 ACSI Adventist Community Services had been part of the General Conference Personal Ministries Department for a long time, but had been inactive because of staff and budgetary constraints. In 2005 Adventist Community Services International (ACSI) was reactivated in time to support and partner with the “Tell the World” (TTW) initiative of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Objective two of TTW states: “Increase the percentage of church members involved in community service from 29 percent to at least 40 percent” by 2010. ACSI is under the Sabbath School and Personal Ministries (SSPM) Department of the General Conference [or World Headquarters] of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is a natural fit in outreach, one of Sabbath School’s four goals. Also, community service is an important part of the Personal Ministries facet of SSPM, for ACSI promotes an incarnational ministry that well represents Jesus’ method of proclaiming the Gospel. ACSI is endeavoring to establish a working relationship with Adventist Community Services (ACS) counterparts worldwide in the 13 administrative regions (known as “divisions”) of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. In most divisions, the division SSPM directors are also in charge of ACS. In the North American Division ACS is a separate department. Mission Statement:The mission of ACSI is to motivate, equip, and mobilize Seventh-day Adventist Church members worldwide to meet unconditionally the expressed needs of people around them, thus fostering a trust relationship between Adventist churches and their surrounding communities, and nurturing people toward a restored, abundant life in Jesus (MH 17:1; John 10:10). Vision Statement:The vision of ACSI is that every Seventh-day Adventist Church be a transforming agent in its community, following the method of Jesus to bring help and hope through ministries of compassion in His name (see Luke 4:16-21; MH 143). ________________________Additional links on this topic:
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