Seth Cantu serves as the pastor of the Adventist Church in Madras, Ore., where he also works in church planting and training efforts focused on Indigenous ministries. Pastor Cantu's calling to serve Indigenous communities was shaped by a personal loss—the inability to communicate with his grandparents as an adult before they were taken by Alzheimer’s and dementia. The wisdom, stories, and traditions that were lost sparked in him a lifelong commitment to cultural preservation, intergenerational learning, and spiritual healing. As a man of White Mountain Apache heritage, Pastor Cantu is passionate about empowering Indigenous youth to reconnect with their spiritual and cultural roots, and to cherish the voices of their elders.