{"id":400,"date":"2026-01-04T01:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T01:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdapearl.no1.au\/?page_id=400"},"modified":"2026-01-04T01:47:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T01:47:59","slug":"documents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/index.php\/documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"400\" class=\"elementor elementor-400\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a0659 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56a0659\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d9512 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d0d9512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/documents#:~:text=Click%20Here%20to%20Find%20out%20More%20\/%20Get%20Involved\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-mouse-pointer\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M302.189 329.126H196.105l55.831 135.993c3.889 9.428-.555 19.999-9.444 23.999l-49.165 21.427c-9.165 4-19.443-.571-23.332-9.714l-53.053-129.136-86.664 89.138C18.729 472.71 0 463.554 0 447.977V18.299C0 1.899 19.921-6.096 30.277 5.443l284.412 292.542c11.472 11.179 3.007 31.141-12.5 31.141z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click Here to Find out More \/ Get Involved<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6822221 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6822221\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0479290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0479290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">USEFUL DOCUMENTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471ff17 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"471ff17\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c4a91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8c4a91\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580061b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"580061b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Appeal to<br>the GC 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f2d28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8f2d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Appeal-to-GC-2025.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-407\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Appeal-to-GC-2025.webp 776w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Appeal-to-GC-2025-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Appeal-to-GC-2025-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61aae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e61aae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/appeal-to-gc-2025\">Two part document<\/a> that outlines the appeal to the General Conference in session 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5e5ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f5e5ba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268d7dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"268d7dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example Congregation<br>Communication<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b01268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b01268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Example-Congregation.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Example-Congregation.webp 776w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Example-Congregation-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Example-Congregation-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d447b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d447b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are various ways to communicate with your congregation. <a href=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/congregation-comm\">Click here<\/a> to find some useful documents that can help in that initiative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8d425 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd8d425\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5757dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5757dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Example<br>Letters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53fe077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53fe077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Example-Letters.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Example-Letters.webp 776w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Example-Letters-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Example-Letters-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f0033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98f0033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The letter that you write to your local conference, division, union and General Conference is yours to write. However, we have some examples that you can use. <a href=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/example-letters\">Click here<\/a> to see them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcbe045 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fcbe045\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef924d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ef924d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Church<br>Manual<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac316f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aac316f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Church-Manual.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-404\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Church-Manual.webp 776w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Church-Manual-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Church-Manual-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71687fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71687fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Page 134 of the church manual talks of how often the business meeting should be had; the fact that all important matters should be decided at a business meeting and that the business meeting has authority over the board. Here is the <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.adventist.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church_Manual-2025-10-13.pdf\">church manual link<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6daa3e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6daa3e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-009e8a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"009e8a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Official<br>Statements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9cbff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9cbff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Official-Statements.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-403\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Official-Statements.webp 776w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Official-Statements-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Official-Statements-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055cd1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"055cd1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gc.adventist.org\/official-statements\/\">View the list of official statements<\/a> that are listed under beliefs of the <a href=\"https:\/\/adventist.org\/\">adventist.org website<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f44be9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f44be9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08fce25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08fce25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2021 Reaffirmation<br>Statement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cee3a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cee3a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2021-Reaffirmation-Statement.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-402\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2021-Reaffirmation-Statement.webp 776w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2021-Reaffirmation-Statement-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/sdapearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2021-Reaffirmation-Statement-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c4af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8c4af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthministries.com\/reaffirming-adventist-church-response-to-covid-19\/\">The 2021 Reaffirmation statement<\/a> &#8220;builds upon the 2015 immunization statement.&#8221; It doubles down on the stance taken in the 2015 statement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click Here to Find out More \/ Get Involved USEFUL DOCUMENTS Appeal tothe GC 2025 Two part document that outlines the appeal to the General Conference in session 2025 Example CongregationCommunication There are various ways to communicate with your congregation. 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