Career Guidance and Professional Development

1. Managing Stress and Pressure in the Workplace Practical strategies rooted in faith to handle workplace stress while maintaining spiritual health. 2. Overcoming Anxiety Through Faith Guidance on how to combat anxiety using biblical principles, prayer, and trust in God. 3. Balancing Career and Ministry Exploring ways to integrate professional skills into church ministry and make careers a platform for witnessing. 4. Rediscovering the Call to Ministry Amid Career Pursuits Addressing why young professionals often prioritize personal success over ministry and how to realign with God’s mission. 5. The Role of Adventist Young Professionals in the Church’s Mission Highlighting the importance of acknowledging, supporting, and involving Adventist young professionals in church activities and leadership. 6. Time Management for Busy Young Professionals Tips for balancing work, personal life, and spiritual growth effectively. 7. Building a Support Network in the Church Encouraging mentorship and peer support among Adventist professionals to foster growth and accountability. 8. Spiritual Practices for Busy Lives Creative ways to maintain a consistent devotional life despite hectic schedules. 9. Navigating Ethical Challenges at Work as a Christian Equipping young professionals to stand firm in their faith when faced with workplace dilemmas. 10. The Church’s Role in Empowering Adventist Young Professionals A call for churches to actively engage and invest in the spiritual and professional growth of their young members. 11. The Role of Tithes and Offerings in Financial Stewardship for Young Professionals: Explaining how tithing and offerings can shape financial stewardship and contribute to personal spiritual growth, while also emphasizing the role young professionals play in supporting the church’s mission through faithful giving.

1. New generational activities, topics and programs that will cater the young professional attending in Adventist church. 2. Work-Life-Spiritual Balance 3. Community and Social Support 4. Personal and Spiritual Growth 5. Digital and Technological Engagement 6. Financial Stewardship 7. Advocacy and Social Responsibility 8. Life Transitions and Planning 9. Family Life Programs 10. Career Development and Mentorship

Career Guidance and Purpose -how to use professional skills and talents to serve God and others. Financial Stewardship -biblical principles of managing finances, budgeting, saving, and giving. Balancing Relationships - navigating personal relationships (romantic, familial, friendships) while remaining grounded in faith. Spiritual Growth in Busy Times - finding time for devotion and deepening one's spiritual life despite a busy career. Faith in the Workplace - stand firm in faith, and be a witnes for Christ in a secular environment.

To make the Adventist Church and AY program more relevant to young professionals, it should be more flexible and accommodating in activities that not only glorify God but also address real-life challenges. Programs could include work-life balance, career growth, financial management, and mental health. Discussions on relationships, handling rejection, and stress management would also be valuable. Additionally, providing guidance on ethical decision-making, balancing faith and career, and offering opportunities for service and mission work would help young professionals feel supported and connected to the church community.

Professional Training: Finding work For marriage Career guidance Etc

Topics: Mental and emotional well-being, prayer, relationship with God, career growth Activities: anything that would foster community engagement and connection

These are the topics that I think could better support young professionals: Mental Health Support: Creating safe spaces to discuss mental health and its intersection with faith, career, and relationships. Navigating Singleness and Marriage: Honest conversations about finding a life partner, building healthy relationships, and maintaining God-centered marriages. Mentorship Programs: Pairing young professionals with experienced Adventists in similar fields for guidance and encouragement.

Create some programs that are suited for our level, like seminars for the young professionals especially life advices in order to practically help us balance Faith, work and etc.

Advice from older and much experienced professionals

Developing Young Professionals' skills and talents to better serve the church and the community

More discussions and advice for young SDA Professionals working outside SDA institutions.

