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NAD Young Adult LIFE Tour Comes to the PNW

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 North American Division Young Adult LIFE Tour's latest stop at Pleasant Valley Adventist Church in Happy Valley, Oregon, April 19–20, 2024. Young [...]

Post|2024-06-20T10:30:00-07:00June 20th, 2024|Church, NWAdventists.com|

Camp MiVoden Hosts UCC Outdoor School

Oobleck, egg drops, potato launchers, chemical reactions, explosions, electrocuting pickles, welding lessons, high ropes course, building and cooking over a fire, new songs, new friends and new experiences — sounds like too much fun to be school! Those were just a few of the experiences that fifth- and sixth-graders were able to have when they attended [...]

Post|2024-06-13T15:30:00-07:00June 13th, 2024|Education, NWAdventists.com|

Linrud Resigns from Oregon Conference Presidency

Dan Linrud, Oregon Conference president, after much prayer, initiated an executive committee meeting in which he offered his resignation on Thursday, May 23, 2024. This action was accepted by the Oregon Conference Executive Committee.The resignation is effective immediately and will initiate a four-month sabbatical for Linrud. Following his sabbatical, Linrud will be eligible to seek [...]

Post|2024-05-23T21:51:44-07:00May 23rd, 2024|Church, NWAdventists.com|

Mission Blessings Highlight Washington Constituency Session

Washington Conference’s 61st constituency session on May 5, 2024 served as a day of reflecting on God’s blessings from the last five years and fittingly began with 280 delegates singing “Great is Thy Faithfulness.”Constituency sessions are important times for church representatives to gather. They're a time to listen to ministry reports, observe trends, ask good [...]

Post|2024-05-22T10:30:00-07:00May 22nd, 2024|Church, NWAdventists.com|

Northwest Leaders Prepare to Launch Public Campus Ministries

Even with a robust Adventist education system, many young Adventists are choosing to pursue their education outside traditional Adventist institutions.To bridge this gap, North Pacific Union has unveiled a visionary plan to establish Adventist Collegiate Fellowships on secular campuses, offering support and spiritual growth opportunities for Adventist students and their friends in the Pacific Northwest.“This [...]

Post|2024-05-13T17:55:00-07:00May 13th, 2024|Education, Mission and Outreach, NWAdventists.com, young adults, Youth|

Deconstructing Digital Evangelism

North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists is embarking on an ambitious mission to cultivate a network of 10,000 digital disciples. Whether you're already sharing your faith online or curious about getting started, this initiative has something for you.As a media strategist, Ernesto Hernandez, Washington Conference media director, actively works in a faith-based digital environment and [...]

Post|2024-04-25T10:00:00-07:00April 25th, 2024|Digital Evangelism, Missions and Outreach, NWAdventists.com|

Authentic Engagement: Ministry in the Third Space

In the 21st century, the concept of a third space — a place between work and home where people build community and foster connections — is increasingly elusive, with nearly 50% of Americans reportedly feeling alone.1Historically, the church served as a cornerstone of third spaces and fulfilled an important role in community building. But as [...]

Post|2024-04-24T15:30:00-07:00April 24th, 2024|Mission and Outreach, NWAdventists.com, Youth|

Northwest Leaders See Uptick in Church Vitality

Elected representatives for North Pacific Union heard energizing reports about church vitality at the most recent executive committee meeting on March 6.“NPUC is seeing an uptick in multiplying churches, and we celebrate this,” said Bill McClendon, NPUC vice president for administration. “Our growing churches are growing, our plateauing churches are decreasing in number and our [...]

Post|2024-03-13T08:00:00-07:00March 13th, 2024|Church, Mission and Outreach, NWAdventists.com|

Boardsmanship & Governance: No Surprises

One of the best pieces of advice to new board members and administrators of an organization is to avoid surprises. An organization and its leaders should mitigate surprises by being timely and transparent if they're going to work together effectively.Advance preparation can minimize negative surprises. Being familiar with the institution's risk factors, paying attention, preparing [...]

Post|2024-03-11T08:00:00-07:00March 11th, 2024|Church, Church Business, NWAdventists.com|

Surviving the Northwest Winter Blues

Editorial Note: Meet Cortnee Blayton, a social media marketer for an e-commerce company in Seattle, and join her in a #NWAdventists blogging journey about everyday faith. Her favorite Christian saying is "God doesn't call the qualified, but qualifies the called." "A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones" (Prov. [...]

Post|2024-03-05T08:00:00-08:00March 5th, 2024|Health, NWAdventists.com, perspective|

Adventist Health Tillamook Celebrates 50 Years

A special Sabbath service at Tillamook Adventist Church on Nov. 11, 2023 capped a year-long 50th anniversary celebration of Adventist healthcare in Tillamook, Oregon. The word “community” reverberated among the current and previous hospital employees who gathered to reminisce and celebrate. “What has happened at this hospital has taken everyone pulling together,” said one employee.“When I lost my son, this place became my [...]

Post|2024-02-06T09:00:00-08:00February 6th, 2024|Adventist Health, Health, NWAdventists.com|
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