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M150 Ep36 - Making Mission Work (Part I)

People love to hear stories about missionaries' courage, self-sacrifice, and trust in God. What we don't want to hear is about bureaucracy. But without…

M150 Ep35 - Lives of Service in the Far East

This episode focuses on two more missionary families, the Appels and Longways, who committed to nearly life-long service in the mission field, serving…

M150 Ep34 - Committing for Life in China

This episode focuses on Merritt and Wilma Warren, who spent 47 years as missionaries, most of them in China. Merritt is thought to have hiked 25,000 miles…


Featured Resources and Tools

Studies on Unity and Governance

Studies and statements related to the subjects of unity and church governance, which were released by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, can be found here.

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Scholarship and Research

Here you can find resources related to human-subject research, historical research, and historical-theological research, as well as information on how to use our Archives and Library resources.

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Theology of Ordination

This set of subpages is the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s repository of official documents, various General Conference (GC) committee actions, resources, and links pertaining to ordination. Its purpose is to encourage productive study, reflection, and discussion as a global Church family.

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Photographs

Visit the Adventist Archives' images website.

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