On March 4, 2020, during the North American Division monthly staff meeting, NAD administration invited Tim Northrop, president of Adventist Risk Management, and Dr. Peter Landless, Health Ministries director of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, to present on what the church is doing in regard to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

With Coronavirus arriving in Oregon, many of our churches and schools are asking, “what should we do to prepare?”

In my life I’ve learned that teaching is a tool, but in the end, it’s all about Jesus and the gift of salvation.

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Dick Duerksen has been reflecting on last week's announced Conference 2020 Budget changes. Here’s what’s keeping him up at night...

Have you ever wondered how an Executive Committee decides on the details of a Conference Budget? According to North American Division best practice, each year’s budget is to be based on a projected “income” of 98% of the previous year’s tithe. That’s the starting point.

Here’s something I’ve learned in life: A woman’s purse is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. Some, like this one, are even filled with miracles!

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On February 8, Pastor Dale Cardwell was ordained to gospel ministry at InsideOut Ministries in Salem during a special afternoon service.

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As they were preparing to leave Rwanda, a local pastor asked if they might have some extra space in their suitcases. “For Bibles and Ellen White books and hymnals,” he said. “We have a group of Rwandan refugees living in Michigan and they would like to have these books in their home language. Could you take some with you?”

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Many Adventist churches appear to be dying. As congregations are aging, many struggle to attract and engage the next generation. In 2019, the North Pacific Union Conference began a journey to change that.

Just two years ago Pastor Gene was a beloved pastor in the Oregon Conference, enjoying his mission and place in God’s ministry. When asked to consider becoming an academy principal he said, “That is something I have never considered, but I will pray about it”.