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2022 NAD Year-End Meeting Video and News Coverage

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

October 31, 2022 | Columbia, Md. | North American Division

Welcome to the video stream and news coverage from the 2022 North American Division Year-End Meeting! Once the NAD Year-End Meeting begins on Oct. 27, 2022, you can watch below — and check out links to written news coverage and YEM reports as they become available.

Meeting Schedule:

Thursday, Oct. 27, 3-5 p.m. ET, Business session
Friday, Oct. 28, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. ET, Worship and business session; 6:30-8 p.m. ET, vespers program
Saturday, Oct. 29, 9:15 a.m.-1 p.m. ET, Sabbath School program and worship service
Sunday, Oct. 30, 8 a.m.-12 noon. ET, Worship and business session; 2-5 p.m. ET, Business session
Monday, Oct. 31, 8 a.m.-12 noon. ET, Worship and business session; 2-5 p.m. ET, Business session
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 8 a.m.-12 noon. ET, Worship and business session; 2-5 p.m. ET, Business session

NAD Year-End Meeting Program Booklet [link]

Video Reports from the NAD Year-End Meeting Live Stream

STREAM WILL START BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST YEM BUSINESS SESSION, 3 p.m. ET, Oct. 27, 2021

(Click on "play" icon to start stream)

YEM Reports

NAD President's Report

NAD Secretary's Report

News Reports

At Year-End Meeting, NAD’s First In-Person Executive Committee Meeting Since 2019 a Joyful Reunion

“Built for this Moment” — NAD President G. Alexander Bryant 2022 YEM Report

Secretary's Report, Education, AdventSource Reports Presented on Second Day of NAD Year-End Meeting

NAD YEAR-END MEETING SECRETARY'S REPORT DEPICTS CHURCH’S POST-PANDEMIC RESURGENCE

Intentionality in All Things: Sabbath at the 2022 NAD Year-End Meeting

NAD President Tells Church Leaders to Step Out in Faith and Be Bold

MINISTRY REPORTS, HEARTFELT DISCUSSION, AND GC GREETINGS CENTER-STAGE ON DAY FOUR OF THE NAD YEAR-END MEETING

DIVERSITY AND BREADTH OF NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION MINISTRIES ON DISPLAY DURING DAY FIVE OF YEAR-END MEETING

NAD TREASURER RANDY ROBINSON TESTIFIES TO “THE GOODNESS OF GOD” IN 2022 NAD YEAR-END MEETING REPORT

GRAPPLING WITH THE DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY IN 2022

Together in Worship: Time with God During the 2022 NAD Year-End Meetings

Adventist Education, Online Churches, and eAdventist: Year-End Meeting Breakout Sessions 2022

The 2022 NAD Year-End Meeting Closes with Together in Mission

2022 North American Division Year-End Meeting Brings Leadership Changes in NADEI, Communication and Ministerial Departments

Photos from the 2022 NAD Year-End Meeting

CLICK HERE for the NAD YEM Flickr album collection for 2022

Northern California Conference Issues Statement After Butte County Press Conference Addressing Adventist School Shooting

The facts surrounding the Feather River Seventh-day Adventist School shooting have become more clear after today’s late afternoon press conference with the Butte County Sheriff’s Office and other local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.

North American Division President Responds to Shooting at Adventist Elementary School in California

This is the response by the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church President to the December 4, 2024, shooting incident at the Feather River Seventh-day Adventist School and statement of the Northern California Conference.

Evangelism in Focus: Highlights from 2024 NAD Year-End Meeting Breakout

At the 2024 NAD Year-End Meeting, evangelism was a recurring theme, evidenced in reports on how NAD departments and territories are leveraging their resources to spread the gospel. Evangelism took the spotlight on day three of the business meetings, Sunday, Nov. 3, with attendees tackling questions clarifying mission in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Southern Adventist University Celebrates Record Undergraduate Enrollment

Southern Adventist University has experienced record growth in recent years, fostering new opportunities for students and expanding their experiences and avenues for success. The largest freshman class in the university’s history enrolled in 2023, and, this year, Southern is hosting its largest undergraduate student body ever, totaling 2,929 students.

Walla Walla University Research on Octopuses Featured in Prominent Science Publications

Research on the high energetic cost of color change in octopuses, conducted by Kirt Onthank, biology professor at Walla Walla University, and WWU graduate Sofie Sonner, has been published in one of the world’s most prestigious and cited scientific journals, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Onthank’s and Sonner’s findings have sparked interest in the scientific community, and within hours of the initial PNAS publication, Popular Science and ScienceAlert also published stories about the research.