Mission: The Adventist Message to All the World in This Generation!
Passions in Ministry: Mobilizing for Mission, Developing Leaders and Unified Teams, Strengthening Families, Winning Souls, Planting Churches
Family:
- Supportive/Involved Wife (Lois)
- 3 married children all serving the Lord by God’s grace (Jacob, Dustin, Danesa)
Education:
- As a pastor’s kid attended one and two-room church schools, a K-12 and a boarding academy and three Adventist colleges
- Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Administration & Religion (Pacific Union College), Masters in Pastoral Ministry (Andrews)
Experiences:
- Pastoring – Pastored one, two and three-church districts with single and multi-pastor church staff; Baptized 400+ in my districts; Helped Plant 5 churches; Helped start/expand Adventist education and club ministries in each district and revitalize lagging churches
- Evangelism – Conducted Evangelistic Seminars and/or Weeks of Prayer in 12 US states and 13 countries
- Missions – Student Missionary (Korea); Helped mobilize 2,000+ people in short and medium-term mission trips; Started and Directed BIESDA Language Programs; Mobilized people into Least Reached Regions
- Presentations – Presented at Pastors, Educators, Elders, Church Planters Meetings for Conference, Union, Division levels; Produced Let’s Go Adventist Podcast (with son Jacob), 28 Pictures of Jesus, Transforming Your Church
- Writing – Published in Ministry, Adventist Review, Adventist World; Book – True Stories of Changed Lives
- Administration – Served on Academy, Conference, Union, Division Executive Committees/Boards; Coordinated major evangelistic, global mission, church planting, church growth, Adventist Education and Financial initiatives.
- Special Projects – Youth Mission Teams; Initiated Student Pastor program with Southwestern Adventist University; Capital Stewardship Programs/Initiatives (4)
Places Served:
Texas Conference
- 1979-84 Language School Founder/Director & Pastor, Brownsville, Texas
- 1984-95 Youth Director, Church Ministries, Vice President of Texas Conference
Kansas-Nebraska Conference
- 1995-99 Pastor, Chapel Oaks, Kansas City, KS
Upper Columbia Conference
- 1999-2004 Senior Pastor, Wenatchee, WA
North Pacific Union Conference
- 2004-10 Ministerial Director/Soul Winning, Global Missions, Church Planting
Texas Conference
- 2010-16 Senior Pastor, Richardson, TX District Seventh-day Adventist Church
- 2014-21 Evangelism Director (first two years continued at Richardson)
Central California Conference
- 2021-Present President
Favorite Bible Verses: Philippians 3:7-12; Isaiah 40:31; Nehemiah 8:10; Philippians 4:4, 13, 19; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Samuel 15:17
Contact: 214-412-6902 More Info: www.danserns.com
Dan Serns 