Working Policy

Statements on Ancillary Ministries

HF 25 Single Adult Ministries

The Department of Family Ministries fosters the work of single adult ministries and encourages local conferences, area-wide local ministries, and local churches to sponsor events that will bring together single adults who desire fellowship, spiritual help, and guidance, as well as reach out to single adults outside the Church in soul-winning ministry, and other service oriented activities.

 

HF 30 The Association of Adventist Family Life Professionals

Sponsored by the Department of Family Ministries, the Association of Adventist Family Life Professionals (AAFLP) encourages family life professionals, church employees assigned to family ministries, and other affiliated professions to promote excellence in family life education, research and counseling, and provides a means of stimulating interaction and mutual encouragement among these professionals.

 

HF 35 Men’s Ministries

The Department of Family Ministries oversees the work of Men’s Ministries and encourages local conferences and churches to give attention to a specialized ministry to men in order to develop in them a stronger commitment to God, to their families, and to the mission of sharing the gospel with their friends, neighbors, and colleagues.