The Looming Shortage of Adventist Pastors
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By Nelson Fernandez, Jr. and Dave Gemmell
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Americans just now are beginning to recover from the far-reaching economic effects of a housing bubble. Coming soon is a similar bubble as Adventist Baby Boomer pastors become eligible for retirement. How will this affect the pastoral workforce in North America? What are the implications of this massive retirement? Can anything be done to mitigate the negative impact? Read More
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Fundraising in the Local Church
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The dynamics of fundraising in the local church setting can be better understood by a comparison with fundraising in higher education and in health care. The differences are significant and yet the principles are the same. Here are some of the factors to consider. Read More
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All my life I wanted to be a doctor. I enrolled at the University of North Florida as biology pre-med. I went to church with my parents, more because they wanted me to-I wasn't into church. One day I asked my mom "Where's all the college age girls in church?" There were a lot of 14 and 15 year-olds and a lot of 24 and 25 year-olds, but not a lot of college age young ladies. She very wisely said, "Rodlie, I think a lot of them are attending the Adventist universities." Then she asked, "You want to visit?" I said, "Yeah, let's do it." Read More
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All of the video reports from the NAD Year End Meetings are now available on a new Vimeo channel. There are 17 high quality content reports, each about 5 minutes in length, you can show in Sabbath School, played directly from the internet or downloaded and played at a later time without a connection.
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Events, Resources, Announcements
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