Hospital Chaplains Help Take Patients From Distress to Rest Tony Andrews, Adventist Health Mission and Spiritual Care director, shared insight into the ministry of hospital chaplaincy. Read more
Meet Leo Zakhariya, Adventist Health 'Hope Giver' Leo Zakhariya, Adventist Health Portland chaplain, recognized the need for Clinical Pastoral Education in the Portland, Oregon area and brought it to the Adventist Health Portland campus. He now serves as Adventist Health Portland CPE supervisor. Read more
A Day in the Life of a Hospital Chaplain Adventist Health invites you to look inside a day in the life of three Adventist Health chaplains as they provide strength, hope and support to patients, families and hospital staff. Read more
Reenergizing Evangelism Growth: Finding a Roadmap for Growing Small Conferences The Pacific Northwest has a unique ministry partnership between large and small conferences. This investment is reenergizing evangelism growth in Idaho, Montana and Alaska ministry territories. Read more
Empowering the Next Generation: Creating Space for Young Adults in Ministry While the Seventh-day Adventist Church was once a large group of multi-generational families attending church and doing community outreach, the membership numbers are decreasing, due in part to the lack of engagement with young adults. Read more
2023 Caring Heart Awards Fifteen academy students exemplifying the spirit of the Caring Heart — a willingness to serve others — received the Caring Heart Award scholarship. Read more
From Decline to Renewal The Adventist Church has experienced dwindling growth and is making an intentional effort to revitalize struggling churches through church planting and a multifaceted strategy of Reaching One More. Read more
Church Planting is Still Essential for God's Mission in UCC Upper Columbia Conference plans to plant nine more churches by the end of 2025, including Spanish, Russian and English-speaking churches. Read more
Church Planting Takes Root in Washington Washington Conference has successfully planted 18 churches with a 95% success rate. They plan to plant four more churches in 2023 and believe that new churches should love people regardless of their baggage. Read more
