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2019 NAD Year-End Meeting News and Video Coverage

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America streams its first business session; links to articles from each session also included.

November 4, 2019 | Columbia, Md. | North American Division

Welcome to the video stream from the 2019 North American Division Year-End Meeting! Watch below, and check out links to written news coverage and YEM reports once they are available.

News Reports

2019 YEAR-END MEETING OPENS WITH FOCUS ON EMPOWERING CURRENT AND FUTURE PASTORS, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

2019 YEM DAY TWO: DELEGATES ELECT LEADERS, RECEIVE REPORTS ON REFUGEE AND EMERGING IMMIGRANT MINISTRIES

NAD PRESIDENT SAYS SPIRITUAL SECURITY LIES IN GOD, NOT THE CHURCH (Nov. 2 Sabbath Service)

'GOD HAS GIFTED US, AND HE WILL NOT GIVE UP ON US' (President's Report)

STAND ON THE PROMISES OF GOD WITH HOLY GHOST POWER (Secretary's Report)

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH GRANDMA AND GRANDPA JONES' MONEY (Treasurer's Report)

A JOURNEY TO PARITY: NAD RESPONDS TO THE ANNUAL COUNCIL VOTED ACTION ON TITHE-SHARING

2019 YEM DAY FOUR: MEDIA MINISTRY TO THE UNCHURCHED, NEW RESOURCES, AND TOUCHING TRIBUTE

NAD LEADERS HONOR THE LEGACY OF DANIEL R. JACKSON

DEBRA BRILL, LONGEST-SERVING VICE PRESIDENT AT THE NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION, RETIRES

2019 YEM DAY FIVE: PAST AND PRESENT ON GOVERNANCE, MINISTRIES, AND INITIATIVES

2019 YEM DAY SIX: LEGACY, LEADERSHIP, AND NEW INITIATIVES

Photos

CLICK HERE for a collection of Flickr photo albums from the 2019 YEM, from the NAD Office of Communication.

Video Reports from Live Stream

LIVE STREAM OF FIRST BUSINESS SESSION STARTS AT 3 p.m. ET, Oct. 31, 2019. VIDEOS ARE BELOW, LATEST APPEAR FIRST.

2019 NAD Year-End Meeting, Day 6, Nov. 5, afternoon business session

2019 NAD Year-End Meeting, Day 6, Nov. 5, morning business session

2019 NAD Year-End Meeting, Day 6, Nov. 5, morning program

2019 NAD Year-End Meeting, Day 5, Nov. 4, afternoon business session

2019 NAD Year-End Meeting, Day 5, Nov. 4, morning business session

2019 NAD Year-End Meeting, Day 5, Nov. 4, morning program

2019 North American Division Year-End Meeting, Day 4, Nov. 3, afternoon business session

2019 North American Division Year-End Meeting, Day 4, Morning Business Session

2019 North American Division Year-End Meeting, Day 4, Nov. 3, Morning Program

2019 North American Division Year-End Meeting Sabbath Services, Nov. 2

2019 North American Division Year-End Meeting Vespers, Nov. 1

2019 North American Division Year-End Meeting, Nov. 1, Morning Business Session

2019 North American Division Year-End Meeting, Nov. 1 worship

2019 NAD Year-End Meeting, Oct. 31, Business Session 1

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada Announces New Contract with Christian Record Services

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada (SDACC) is pleased to announce a new three-year contract with Christian Record Services (CRS) to provide services to members who are blind and visually impaired. This partnership, effective from 2025 to 2027, will enhance the quality of life for many individuals across Canada.

Southern Adventist University Trains AI Model to Classify Dinosaur Teeth

Paleontologists help us understand the history of life on Earth by studying fossils, which they manually identify by examining the fossils’ geometry and other features. But what if they had a faster, easier, and more effective way to classify these ancient traces of life? Southern Adventist University’s Biology and Allied Health Department and School of Computing have collaborated on a project that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify dinosaur teeth automatically. The project applies the form of AI known as deep learning, which uses artificial neural networks to learn from data and solve complex problems.

Society of Adventist Communicators Recognizes Southern Adventist University with Nine Awards

Once again taking home the most awards, Southern Adventist University applauds the nine students, alumni, and faculty members who earned accolades at the creative competition held during the Society of Adventist Communicators (SAC) Convention, just outside of Chicago, Illinois, in October.

Pacific Union College Restructures Aviation Program

Last school year, Pacific Union College's aviation program embarked on an exciting new journey. Changes within the aviation industry meant it was time for a new direction. The program that had served so well in the past was due for a major overhaul. In consultation with the administration of Pacific Union College, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and industry experts, the aviation program embarked on an innovative three-phase plan to place PUC as an industry leader in aviation training.

Walla Walla University Senior Project Aids in Maranatha One-Day Church Redesign

For their senior project, Jenna Fanselau and Reuben Herbel, recent civil engineering graduates from Walla Walla University, created a redesign of a one-day church for Maranatha Volunteers International, a nonprofit organization that builds worship and education structures all over the world for communities in need.