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2024 NAD Year-End Meeting Video and News Coverage

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America to stream its first business session on Nov. 1, 2024; links to articles from each session also included.

November 4, 2024 | Columbia, Md. | North American Division

Welcome to the video stream and news coverage from the 2024 North American Division Year-End Meeting! Once the NAD Year-End Meeting begins on Nov. 1, 2024, you can watch below — and check out links below the videos to written news coverage and YEM reports as they become available.

News Articles

On Opening Day of the 2024 North American Division Year-End Meeting, Mission and Strategic Focuses Still a Top Priority [CLICK HERE]

Preparing for Pentecost: NAD President G. Alexander Bryant’s 2024 NAD Year-End Meeting Report is a Call to Higher Service [CLICK HERE]

2024 NAD Year-End Meeting Vespers: An Upper Room Experience [CLICK HERE]

Faith, Determination, and Divine Power - NAD President's Sermon "Double Portion" on Day Two [CLICK HERE]

November 2 Sabbath Worship at Year-End Meeting: A Sacred Pause [CLICK HERE]

NAD Year-End Meeting Day Three, Executive Secretary's Report: Seeing the Mission Field as It Actually Is [CLICK HERE]

To the West, the North, the East, and the South: A Report on the Early Mission Work in the North American Division (150th Anniversary of Adventist Mission) [CLICK HERE]

On Day Three of the North American Division Year-End Meeting, Ministries Share Reports, World Church Leadership Present Initiatives [CLICK HERE]

“One Plus One to the Power of the Holy Spirit = Amazing Things” — Treasurer’s Report at the 2024 NAD Year-End Meeting [CLICK HERE]

Final Day of the North American Division Year-End Meeting Is a Tour De Force Through Ministry Reports and Resources [CLICK HERE]

"Let It Rain" — Pentecost 2025 Highlighted During 2024 Final Business Session of Year-End Meeting [CLICK HERE]

Preparing for Pentecost: Worships during the 2024 North American Division Year-End Meeting [CLICK HERE]

Recorded Video Livestreams

NAD headquarters building photo

50 Ministerial Spouses Unite for Community Service, Fellowship, and Training During the 2024 NAD Year-End Meeting

Community service, fellowship, and training sessions made up the spouses’ meetings during this year’s NAD Year-End Meetings, with roughly 50 spouses of conference leaders in attendance.

Report on 2024 Consolidated Enrollment

The Association of Adventist Colleges and Universities (AACU), comprised of the presidents and other top leaders from 13 Adventist colleges and universities in North America, has determined that the latest consolidated fall enrollment numbers for all 13 institutions totals 20,828 students. This increase of 256 students from the previous year marks the second consecutive year of total growth.

Charting a New Path: 2024 Administrators’ Conference Unites Leaders to Shape the Future of the Church in North America

It’s been 10 years since conference and union presidents, executive secretaries, and treasurers gathered in one room to brainstorm how best to carry out the church’s mission in North America. A long-awaited follow-up, the 2024 administrators’ conference hosted more than 200 conference and union officers at the NAD’s headquarters on Oct. 30-31.

Promoting Healthy Minds at Southern Adventist University

Experts across America have gathered statistics that point to a mental health crisis for college students. Anxiety concerns have risen from 56 percent in 2013 to 65 percent in 2023, according to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health. The center also found that the number of students seeking help has steadily increased from 2009 until the pandemic. In response to the crisis, Southern Adventist University is working to ensure that students have access to various high-quality mental health resources.

Pacific Northwest Hosts Young Adult LIFE Tour

Who are your people? What is good news to them? Where do my people need me to show up for them? These are the questions that attendees were challenged to answer at the Spring 2024 Young Adult LIFE Tour stop at Pleasant Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church in Happy Valley, Oregon. Young adults, church leaders, mentors, and parents gathered to learn about the unique challenges emerging adults face and how churches can help meet their needs.