"Generations in Harmony" program: A program to bring younger and older church members together, helping them understand and appreciate each other. It bridges the gap between generations, ensuring everyone feels included and valued in the church. 1. Group Conversations Mix young and older members into small groups to talk about faith, worship, and life challenges. 2. Skill Swaps Younger members teach technology, like using social media or smartphones. Older members share life lessons, spiritual advice, or church traditions. 3. Worship Teamwork Teams of different generations plan Sabbath programs together. Blend modern and traditional ideas for a meaningful worship experience. 4. Community Service Projects Work together on activities like feeding programs, clean-ups, or outreach events. Build connections while serving others. 5. Reflection Time End each session by sharing what everyone learned or enjoyed. Use the feedback to improve future gatherings. Lessons: Helps people understand each other better. Builds friendships across generations. Creates a more united and welcoming church family. Makes everyone feel they belong, no matter their age or background.

Career assessment program. Job Counseling. Finding business owners in the church that would be willing to train new graduates. Make a bulletin board were you can advertise job hiring.

Weekly spiritual support group meetings, programs that foster personality and professional development, and activities that promote reaching-out to non-SDA collegues or friends…

Professional Growth Seminars/Lectures; DOLE guidelines; Scholarships for advanced studies

Mental health related programs, work-life-church balance discussions, skill-based workshops/trainings (there are many to offer),

Church participation during Career development

TOPICS: CAREER CHOICES, SABBATH, COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE, RELATIONSHIP WITH UNBELIEVERS , CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, OBEDIENCE, CHOICE OF MUSIC, MODESTY IN GROOMING, CHILD GUIDANCE FOR YOUNG MOTHERS

Mental Health Awareness Balancing Faith and Career Peer Pressure and Decision-Making Healthy Relationships Social Media and Digital Well-being Environmental Stewardship Community Service and Outreach Handling Failure and Disappointments . Character Development

Health, wealth, career growth, family, relationships, future plans, retirement

Marriage counseling, work ethic, Family relationship, work with no Sabbath compromises, and many others

Young professionals workshops

Professional growth and Spiritual Growth related activities that would bring back the fire within the YP, that would encourage them to be more active and engage in every church program and activities.

Career Guidance. Career Testimonies.

Livelihood training programs/ programs that are in line with the individual's career, Mental Health, Sex Education

Provided meaningful and intentional programs. Like: 1. Devotionals for Professionals-Create or share devotionals that address workplace challenges and inspire faith in daily tasks. 2. Entrepreneurship Support- Provide training and resources for starting and running businesses aligned with Christian values. 3. Mindfulness and Prayer Sessions- Offer programs focused on stress relief, such as guided prayer, meditation, or wellness workshops. 4. Financial Literacy Programs- Teach budgeting, investing, and tithing based on biblical principles.

United Prayer Community Work Sexuality Singleness How to have a Devotional Life How to Prayer (most don't know how to pray) that's what i learned when I was starting to pray and still learning now. Pastor Pavel Goia and Pastor Ron Closet has wonderful insights on these. Small group potlucks Small group Discussions with openness on any topics. LGBTQ Prayer Discipling To let young people discuss even uncomfortable topics without judgement and without labelling. Young people think so let them ask questions that's how we grow. Please don't label them if they as questions.

Topics on professional development with spiritual upliftment, laws protecting Sabbath keeping/religious freedom, health, connection with other young professionals, etc.

Conventions or Fellowships for Adventist Young Professionals These gatherings serve as a dynamic platform where Adventist young professionals can openly collaborate, engage, and build meaningful connections. Through these events, they are given opportunities to explore how they can effectively contribute to the ministry, develop their leadership skills, and grow both spiritually and professionally. By fostering a supportive network, these conventions empower young professionals to use their talents and expertise in service to God and their communities.

Gen Z young professionals and how they should maintain spiritual growth despite daily challenges.

Utilize skills and talent of Young professionals

Any topics to enhance spirituality of the young professionals such as bible markings,spirit of prophecy forum, young professionals camps, workshops and many more.

