The Lay Institute for Evangelism (LIFE) is an ASI sponsored lay training institute located in Orlando, Florida. LIFE came into existence through the generous gift of a dedicated Seventh-day Adventist businessman by the name of Larry Sharley. Because of the visionary insight of Mr. Sharley, LIFE is now a fully operational Bible training school dedicated to equipping Seventh-day Adventist church members to spread the good news of Jesus Christ.

Mission Statement
To train and equip church members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in all facets of evangelism for the purpose of expanding God’s kingdom at home and abroad.

Statement of Purpose
The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is to present to every living person the everlasting gospel in the context of the three angels’ messages of Revelation 14. The church recognizes this biblical mandate is for every believer of the church. LIFE’s goal is to help church members learn how to be effective in sharing the everlasting gospel. Our desire in this is twofold: (1) to strengthen and support the growth of existing churches, and (2) to train and assist willing churches or individuals to establish new work in their communities or surrounding areas.

Objectives
LIFE’s central objective is to train individuals and churches to impact their communities in a powerful way for Jesus Christ. LIFE accomplishes this through:
• Onsite Training and service opportunities in Orlando (1) Five week Summer Institute ’08 (2)    Nine month Operation MissionLIFE
• Online training modules provided by experienced professionals
• Seminars, conventions, and brief intensives
• Partnership with churches, conferences, missions, and other church entities to establish new work in their regions

Business Description
LIFE’s business is to provide evangelism training at an affordable and easily accessible manner to assist the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.