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Adventist Education Shines on Global Stage at GC Session 2025

The heartbeat of Adventist education pulsed through the vibrant exhibit hall at the 2025 General Conference Session in St. Louis, where a panoramic education pavilion showcased the breadth and depth of one of the world’s largest Protestant education systems. With colorful displays, engaging demonstrations, and the presence of passionate educators and students, the pavilion powerfully highlighted the global mission of Adventist education, including its renowned universities within the North American Division.


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NAD Pilots Content Creation Booth at 2025 GC Session

“Creator’s Corner” helps ministries create timeless content and charts a course for future media efforts. The exhibit hall buzzed with activity, but inside the plexiglass-walled booth, the noise was muffled. Tucked among the bustling displays at the 62nd General Conference Session, this compact room stood out. Outfitted with cameras, lighting, and audio gear, it was clear to any passerby: this was a content creation studio.


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Hands in Motion: Deaf Ministries at the GC Session

A quiet yet impactful movement continues to unfold at General Conference (GC) sessions — one not shaped by spoken words but by hands in motion. As thousands gathered for this global event of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a spirit of inclusivity was clearly present through the work of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters from the North American Division (NAD) and the dedicated advocates who supported them behind the scenes.


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The Weight of Every Note

In the hush of early morning, long before most delegates file into the cavernous America’s Center for the General Conference Session, Ken Logan is already seated at the organ. He begins most days at 7:15 a.m., offering a prelude that acts as a bridge to worship. It is a quiet ritual that soon swells into something far larger, a soundtrack for the more than 2,000 delegates expected each day.


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Youth Literature Evangelists Canvass Detroit Metropolitan Area to Reach the Middle East

Through “Hope 2020,” 32 youth and young adults between the ages of 15 and 25 from the Michigan Youth Rush literature evangelism ministry have received training on how to fundraise for mission work and conduct door-to-door literature distribution while exercising precautionary measures regarding COVID-19.


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"Dear Coronavirus" Videos Circle the World

The first #DearCoronavirus video went live on social media platforms around the world on March 19, 2020. Initially produced by the Inter-European Division and Trans-European Division communication departments in cooperation with Hope Media Europe, the videos ultimately became a collaborative series of 12 inspirational and poignant messages on a wide variety of COVID-19 relevant topics, with participants from more than 40 countries and several world divisions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.


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Andrews Academy Senior Strikes Chord with Graduation Song 

Shortly before graduation, Andrews Academy contacted Emma Hamel, asking to use one of her songs. Hamel informed them that she was in the process of writing a song about the abrupt end of their school year. Initially nervous to share the original piece, she quickly finished up the song and sent it in.  What happened next was beyond her wildest expectation. 


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NAD Youth and Young Adult Ministries Provide “Momentum” for Online Church & Sabbath School

The NAD Youth and Young Adult Ministries department started their Momentum (#momentum) series on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. This grew into weekly Sabbath programming, viewed by thousands, that continues to “go strong” through summer. And starting Aug. 1, the “No Backpacks: Back to School” series will feature discussion on mental health and students.