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NAD Administrators Affirm Work and Assess Needs During Visit to the Guam-Micronesia Mission
Beginning January 4, 2024, a North American Division administrative team visited several islands within the Guam-Micronesia Mission for two weeks. “We wanted to provide encouragement and do an assessment of needs and see how we could better support the work there,” said NAD president G. Alexander Bryant.
The Power of a Simple Tract: Transforming Lives with Messages of Hope and Wholeness
Have you ever hit rock bottom and found hope from an unexpected source? For a 16-year-old girl from California, that hope came in the form of a pocket-sized Signs of the Times given to her by a stranger on an Amtrak train. Hers is one of countless stories of a tract sparking transformation. Take advantage of the holidays, and a limited sale, to spread the love of God organically with these life-changing materials.
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.
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.
Ministry Reports, Heartfelt Discussion, and GC Greetings Center-Stage on Day Four of the NAD Year-End Meeting
The fourth day of the North American Division’s (NAD) 2022 Year-End Meeting, themed “Together in Mission: I Will Go,” balanced thankfulness for the leaders who came before and the work of many of the ministries within the division with heartfelt discussion and debate on some of the major issues of the day.
NAD Year-End Meeting Secretary's Report Depicts Church’s Post-Pandemic Resurgence
On day two of the NAD’s Year-End Meeting, executive secretary Kyoshin Ahn and his team built upon president G. Alexander Bryant’s opening presentation by casting a vision for disciple-making in North America via the secretariat. Ahn and leaders from secretariat ministries, including the Office of Volunteer Ministries, Human Relations, eAdventist Membership Services, Archives, Statistics and Research and Professional Services, offered a comprehensive, optimistic view of the post-pandemic Church.
Intentionality in All Things: Sabbath at the 2022 NAD Year-End Meeting
In 2021, leaders of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists (NAD) voted on three strategic focus areas for the church’s mission: multiply, media, and mentorship. These three areas were the theme of the vespers program on Friday night during the NAD’s year-end meetings at the NAD headquarters in Columbia, Maryland.
2022 NAD Year-End Meeting Video and News Coverage
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.