- outreach related to field of expertise - mentoring programs (new professionals to be mentored by more senior professionals in the same field) - workshops for upgrading financial and interpersonal skills to improve career prospects - more spiritual/social gatherings among peers

Musical instruments learning Note reading MasterGuide practical applications Professional seminars that promotes spirituality (example: discussions for teachers teaching outside our schools)

Career Guidance and Convention

Topic: Effective workplace evangelism. Activity: Workshops

1. Leadership Training 2. Mindset and Attitude that a Young Christian Should Possess 3. Personal Identity and Christian Standards Alignment 4. Strengthening of Faith 5. Transitions of Roles in the Ministry 6. Navigating Relationship with Brethren from Different Stages 7. Financial Literacy 8. Integrating Faith and Work 9. How Can a Young Adult Get Involve in the Ministry 10. Empowering Young Adults to develop decision-making skills and other life skills.

Seminars on balancing work and spirituality especially in young professionals who are working outside our institutions. Problems or issues about sabbath keeping and work.

Programs tailor fit for young professionals

How my profession or skills can be used in worldwide mission.

ACTIVITIES AND TOPICS THAT WE CAN RELATE TO AS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

The four aspects of life that should have a balanced program are mental, physical, social, and, most importantly, spiritual training and activities.

Marriage lectures, practical skills development, such as budgeting tips, accounting, etc.

How can young professionals be a true beckon of light wherever God may put them?

Fellowships and conventions for AYPs and yound adults to build connections with other professionals

Strengthen the faith of the Young Professionals and deal with some circumstances that Young Professionals are facing today.

Topics: Job/work versus Faith, Activities: Job fair among adventist communities,

Personal Growth in Physical, Mental, Emotional, Financial, and Spiritual.

Career & Partnership

Retreats, adventure trips, or local meet-ups to foster deeper connections to enhance spiritual health. Skill-based volunteering, mission trips designed for busy professionals with flexible schedules.

We can create programs that showcase our professions, our work, and our purpose. By doing so, we inspire the youth to pursue their own dreams and help them realize that they too can achieve their goals.

Topics about: how to live a life well in real world with a connection of God of course, how to prepare in Marriage, how to be faithful to God and to your partner practically, how to handle business with the help of God, how to be a good parents, how to train up a child in accordance to the Lord, how to cope up in the real world, but still bringing the light of God, how to neglect bad companionship, how to be friendly inside the church, for everyone not to feel left behind instead they will feel belongingness, how to be Christ like character practically (character development), how to choose a good partner, and how to put God in the center of relationship. I know some of these are in the book of EGW, but still different if we discuss it inside the church.

Seminar for all professionals in each Mission or union, like there will be gathering that would encourage all adventist professional to stand firm and aI would like to suggest the union or Mission to help our graduates to dins a job local or international, so that they can be a big support like financial or moral support to any church activities.

Team building to reunite and reconnect with other young professionals.

do a outreach program to all young professionals

Work-Life Balance and Spiritual Integration

As for me, it would be nice to have an active organization for the young professional though we have but not just as active as others (women’s, youths, etc)

I would like there's someone would teach them the dangerous effect of SocMed, online gaming and posting their problems on SocMed rather than to go to the Elders or Pastors for some advices.

Maybe providing enough job offers based on their courses as Adventists would help ensure that it's not hard for us to work in our profession while also allowing us to do ministry without any pressure.

How to address Sabbath conflicts at work

A seminar that focuses on the strengthening the faith of the young professionals in the fields of their expertise and at the same time how to share God messages even in the busyness of the work place where they in.

Recently I attended convention in SDA young professionals in Davao and somewhat I like it, meeting SDA young professionals and potential partner in life. Haha

Tips about finding work, how to balance work and church, and tips about adulting

How to overcome temptation in the workplace

Topics that focused on the Overcoming common crises of Young Professionals, ways to be a light in our workplace, and how to deal with adulting stage. Topics that deals with the realities of life. About the activities, I would recommend community services. Or mission trips. In our conference, all teachers from Adventist Schools are annually going to places to have evangelistic effort.

