On April 19, 2024, George Perez, Walla Walla University senior psychology major, and Liberty Anderson, WWU junior business major, traveled to Seattle to each receive a Student Civic Leadership Award from Washington Campus Coalition for the Public Good.This award recognizes the efforts of individual students from universities across the state of Washington for their commitment [...]
Adventist Health has named Sam Leonor as the health system’s new chief mission officer, effective July 1, 2024. In this important position, Leonor will play an integral role in ensuring that Adventist Health’s mission and deeply cherished values are woven into every facet of its strategic planning and day-to-day operations.Leonor previously served as Adventist Health’s [...]
While in college, I spent a year serving as a student missionary in Australia. I was a pastor at Gateway Church and an assistant school chaplain at the Avondale pre-K through 12th-grade school. Among my many duties, one requirement of all student missionaries was to go work at the Adventist summer camp in Yarrahapinni, New [...]
Have you ever wondered how Pathfinder honors are created? Upper Columbia Conference club ministries wondered the same thing and began researching and creating their own honors. Their guiding question was, “How do we keep introducing our kids to new crafts, activities, career options and ways of serving in ministry?” The answer — Pathfinder honors.“Over the last [...]
Douglas Laughlin, a leader from Open Door Fellowship in northwestern Washington and a lifelong church planter, felt called by God to find a better way to do online church.Following the pandemic, half of the members of closed churches didn't return. Now, a large portion of the population builds their social circles online, rather than seeking [...]
Follow the daily reading plan and you will read the entire Bible in a year. July 1: 1 Chron. 11–19 July 2: 1 Chron. 20–29 July 3: Psalm 1–5 July 4: Psalm 15, 20, 55 July 5: Psalm 28–30 July 7: Psalm 36–42, 47 July 8: 2 Sam. 5–13 July 9: 2 Sam. 14–19 July [...]
At Tualatin Valley Academy, Kimberly Clifton, TVA fifth-grade teacher, has found an effective way to motivate her students and enforce classroom management through what she calls “Clifton Cash.” Clifton found the idea of creating a classroom economy with play money in 2018 but has adapted it over the past few years to fit her style.Clifton has [...]
Empower the Church stands as a transformative initiative aimed at equipping church leaders with the essential skills, knowledge and tools vital for excelling in their roles and fostering the growth of local churches. Spearheaded by Elida Jerez, Washington Conference health ministries director, this program addresses a crucial need to help leaders identify a ministry they are [...]
Michael Hope, Havre Adventist Church pastor, and his wife, Sarah, recently held their second evangelistic series at their church. This series involves two 30-minute presentations with a 10-minute break for beverages and snacks in between. It's short and perfect, lasting only eight nights.Ken Norton, Montana Conference president, created this evangelistic series and made it free to [...]
Fourteen Northwest academy students received the $500 Caring Heart Award scholarship, made possible through three-way funding from North Pacific Union, local conferences and academies.Students were selected by their schools for exemplifying the spirit of the Caring Heart — a willingness to serve others. Each student is gifted with a plaque and an engraved Bible, courtesy [...]
