North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists® : Ministries

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Ministries

min·is·try (mn-str)
1. The act of serving.

1 Timothy 1:12:
And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry.

A.I.M. - NAD Evangelistic Call Center

Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries

Adventurer Club - The Adventurer Program is available to children that are not quite old enough to be Pathfinders, but who want to be involved in fun activities and progressive class work.

ASI - Adventist-laymen's Services and Industries (ASI) is an organization of Seventh-day Adventist church members who work in the private sector in business and professional vocations.

Camp Ministries - This department oversees ministry to Adventurers, Pathfinders, Camping, Teens, and Collegiates for the churches and schools of the North American Division.

Children's Ministries - Children's Ministries offers training, resources, and support for those who teach and lead children at church.

Communication - The Office of Communication is responsible for coordinating the release of information about the Church to internal and external audiences.

Community Services - North American Division Adventist Community Services (NAD ACS) is the humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church that works within the United States and Bermuda.

Disability Ministries - Through the Ministry to People with Disabilities, a local church should give special attention to members and others with disabilities.

Education - The primary aim of Seventh-day Adventist education is to provide opportunity for students to accept Christ as their Savior, to allow the Holy Spirit to transform their lives, and to fulfill the commission of preaching the gospel to all the world.

Ethnic Ministries

Family Ministries - Family Ministries works to develop resources, coordinate and promote training events, and provide networking opportunities for those who work on behalf of families in the North American Division. The vision statement is "healthy families for eternity."

Health Ministries

Hope for Humanity

Men's Ministries - Galvanize the energy and resources of men for God, family, church and community.

Ministerial Association - The role of the North American Division Ministerial Association is to equip pastors to achieve their highest personal and professional potential.

Native Ministries

Pathfinder Club - Pathfindering provides opportunities for adult staff to mentor and discipline young people in the Christian faith. It is an effective means of evangelism that practically every church can enter engage in.

Personal Ministries - Personal Ministries Department's primary focus is evangelism. Its goal is to help prepare men and women for the kingdom of glory. The Personal Ministries Department works closely with the other church departments to assist in their evangelistic efforts

Prayer Ministries - This ministry is for adults, teens, prayer coordinators and pastors providing experiences and training in prayer and small groups.

Prison Ministries - privilege to encourage, inspire, educate, coordinate, and offer advocacy for all persons within the North American Division territory who choose to serve as prison volunteers.

Public Affairs & Religious Liberty

Reconnecting Ministries

Sabbath School (Adult) - The purpose of the Sabbath School is to make disciples for Christ. It includes the nurture of spiritual growth in members and prospective members, as well as the unchurched who join in the fellowship, study, sharing and service.

Single Adult Ministries - Reaching and empowering single adults to create Christ-centered safe places for fellowship, nurture and service.

Stewardship - We serve the NAD constituency with information and educational material to inspire our pastors and members to financial faithfulness

Technology Ministries - Information Technology Services is dedicated to supporting the gospel ministry through the power of information technology. We influence the direction of technology, increase connectivity, and provide leading edge technical expertise throughout the North American Division.

Volunteer Ministries - The Adventist Volunteer Ministries Network is the official agency responsible for leadership and networking of volunteer outreach ministries in North America.

Women's Ministries - The spiritual vision of the North American Division Women's Ministries is to lift up Jesus Christ by enabling women to discover and realize their leadership and ministry potential within their home, church and community.

Young Adult Ministries - Young Adulthood represents an "in-between" age (19-29) that is sometimes neglected by the church. In the life of the church, we seem to offer more support to high schools teens and young marrieds than young adults

Youth Ministries - This department oversees ministry to Adventurers, Pathfinders, Camping, Teens, and Collegiates for the churches and schools of the North American Division.