*** Immediate Action Suggested *** New GC Music Guidelines Feedback Timeframe Item

Highland, California, January 29, 2004: It has come to our attention that the General Conference is recommending us that those interested in providing feedback on the new draft GC guidelines on music should do so “as soon as possible.” We have just received an email from the secretary of Elder Ted N. C. Wilson informing us that feedback should now be sent directly to her via email. Here is her contact information:

Carolyn Kujawa, email: kujawac@gc.adventist.org

If you have not done so already, please review the new guidelines (see below) and provide your feedback accordingly. Apparently, there is about a two week window in which to get our feedback in. After mid-February, the GC will begin processing the input into a form so as to allow more efficient distribution to those responsible for formulating the final document. Feedback after mid-February will not be rejected, but it will be most effective if submitted before that deadline.

It is crucial for those of us who desire to let our voices be heard to act now. This is a rare opportunity to make a difference by speaking out. To assist in your review, please go to the online article which we have published on this topic. Our article on this subject contains analysis, helpful resources, and other interesting information to help you in formulating a response. Please take advantage of it.

Go to http://www.greatcontroversy.org. Scroll down to the "Report and Review" section. Select the article entitled, “Adventism's Thirty-Years Worship War: Will the New Church Guidelines on Music Bring Harmony?”

New draft music guidelines: http://www.adventist.org/beliefs/other_doc9.html

Current (1972) music guidelines: http://www.tulsasda.org/articles/1972_Music_Guidelines_Text.htm

Thank you.

David Qualls is an active member of the Tulsa, Oklahoma Seventh-day Adventist Church. Raised a Seventh-day Adventist by godly parents, he turned his back on God in his teens, but by the grace of God returned to the faith of his youth with a strong desire to serve God and to help others prepare for His soon coming. He has served in several self-supporting ministries and currently resides near Tulsa with his wife, Ruth. Having earned degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, he currently works in the software development field for a large telecommunications firm. Taking an active interest in current theological issues within the Remnant Church, he desires to let God use him to spread the true gospel and to help others avoid being blown about by every wind of doctrine.