Hendrik Sumendap
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| Born | June 9, 1948 |
| Occupation | Executive Secretary of the Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists |
| Spouse | Octofien Sumakul |
Dr. Hendrik Sumendap (born June 9, 1948 in Tareran, North Sulawesi, Indonesia ) was elected the Executive Secretary of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists to replace Dr. GT Ng who accepted the call to become the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists associate secretary in 2007.[1] He was the second Indonesian Adventist to be elected to the post, the first one being Pastor Alex Rantung. Prior to that position, Sumendap was the Department Director for the Sabbath School and Personal Ministries since 1996.
He was succeeded by Pastor Joshua Mok[2] when he accepted a call to be a local church pastor in New Jersey, USA.
Secretarial Service
Sumendap was elected to the office of the Executive Secretary in 2007 after Dr. G.T. Ng accepted the call to the General Conference Headquarters in Maryland, United States of America. His term was cut short due to his retirement. However, during this short term, Sumendap's office was involved in an extensive effort to trim down the church membership figures of the SSD. This effort was done in order to identify the real figures of the church membership in this region. In fact, 300,000 church members were identified missing in the updated count.[3]
Previous Roles
Before his appointment as executive secretary, Pastor Sumendap was the Sabbath School and Personal Ministries Director of SSD from 1997. During his time as a department director, he played a major role in developing training programs for the 4 Phases of Leadership Certification. Prior to that he was the Vice-President for Student Affairs of Mount Klabat College and was the associate director of the Church Growth Institute of the Far Eastern Division from 1993-1996. He has also been a pastor, a departmental leader in the conference and union level, a college professor, a teacher, and elementary school principal.
References
- ^ "15 Million Adventists, But Who's Counting?" by Elizabeth Lechleitner. Adventist World July 2007
- ^ "Two Leaders Come to the Region’s Church Headquarters" by SSD Outlook, November 2008
- ^ "15 Million Adventists, But Who's Counting?