Seventh-day Adventist educators from eight South American countries have set a 10-year goal of establishing Adventist schools in cities with populations greater than 100,000.
Clergy from every continent and many denominations will take part in what is being billed as "the largest-ever worldwide live satellite broadcast for clergy."
Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church worldwide, says the church has a responsibility to help new believers grow in their faith by providing them with ongoing spiritual support and a place to worship.
Victor Zorkoltsev, head of the State Duma Comission on Public and Religious Associations, spoke at the breakfast, saying he hoped the event will become a tradition in Russia.
A majority of Americans base their beliefs and moral decisions on feelings, and reject the idea of absolute truth, according to the results of a study released last month.
Forty-two new Adventist congregations have been established in Kogi state, one of Nigeria's 19 provinces, following three months of intensive effort by 46 Global Mission pioneers, or lay Adventist preachers.