Prof. Pastor Daniel Kwame Bediako, Vice Chancellor, Valley View University,voted as Associate Director of Biblical Research Institute at General Conference of SDA Church.
On Thursday, July 22, 2021, Prof Pastor Daniel Kwame Bediako, the Vice-Chancellor of the Valley View University of Ghana, has been voted as the Associate Director of Biblical Research Institute (BRI) at the General Conference of SDA Church.
The Biblical Research Institute was established by the action of the General Conference Committee in 1975. The historical roots of the institute go back to the Defense Literature Committee (established 1943) and the Committee on the Biblical Study and Research (established 1952). It consists of several Adventist theologians and staff working at the world headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The vision of the BRI is to be a leader in the exploration of biblical truth and the creation of cutting-edge biblical and theological resources to enhance the world church’s understanding and expression of its message, mission, and unity in a globally sensitive and relevant way.
BRI has it as a mission to:
- Advance the study and practice of Adventist theology and lifestyle as understood by the world church and explore further biblical truth;
- Provide theological expertise and resources for the administration and departments of the General Conference and the world church;
- Identify areas of doctrinal and theological concern and encourage commitment to the truths of Scripture;
- Encourage and facilitate dialogue within the Seventh-day Adventist theological community to foster doctrinal and theological unity in the world church.
Prof Pastor Daniel Kwame Bediako joins notably Ghanaian, Pastor Kwabena Donkor, Ph.D. , also an Associate Director at BRI who focuses on areas such as Systematic Theology, Christian Philosophy, Theological Method, and Hermeneutics.
The Biblical Research Institute is responsible for organizing Bible Conferences for pastors as well as Bible Conferences for scholars and theologians in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The next major event is the Third International Bible Conference for Bible Teachers and Theologians in Israel.
Source: Ps Emmanuel Kumah( Church Pastor).