Mission field everywhere

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Strategic issues for the Church

• Church life
• Church unity
• Church growth

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What happens to your tithe dollar?

• Local Conference 73.87 cents
• Employee retirement fund 10.75 cents
• Union Conference 02.90 cents
• North American Division 01.76 cents
• GC appropriations to divisions 03.47 cents
• GC support of missionaries 02.11 cents
• GC office operating costs 03.79 cents
• Other appropriations (institutions) 01.35 cents

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What happens to your mission offering?

• 100 of World Mission funds (weekly Sabbath
  School, 13th Sabbath, Birthday-Thank, Mission
  Extension and NAD Mission offerings) provide
  non-tithe funds for
• Appropriations to world divisions
• Appropriations to GC institutions
• Special projects (as promoted each quarter)

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Our Lord designed that His church should reflect
to the world the fullness and sufficiency that we
find in Him. Ellen G White, Lift Him Up, p.289
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