#1: how to prioritize the ministry even with a professional life (or maybe how to better intertwine ministry and career) #2: tips on how to form small groups in the workplace for sharing God's Word

In my case, i really try my best to integrate in the AY program activities that can relate all ages. We no longer sing action songs. I collaborate with women's organization, health department. Like for example, we had our health lectures that we used during the VOY two years ago. We finished all of those last years tapping other members to hold the lecture. For tjis year, i am planning to have a cooking tips or cooking demo and healthy juices for this nutrition month. I believe that if young professionals and youth will collaborate in the Sabbath afternoon, the program and service will improve. Last December, we had our grandparents appreciation day. All ages participated.. We had our motif for dress, "1980's*. I think the church can also go with the monthly celebration in the government. This February we will talk about the different types, form, expressions and languages of love. If it's mental health month, fire prevention, father's/mother's day, nutrition month, i suggest that we will integrate this to our program. The young professionals and the older ones will be the Lecturers. I also create questions tht i may use for group dynamics. This includes sharings per group, testimonies. Mostly, members get emotional, appreciating the presence of all members.

An outlet to be used to serve within the church. More fellowship with other young professionals

More programs for Young professionals

I would like the Adventist Church to address topics like managing work-life balance while staying committed to faith, dealing with workplace challenges as a believer, and navigating relationships as young professionals.

Leadership Training

Mental health. Stable Job/Employment. There must be an organization of adventist professionals, that is duly recognize by the government, if possible, that is one of the main purpose is to help younger adventist people to get a stable job in harmony with our belief. Helping each other improving standard of living. And through this, we could be a better assets of our local churches and the mission in spreading the gospel. Hopefully you won't take it as badly.

Use the young professionals to do lectures depending on their careers or professions. Example for a pharmacists, he/she should lecture about how to take medicines properly and etc.

There's a lot of activities in the church, I guess I need only support from them. Through their support young professionals could be better specially in leading the youth. We really need advises from them .

Character, Spiritual growth

To have a lecture on how you will stand your faith outside of the church. To have a mental discussion to the young professionals since they are exhausted at work.

Leadership seminar/activity Topics about handling finance, a christian way Handling Mental Health How to be act as christian despite the toxicity in your work setting

AYF program for young professionals.

Engagement. Community outreach. Leadership skills. Financial independence.

In-door and out-door spiritual and social activities Topics that can uplift our spiritual growth and relationship with God

Interactive programs for youth. Activities for spiritual growth. If ever, livelihood program for other out of school youth member.

Work life balance, love courtship and marriage

To have a more active community with fellow Young Professionals

Anything that can make young professionals to be be involved

Job Opportunities

Adventist church should encourage the young professionals to give time and share their expertise like conducting lecture during AY so that they would feel more useful.

Music Ministry, music lesson and christ centered character development

Incorporate topics that are more relevant for my demographic such as work-life balance

How to overcome life’s current challenges as a young professional. I love a proper way of discussion, small group discussions or a support group type of community. Where there is no judgement, where people can open up with their problems so we can support each other.

Work related topics

To be involved in the ministry to have a platform where professionals can level off and share their views

-Fellowship activities aimed at making connections with fellow young professionals. -Community outreach wherein each young professional may render service in accordance with their profession.

It is better to teach our young professionals about evangelism. Particularly in making sermons "PROPER SERMONS" not just talking nonsense in the pulpit like an entertainer. Teach them how to play musical instruments that are relevant to the church program. Nowadays, as I have observed, some of our churches now resemble a karaoke hall. Church members rely on the projected lyrics while singing along with the MIDI/Minos One music. We are now lacking youth that are knowledgeable on playing musical instrument.

Creating Young (SDA) Professionals Network

Career-Spiritual Life Balance

Help spiritual growth, mental specially those people having difficult times and can't express their feelings.

