Heather Boulais Performs with Gymnaires Two Years after Traumatic Brain Injury
2017-04-03 Heather Boulais.PNG During the Union College 2017 Gymnaires Home Show on Saturday evening, April 1, Heather Boulais took to the mats for a special performance. During the Union College 2017...
View ArticleNational Bible Bee Game Show Premieres Tonight
2017-04-04 National Bible Bee.PNG Tonight marks the premiere of the second season of the National Bible Bee Game Show. Sponsored by Museum of the Bible and hosted by Kirk Cameron, the show will feature...
View ArticleCatholic and Adventist Health Systems Join Forces in Walla Walla
WallaWallaGeneralHospital.JPG On April 3, it was announced that Walla Walla General Hospital (WWGH) and Providence St. Mary Medical Center, both located in Walla Walla, Washington, will unite under...
View ArticleNorth American Division Proposes Way Forward Over Women’s Ordination Issue
2017-04-07 NAD Ordination.png NAD President Dan Jackson prepared a letter outlining a possible way forward, after recent dialog with the NAD officers and union conference presidents, that was voted and...
View ArticleGeneral Conference Executive Committee Rising
ExCommNews.PNG With a new website, newsletter, and commitment to livestreaming of its sessions, the Executive Committee of the General Conference is amplifying its voice within the denomination. With a...
View Article2017 SONscreen Film Festival Presents Sonny Awards
Julio_Munoz.jpg Of the more than fifty films submitted to the 2017 SONscreen Film Festival, thirty nine were selected. On Saturday night, ten of those films won Sonny Awards. LOMA LINDA - The 2017...
View ArticleDelimitation of Academic Freedom at Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
2017-04-10 IBMTE.png A new policy that acknowledges the limits of academic freedom in a religious institution has been created, approved and distributed to faculty at the Seventh-day Adventist...
View ArticleFinancial Reports Top the Agenda at Spring Meeting
2017-04-12 Finance.png It was a relieved General Conference Treasurer Juan Puesan-Prestol who told the Spring Meeting of the General Conference Executive Committee that God had turned around the dire...
View ArticleGeneral Conference Issues Statement on Transgenderism
2017-04-12 Transgender Statement.png The last item on the agenda for day one of Spring Meeting was a “Statement on Transgenderism.” The statement, crafted by the Biblical Research Institute (BRI), a...
View ArticleGeneral Conference Adopts New Brand Identity
2017-04-12 Branding.png One of the surprisingly hot button topics at the Spring Meeting of the General Conference Executive Committee was the unveiling of a new Adventist branding identity. One of the...
View ArticleLoma Linda University Introduces Online Cooking Show – News Shorts
LLUCooking.PNG Also in this week's headlines: Northern Caribbean University president envisions improving Jamaican society, an African pastor has been fired after sexual assault conviction, Adventists...
View ArticleBorder Angels Celebrate Easter by Hiding Water for Migrants
Marlene_Ferreras.jpeg Marlene Ferreras, a practical theologian and ordained Seventh-day Adventist minister, went on the Border Angels’ water drop and discussed the experience, which she described as...
View ArticleAdventist Pastor Alicia Johnston Comes Out as Bi, Announces Resignation
Alicia Johnston.png Her decision to resign from pastoral ministry came at a point of “complete disagreement with the Adventist Church on their teachings on LGBT people,” Johnston said in her video...
View ArticleAdventist Hero in Rwanda’s Genocide Shares Faith at UN
2017-04-23 Mission.jpg Carl Wilkens sees speaking engagements as an opportunity to share Christ through storytelling. Carl Wilkens sees speaking engagements as an opportunity to share Christ through...
View ArticleAfter Thorough Process, Updated Pastoral Ethics Document Voted
2017-04-24 IBMTE.png The new version includes section on child safety, youth supervision, and background checks. The International Board of Ministerial and Theological Education (IBMTE) voted on April...
View ArticleCalexico Mission School Thrives on California-Mexico Border and More News Shorts
2017-04-27 News Shorts.jpg Also in this week’s headlines: Malawi youths injured in vehicle accident, Australian congregants open food pantry, D.E.A.F. Ministry celebrates its 25th anniversary, and...
View ArticleEuropean Adventist Scholars Discuss the Freedom of the Christian
2017-04-27 ETTC.jpg Seventy teachers of theology from fifteen countries met at Friedensau Adventist University April 19-22, 2017. The title chosen by the German hosts for the biennial European Theology...
View ArticleThe Life of Fred Lee
Fred Lee_edit.jpg Fred Lee, world-renowned author of "If Disney Ran Your Hospital," passed away on Sunday evening, March 26, 2017, of complications from neuro-surgery due to glioblastoma. Fred Lee was...
View ArticleGC Litigation Efforts: Two Current Examples
2017-05-01 GC OGC.png The General Conference Office of General Counsel (OGC) finds itself involved in a myriad of subjects, some of which quietly protect core interests of the church, while others try...
View ArticleYoung Adventist Honored for Fighting Gender-based Violence
2017-05-02 Jacqueline Joseph.jpg Jacqueline Joseph, CEO and co-founder of Equal Playing Field, was announced as a winner for the South Pacific region of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Awards for...
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