Bible Conference in Hong Kong

Gerhard Pfandl

Gerhard Pfandl

BRI (retired)

During the week of prayer, from November 9-13, 2004, the Biblical Research Institute staff, joined by Dr. Jim Gibson from the Geoscience Research Institute, held a Bible Conference in Hong Kong for the ministerial workforce of the Hong Kong-Macao Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Among the topics covered were “Current Trends in Adventist Theology,” “Issues in Creation and Evolution,” “Revelation-Inspiration,” “Hermeneutics,” and “New Testament Eschatology.” Two lectures each morning and afternoon, translated into Chinese and with ample time for questions, informed the approximately sixty attendees about important developments in Adventist theology. Each evening one of the lecturers led out in the week of prayer meetings, and on Sabbath each one preached in a different church in Hong Kong. The Chinese pastors appreciated the biblically based lectures and in the words of one participant “were inspired by these studies,” and the presenters enjoyed the Chinese cuisine and hospitality.