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Effective ministry leadership requires both spiritual maturity and practical skills

By investing intentionally in leadership development, we ensures that those called to guide God's people are prepared to meet contemporary challenges with both spiritual discernment and professional competence. Leaders should be equipped to effectively steward the resources and relationships entrusted to their care.

Featured Resources

Church Treasurer Ministry Guide Training Course

Master the basics of church treasury management. with this short video course. Gain practical tools and understand key responsibilities to serve effectively in this vital ministry role.

Finding Purpose for Youth Sabbath School Starts by Asking “Why?” and “How?”

This article highlights findings of researchers Steve Case and Hubert Cisneros, describes the status of youth Sabbath School in North America, and offers guidance for the future strengthening of youth Sabbath School.

Non-Profit Board Training Resources

PSI can help you build your board in many ways. We are equipped to do board training, or we can provide you with materials as well as organizations that specialize in this most essential topic.

Resources for Elders

This page directs Seventh-day Adventist elders to essential resources for their ministry, including official policy manuals, handbooks, a dedicated magazine, and practical tools like sermon outlines and worship guides available from church publishers.

Ministerial Director Manual

This website provides an online, peer-written manual with resources and ideas from the North American Division to support new and experienced Ministerial Directors in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Ministerial Internships

A ministerial internship is a supervised development period where pre-ordination candidates gain practical, hands-on experience in evangelistic, pastoral, teaching, and administrative duties, culminating in them leading their own evangelistic effort.

Core Qualities of the Pastor

Dave Gemmell’s article explains that due to widespread conflicting expectations of a pastor’s role leading to ineffectiveness, NAD Ministerial research identified seven core qualities—Character (foundational), Evangelism, Leadership, Worship, Management, Scholarship, and Relationship—to establish a unifying standard for greater pastoral impact during an opportune time for systemic change.

Seminars – NAD Ministerial CALLED Convention 2022

Video recordings from the seminars given during the 2022 NAD Ministerial CALLED Convention in Lexington, Kentucky including presentations on diverse topics such as using media for local evangelism, reaching communities through compassion, understanding the book of Revelation, pastoral health and finances, addressing adverse childhood experiences in pastors, and fostering collaboration between churches and schools.

Best Practices in Fundraising and Philanthropy

Knowledge and resources on best practices in fundraising and philanthropy, which they tailor to meet the specific needs of various organizations.

Passionate Leader 2: Dynamics

The “Passionate Leader 2: Dynamics” course, equips women with leadership skills for church and conference settings, covering team building, meeting management, budgeting, and communication, and upon completion, participants earn a NAD Passionate Leader Completion Certificate.

News

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Mission Critical: Women Leaders Gather To Reignite Mission At Passionate Leader Summit

September 17, 2025

Pathfinders and leaders play drums on the General Conference stage.

On the Brink of Quitting, Pathfinder Leader Finds Renewed Calling After GC Session

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Erton C. Köhler Elected as General Conference President

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