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Southern Adventist University Partners with Community in Prayer
More than 300 Christians in the Collegedale, Tennessee, community gathered on the Southern Adventist University campus for six consecutive evenings in May to pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
Called to Thrive: Human Resources Conference Celebrates Quiet Champions Behind the Scenes
From April 28 to 30, 2025, human resources professionals from across the division gathered in Miami, Florida, for the NAD’s annual event honoring their often-unseen labor and offering a unique networking, training, and worship experience. Throughout tHRive, the division's 2025 Human Resources Conference, 329 attendees were reminded that their work is more than recruitment, onboarding, and policies. It’s critical to the gospel mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Sonscreen 2025 Brings Together 200+ Creatives to Celebrate Faith, Film, and Community
From April 3-5, more than 200 student filmmakers, professionals, and guests gathered at Loma Linda University Church in California for the North American Division’s 2025 Sonscreen Film Festival. Now in its 22nd year, this unique NAD event showcased 48 student films and several professional projects, featured workshops led by professional faith-based filmmakers, and honored emerging voices via a pitch competition with cash prizes and an awards ceremony.
More than a Festival: Helping Young Creatives Find Their Voice
From laughter to tears, the 2025 Sonscreen Film Festival spotlighted bold, personal storytelling by emerging Adventist filmmakers. Discover the heart of this one-of-a-kind event through the voices of the standout young creatives who brought their visions to life on the big screen.
Oakwood Adventist Academy - "Bigger Than Basketball" Part 2
The Oakwood Adventist Academy Mustangs boys varsity basketball team, after being denied a Sabbath accommodation in the finals for the 2021-2022 state championships, forfeited their semi-final game. Fast forward to the 2022-2023 season and the team is back in the tournament and able to play. Watch what happens at the March 2023 finals; and what lessons the team learned.
Forward We Go, Together in Mission: Vespers at the 2023 North American Division Year-End Meeting
On Oct. 27, 2023, all nine unions and the Guam-Micronesia Mission of the North American Division shared at vespers as part of the division’s year-end meeting. Each talked about how the Lord is moving in their territories.
2023 NAD Year-End Meeting Video and News Coverage
Welcome to the video stream and news coverage from the 2023 North American Division Year-End Meeting! Once the NAD Year-End Meeting begins on Oct. 26, 2023, you can watch below — and check out links to written news coverage and YEM reports as they become available.
Church Leadership in a "Very Interesting Time in History"
Where are we going as the North American Division (NAD) of the Seventh-day Adventist church; and how are our resources allocated in order to reach those goals were the broad focus areas of the second day of the 2023 NAD Year-End Meeting, themed “Together in Mission: I Will Go.” The day included the president's annual report, a tithe analysis report, and nominating committee report.