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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

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.