Category Archives: Adventist Education

Celtic Church History Mission Trip Report

Posted on July 14, 2013 by danserns

In June 2013 I led a group throughout Ireland on a Celtic Church History Mission Team. We retraced the steps of St. Patrick that he had travelled 1,600 years earlier. Like Patrick, we rededicated our lives to Jesus through daily … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventist Education, Bible Study, Global Missions, Outreach, Prayer, Soul Winning | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Why Not Try This…? Read the writings of St. Patrick

Posted on March 1, 2013 by danserns

Many legends surround St. Patrick. Below are the only two original documents written by Patrick himself. Why not take some time to read them? Click on the links to read the documents including Bible and other notes, or just read … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventist Education, Bible Study, Changed Lives, Church Planting, Global Missions, Prayer, Preaching, Sabbath, Why Not Try This...? | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Great Controversy Project- The Waldenses

Posted on January 31, 2012 by danserns

Chapter Title: The Waldenses   Read online Favorite Quotation: “The persecutions visited for many centuries upon this God-fearing people [the Waldenses] were endured by them with a patience and constancy that honored their Redeemer. Notwithstanding the crusades against them, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventist Education, Bible Study, Changed Lives, Church Planting, Church School, Family, Global Missions, Outreach, Pastoring, Preaching, Religious Liberty, Sabbath, Second Coming, Small Groups, Soul Winning, Youth Ministry | Leave a comment

Why Not Try This? …Share Advice With A New Pastor to A New District

Posted on May 31, 2008 by danserns

One of the mixed blessings of being a Seventh-day Adventist pastor is moving to a new district every four to seven years.[i] It’s often difficult to leave behind church family, friends and familiar surroundings. But it is a great time … Continue reading →

Posted in Advent Movements, Adventist Education, Bible Study, Changed Lives, Family, Health & Temperance, Outreach, Pastoring, Prayer, Preaching, Small Groups, Soul Winning, Time Management, Why Not Try This...?, Youth Ministry | 1 Comment

Why Not Try This? …Begin or Add Variety to Your Family Worship This Month

Posted on December 31, 2007 by danserns

The single most important factor in helping kids grow up loving Jesus and the Adventist church is Interesting Family Worship. That is probably the most important and useful finding from the Valuegenesis study, conducted in 1989 of over 13,000 Adventist … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventist Education, Bible Study, Changed Lives, Church School, Family, Prayer, Why Not Try This...?, Youth Ministry | 7 Comments

Northwest Youth & Young Adults are becoming soul winners!

Posted on May 31, 2005 by danserns

Check out these encouraging news notes about young soul winners in the northwest- a. Portland, OR metro area, this summer-“Youth for Jesus,” a 5 ½ week program operated by Mission College of Evangelism, gets academy-aged youth directly involved in evangelism, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventist Education, Soul Winning, Youth Ministry | Leave a comment

Academy Chaplains report on encouraging soul winning experiences

Posted on February 28, 2005 by danserns

At recent NPUC principals’ meetings the devotionals were given by Les Zollbrecht (lzollbrecht@paasda.org), chaplain at Portland Adventist Academy and Matthew Butte (buttma@caasda.org), chaplain at Columbia Adventist Academy (Battle Ground, WA in the OR Conf.) Both chaplains shared their passion for … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventist Education, Soul Winning, Youth Ministry | Leave a comment