The church could have a printed guide of topics to be discussed during AY program to encourage participation of young adult professionals.

Mental Health, Emotional Support, Emotional Intelligence, Evangelistic Efforts, & Work Support

Seminars like Managing Your Boss, Managing Your Time, or How to Shine as an Adventist in the workplace.

Sharing of testimonies about how you stand your faith at work. Or other inspiring testimonies happened at work.

Bible study and small group Prayer and reflection Spiritual mentorship

To have a program or activities for Young professional. Like retreat or camping, hiking.

Professional activities such as recreational

1. Balancing work life and spirituality 2.

Enrichment program or support groups in line with our current work

find their interests to entice their involvement for that cause. As something that young professionals can relate to

Medical missions which involve young professionals

Use of social media, active roles of singke professionals in specific areas (e.g. home, work), nutrition, lifestyle

More support from the board and parents regarding how to unite the young professionals

How to motivates more professional to attend the AY program , labaw na shifting ang schedule lisud kaayo mag attend kay mas gusto nlng ka matulog sa imong time nabilin kaysa mag adto sa AY.

More programs for young professionals

career relationships involvement in evangelism

Growth and leadership training foe transformation

The church need to conduct a specific programs, simenar weeklly. For young professionals para magamit pod mi sa church.

Work opportunities without sabbath sched

Learning the diff. of assets and liabilities, budgeting money, time management, passive income, Good steward

Handling work-life balance.

For me it’s the daily devotionals before going to work and providing a better program on how to incorporate work and worship.

establishing specific support/care group for each profession networking opportunities

Outreach program for young professionals

Dealing with burnout and Sabbath work schedules as a medical health professional during sabbath

More opportunities for young professionals to share their talents or impower young professionals to propose projects that will help in the furtherance of God's work.

*given naman ang spiritual jud (kabalo naman ang tanan) * mas ma feel sa matag professional nga include diay cya (dli magbase sa mga naabot dili pareha sa outside world). Basta maka conclude na this is my FAMILY, belong jud diay ko sa AYP. Haha (Sense of inclusivity) * Mas ma develop or mo grow pa personally, professionally or in career (in spiritual side). All aspects nalang hehe

More spiritual skills and motivation

Variety of activities for everybody to participate, especially the topic on how to help and give support to others in their working environments and working hours in connection to faith and Sabbath keeping

Work Life Balance

Activities that young professionals can pick up as a hobby

Marriage Financial Management Ministry at work

activities that are AYP friendly and activities that will catch my interest as a AYP. Topics like financial literacy, skill development, outreach programs.

Self reclaimation Spiritual life vs. career life how to balance

I want to have a dialogue about sharing life's challenges and giving realistic advice rather than hearing "pray it over. "

Adress How to cope up everything when you are exhausted from all the work for the whole week.

Marriage, parenting, finace,relationship, counseling.

1. Mental Health 2. Trainings to be Missionaries (local programs - because national and international programs are not accessible by everyone 3.Music Lesson every Sabbath afternoon 4. Train the church to develop and initiate income generating projects to support the missions (locally and internationally) 5. Character Development Lectures or Seminars that are inspired by the character of Jesus

BIBLE STUDY TRAINING PROGRAM

SORRY CAN'T THINK OF ANY, BECAUSE ANY ACTIVITIES REQUIRES TIME TO TAKE PART IN IT, AND AS A WORKING INDIVIDUAL FREE TIME IS QUITE A RARITY.

Work life balance, Essence of Life, To whom or which should we pour all of our energy on, building relationships with young professionals

As what I observe today, people are becoming more and more heinous. I hope that not just the professionals but every Adventist member would take the call seriously. I just understood yesterday of how great our mission is in spreading the gospel. The harvest is indeed plentiful but the laborers are so few. I foresee that we need to conduct seminars or sermons focusing on "answering the call" or "evangelism". This, I understood is the purpose why we are here. I hope soon, I can finally answer His call too.