We provide support and resources to churches and pastors.
Pastors Advisory Council
INMINISTRY CENTER AT ANDREWS UNIVERSITY – InMinistry offers the MA in Pastoral Ministry: The M.A. in Pastoral Ministry is a 48-credit seminary degree designed to help pastors in the field earn a Master’s degree and fully subsidized by NAD. The seminary delivers the classes to the pastors instead of the pastors coming to the seminary.
NCC ELDERS TRAINING VIDEOS
Elders Engage 1 – Feb. 26, 2021
Elders Engage 2 – Feb. 27, 2021
To receive any financial assistance for continuing education or degree programs, you must have pre-approved by the NCC Leadership Team. Expense Request Forms will not be accepted if a request has not been approved.
The Sabbatical Form is not currently available. It is being updated. If you have questions, please e-mail Ministerial Director Jim Lorenz at Jim.Lorenz@nccsda.com.
Vice President for Ministry
(916) 886-5618
Jim.Lorenz@nccsda.com
Associate Ministerial Director
(916) 886-5619
ron.yabut@nccsda.com
Administrative Assistant
(916) 886-5617
Linda.Terry@nccsda.com
Best Practices Webinars – NAD Ministerial invites pastors to join us for the “Best Practices Webinars” every 3rd Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. (EST) each month. Each month experts in the practice of ministry share their best practices in ministry. With the webinar format Pastors will be able to participate and ask questions with each presenter through the online delivery.
On the Best Practices website there is a link for upcoming webinars as well as a link that provides access to an archive for past webinars. Some webinars are also archived on Vimeo (search for NAD Ministerial)
Church Support Services provides resource and information support to Seventh-day Adventist pastors, members and churches within the Pacific Union Conference that are involved in nurture and outreach ministry. Services provided include content creation and publication via web, video and print media formats.
The Seventh-day Adventist Ministerial Association of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists exists to serve the global church in its proclamation of the everlasting gospel and in its divine mission to prepare a people to meet their soon-coming Lord. The Association aims to accomplish this mission through its ministry to pastors, pastors’ families, local church elders/company leaders, and Seventh-day Adventist Ministerial Association secretaries.
NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION
We exist to empower and support the NAD, union and conference MSA (Shepherdess) leadership and ministerial spouses through networking, resourcing, and training.
The Biblical Research Institute staff exists to promote the study and practice of Adventist theology and lifestyle as understood by the world church.
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