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Adventist Forum - Brief History
During the uproar of the 1960s the younger generation questioned everything. It focused its attention on such major issues as the Vietnam War, civil rights, traditional morality, and ecology. Patriotism, rules, and values were no longer taken for granted.

Seventh-day Adventist students were no exception. As more and more church members began to attend non-Adventist universities and colleges they applied critical thinking learned in their studies to other topics—including their church's beliefs and practices—that meant much to them. Many Adventist graduate students and other like-minded individuals began to meet in groups for discussion and fellowship.

These groups were the forerunners of local Forum chapters that meet today throughout the world. In time, these diverse discussion groups came together under the umbrella of the Association of Adventist Forums (AAF). In 1968, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists officially endorsed the association in the Adventist Review. The organization is currently known as Adventist Forum (AF).

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Creating Community

It’s the toughest assignment in the Bible, and yet its status as the New Commandment given by Jesus means it is one that we dare not shirk. How do we go about loving one another?

We begin by talking to each other. It is through significant conversation that we build friendships and a sense of belonging within a community.

Adventist Forum is a lay organization with a mission, a vision, and a publication.

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Mission

We create community through conversation. Every Adventist Forum is a circle of friends who embrace the adventure of truth.

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Vision

We will be Adventism's leading champion of serious Christian conversation. Affiliated discussion circles, and Spectrum subscribers, will grow in number every year.

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Spectrum

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A journal established to encourage Seventh-day Adventist participation in the discussion of contemporary issues from a Christian viewpoint, to look without prejudice at all sides of a subject, to evaluate the merits of diverse views, and to foster Christian intellectual growth.

In addition, the Adventist Forum hosts a Web site, sponsors an annual meeting, and forms a confederation of local chapters to strengthen conversation.

Our efforts are supported by our members, donors, and friends. The need for love within the Adventist community has never been greater. We invite your participation by becoming involved as a member of AF.