seventh-day adventist church

A Protestant denomination that emerged in the 1850s and early 1860s from the movement led by Baptist evangelist William Miller that began modern focus on the return of Christ. Miller used exegesis of apocalyptic passages in the Bible books of Daniel and Revelation to make predictions that Jesus Christ would return to earth in 1843 or 1844. When the last and most specific prediction failed on October 22, 1844, the widespread interest in his ideas collapsed. A small group made up mostly of young adults began a series of Bible-study retreats where they systematically re-studied all aspects of Christian faith to get beyond the various traditions that had been passed down over the centuries and get back to the authentic, original Christian basics. This resulted in the slow development of the Adventist denomination over a period of more than a decade.

By 2006, membership has grown to more than one million in North America, with some 20 million adherents worldwide. Most Adventist members live in small towns and rural areas despite the fact that in the 1880s through 1905, the Church operate a network of city missions. Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, dean of a medical school sponsored by the Church in Battle Creek, Michigan, worked closely with Jane Addams and the settlement house movement in Chicago during this time, operating free clinics, homeless shelters and nutrition programs staffed by medical students and nursing students from the American Medical Missionary College. After 1906, when Kellogg split with the Church, the medical college was re-established in southern California and became what is today Loma Linda University.

The majority of Adventist Church members in urban congregations today are ethnic minorities. A large percentage are African Americans, with other significant portions among immigrants from the Caribbean and Latin America, Korea and the Philippines. Adventist Community Services, the faith-based charity sponsored by the Church, has an Inner City Program that funds community action projects in urban communities. A number of urban ministry organizations have been started by Adventists in the last decade: Adventist Metro Ministries in New York City, Adventist Community Development Services in Newark (NJ), Adventist Humanitarian Resource Center in Philadelphia, Adventist Community Services of Baltimore, Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington, Adventist Community Services of Greater Pittsburgh, etc. The Center for Metropolitan Ministry at Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, Maryland, serves as a research, training and resource center for Adventist and other Christian urban ministries.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church sponsors many community health projects.

by Monte Sahlin May 23, 2006

Based Banana Advertisement Scheme

Use bots and server advertising. Lie about its information and when people come inside the server, say "The (server) is attacking and harassing us nonstop. Wanna help us try to get them back?"

"How many members can you pull into our server"
"If luck chimes in then at least 25 using the Based Banana Advertisement Scheme"

by TheRealDictionaryOfficialGamer March 9, 2021

advertism

A bastard word that combines activism and advertisment. Usedto describe Activism for progressive causes (e.g. Pride Month abd feminsm labels) but sparing out elements that are critical of the capitalist system. It is only used to sell stuff.

Oh it's June again so we will see LGBT advertism everywhere by companies that are usually big GOP doners.

by Dick Johnson Cuntclit August 27, 2019

free advertisement

support things in a public area without getting paid; just to help the subject being supported to gain steam

Free advertisement is vital to supporting lesser known music and games, such as Sparta Locals, Viewtiful Joe, Guitar Vader, Mario Kart 64, Cowboy Bebop, Guilty Gear X2 and YOGURT-pooh.

by El_Scorcho August 27, 2003

Wii-ral Advertising

A smart move made by a marketer in order to associate the wii with normal everyday teen life.

To make such a word, you first have to take something which relates to teens, say... you use the word "reflexes" for instance. Then you take said word and redefine it into "wii-flexes" and of course you write something positive about the word aswell like "Ungodly reflexes possessed by a wii-player" and there you go!

Now you have a new and kewl word which is likely to be picked up for a bit by all the players of the wii console and redistributed since it's now a fad. Also, you now also have a free advertising channel in the urbandictionary aswell.

dude1: what the hell are all these idiotic "wii" words for?
dude2: I dunno, beats me.

*marketer2 from the word wii-kend strolls by*

Marketer2: Hello, this is a Wii-lly FANTASTIC day guys! take a Wii stroll out and enjoy the sunshine, it's Wii-kked!

*both dudes look at him like he's crazy*

Marketer2: whaat? you don't like my wii-ral advertising campaign? it's the best! and FREE!

*both dude1 and dude2 simultaneously pull out guns and shoot the moronic marketer2 dead on the spot*

Dude1: yeah, so.. uhm, wanna play some Wii at my place?
Dude2: sure, but please don't use any more stupid Wii words alright?

by John Marwin's ghost January 12, 2007

Advertising

The injection of image into an item the utility of which is too ineffectual to create a customer base.

Drivers wanted, just do it, fair and balanced, welcome to flavor country, i'm loving it.

by Louieman November 30, 2004

Adventist

Seventh-day Adventists, the primary group that formed out of the great disappointment in the mid 1800's had 14.4 million members as of 2005 (not 25 million as stated elsewhere). Figure gotten from the official Seventh-day Adventist Church website www.adventist.org.

The adventist belief in a soon return of their Saviour is comforting.

by Robbie-SDA June 18, 2007