NPUC Opens Dialogue on Ordination without Regard to Gender — UPDATED 11/19/12 During their regularly-scheduled quarterly meeting held Nov. 14 in Ridgefield, Wash., North Pacific Union Conference executive committee members voted to engage Northwest membership in a discussion on gender-inclusiveness in gospel ministry. They... Read more
Reflections on the Theology and Practice of Ordination in the Seventh-day Adventist Church This document, entitled “Reflections on the Theology and Practice of Ordination in the Seventh-day Adventist Church,” was presented in October 2012 by Dr. John McVay, incoming president of Walla Walla University, as part of the work done by the No... Read more
Answers to Questions Regarding NPUC Process on Women in Leadership Why is the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) discussing the topic of women’s ordination? Read more
Couple Embarks on Arctic Mission Adventure After Fred Grant graduated from the Walla Walla University School of Theology, he and his wife, Kellie, wanted to dedicate their lives to something unique and different, so they chose Alaska, the Last Frontier.The Grants became a part of the Alask... Read more
Anchorage Northside Church Expands Food Pantry Because of its downtown location, the Anchorage Northside Church decided about six years ago to expand its food pantry to better serve the local community. With the assistance of Alaska Community Services, the church purchased a refrigerator and f... Read more
Caldwell Experiments With Community Bible Study In April and May, Jim Berglund, Caldwell Church pastor, tried a new experiment. Instead of the typical evangelistic series, he opened the Community Bible Study.This approach, with studies conducted every weekday at noon and repeated at 6 p.m. for ... Read more
Hydrotherapy Demonstrated at Caldwell Church I slipped through the door of Caldwell Church's Friendship Hall on April 29. I scanned the scene, taking note of the things being set up for the hydrotherapy demonstration — a table dressed as a bed, white plastic pans laid out, and towels and was... Read more
Mount Ellis Academy Welcomes New Faces For the past six academic years, Mount Ellis Academy (MEA) in Bozeman enjoyed the continuity of an unchanged staff. But this past summer saw the staff saying farewell to two much-loved teachers.Monte Saxby relocated to Skagit Adventist School in B... Read more
CAA 'Expotition' Exceeds Expectations When the idea of an "expotition"* was tossed around between Larry Hiday, Columbia Adventist Academy (CAA) science instructor, and local backpacking guru Randy Givens, there was simply the intention of introducing students to backpacking and "God's... Read more
