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2023 NAD Year-End Meeting Video and News Coverage

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America streams its first business session of 2023; links to articles from each session also included.

October 31, 2023 | Columbia, Md. | North American Division

Welcome to the video stream and news coverage from the 2023 North American Division Year-End Meeting! Once the NAD Year-End Meeting begins on Oct. 26, 2023, you can watch below — and check out links to written news coverage and YEM reports as they become available.

NAD YEM G. Alexander Bryant speaking on Oct. 26 — *Photo by Pieter Damsteegt*

NEWS ARTICLES

Day One of 2023 North American Division Year-End Meeting a Reunion and Call to Action

“Every Member Involved in Mission” — NAD President Gives Report on Day Two of Year-End Meeting

NAD YEM Day Two Summary: Church Leadership in a "Very Interesting Time in History"

Forward We Go, Together in Mission: Vespers at the 2023 North American Division Year-End Meeting

NAD President Tells Church Leaders to Stay Engaged in The World (Summary of sermon, Day Three of NAD YEM)

NAD Year-End Meeting Day Four Focuses on Evangelism, Church Membership, and Care

Secretary’s Report on Day Four of NAD Year-End Meeting Highlights Unity in Diversity

On Day Five of the North American Division Year-End Meeting, Delegates Listen to Reports, Celebrate Ministry Efforts

Treasurer/CFO Judy R. Glass Highlights God’s Blessings in Inaugural Report During 2023 North American Division Year-End Meeting

Needs of the Day and Challenges of the Hour: North American Division Year-End Meeting Wraps Up Final Day with Reports, Evangelism Report, and More

During its Year-End Meeting, the North American Division Releases Statement on the Doctrine of Discovery

At Breakout Sessions, Church Member Data, Online Churches, Educator Remuneration, and Pastoral Recruitment Discussed at the 2023 North American Division Year-End Meeting

The Core of Who We Are: Morning Worships During the 2023 North American Division Year-End Meeting

2023 North American Division Year-End Meeting Sees New Appointments in Presidential and Treasury Departments

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. 26, 2023

(Click on "play" icon to start the live stream below)

Meeting Schedule:

Thursday, Oct. 26, 3-5 p.m. ET, Business session
Friday, Oct. 27, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. ET, Worship and business session; 7-8 p.m. ET, vespers program
Saturday, Oct. 28, 9:15 a.m.-1 p.m. ET, Sabbath School program and worship service
Sunday, Oct. 29, 8 a.m.-12 noon. ET, Worship and business session; 2-5 p.m. ET, Business session
Monday, Oct. 30, 8 a.m.-12 noon. ET, Worship and business session; 2-5 p.m. ET, Business session
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 8 a.m.-12 noon. ET, Worship and business session; 2-5 p.m. ET, Business session

NAD Year-End Meeting Program Booklet; and other YEM resources.

Photo collection on Flickr for 2023 NAD Year-End Meeting.

Breath of Life Ministries Celebrates 50 Years of Media, Music, and Evangelism

On Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, Breath of Life Ministries celebrated 50 years with its Legacy Night, held at Oakwood University Church (OUC) in Huntsville, Alabama — its home since 2012. The evening reflected on the ministry’s evolution and honored key contributors. It also featured performances by 10-time Grammy winners Take 6 and the current Breath of Life Quartet, as well as a message by former speaker/director Carlton P. Byrd, now president of the Southwest Region Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

NAD President and First Lady Share Holiday Video Message for 2024

"To all of our family: To our brothers and sisters in Canada, our brothers and sisters in Bermuda, our brothers and sisters in Guam-Micronesia, and certainly our brothers and sisters here in the United States. We would like to say to you, on behalf of our North American Division office and leadership team, we thank God for your faithfulness for another year, for how you have served your communities, how you have engaged your communities, and how you have spread the love of Jesus Christ abroad," says NAD president G. Alexander Bryant, in the 2024 holiday message he shares with wife, Desiree Bryant, who is the NAD Ministerial Spouses director.

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.