NAD 2026 Annual Council Highlights New Resources

Written by Angelica Sanchez and Christelle Agboka 

Attendees to North American Division’s (NAD) 2026 Annual Council gathered last Thursday through Tuesday for the executive committee’s second annual event since the 2025 General Conference session.

During the meetings, attendees heard reports on mission and ministries and about new resources available for schools and churches:

All Things New
The NAD has contextualized OneVoice27/All Things New resources for the campaign leading up to a September 2027 evangelism effort. The worldwide evangelistic effort aims to mobilize Seventh-day Adventists to share the message of Jesus through media and locally organized outreach.

G. Alexander Bryant, NAD president, said resources are being developed to support this initiative, including a sharing book featuring nine chapters of The Desire of Ages that the Ellen G. White Estate has already produced.

Available in English, Spanish and French, the book will include QR codes connecting readers with Bible studies and spiritual support, the president said. General distribution is scheduled to begin January 17, 2027.

Presentations included evangelism plans from NAD’s Ministerial Association, Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, Adventist-laymen’s Services and Industries, and the Office of Education. The division also introduced two social media campaigns. 

First, Adam Fenner, NAD vice president for digital media and Adventist Learning Community director, introduced the plan for social media videos that will appeal to younger audiences. He shared that the “Under 30 Committee” that was voted at last year’s annual council (then known as year-end meeting) met during the intervening year and came up with a plan for relevant, consistent and high-quality content with a request that a long-term plan be put in place to continue providing such content. 

Kimberly Luste Maran, NAD Communication director, presented One Voice, Many Speakers, a social media campaign that will provide participating churches and schools with more than 120 pieces of evangelistic content in three languages throughout 2027. The initiative includes training, templates and resources for connecting interested individuals with local congregations. 

According to Neat Randriamialison, director of NAD’s Professional Services, 567 churches have already registered for the campaign. 

Additional media plans, presented by Rohann Wellington, assistant to the president for Hope Channel North America, include a series of short films exploring the life of Jesus. The first, Unexpected Arrival, scheduled for December 2026, presents the Christmas story through a contemporary setting. Subsequent productions will address Easter, mental health, and Jesus’ baptism, with Adventist health care organizations contributing resources to support viewers seeking mental health assistance.

 Wellington also showed delegates the short film, When Hope Shows Up, which officially launched All Things New this September, and spoke to future video and digital evangelism resources.

Adventist Learning Community

Adventist Learning Community (ALC), the NAD’s online training and professional development platform,offers more than 100 Adventist-specific courses for pastors, more than 100 for educators and more than 300  supporting local church ministries. Through partnerships, educators can also access approximately 3,000 additional professional development courses.

The report highlighted how the shared platform enables churches, schools and conferences to access training resources without having to develop and maintain them independently.

Reaching Beyond the Walls

During the business meetings, ministry leaders shared how their organizations are expanding outreach, supporting communities and equipping local congregations for mission.

Dexter Thomas, president of Christian Record Services, introduced The Quiet Crisis, an initiative addressing isolation among people experiencing irreversible vision loss. The organization, which provides accessible resources for people who are blind or visually impaired, is also exploring ways to offer the division’s 2027 evangelistic materials in audio and Braille formats. 

Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries reported that it supports more than 900 endorsed chaplains serving in health care, military, education and other settings. In addition to these outreach efforts, the division reported there has been more than 10,000 church leadership training completions through its online learning platform, Adventist Learning Community.

Adventist Connect, the platform that creates and supports free website building and hosting platforms for Seventh-day Adventist churches and schools, will create a customizable All Things New landing page available for every website using the platform. The feature will include three main hubs that allow nonmembers to: Discover Jesus (meet Jesus), find Hope & Healing (for anyone hurting), take Next Steps (take next steps toward Jesus). 

Adventist Connect staff will respond to inquiries made on the sites and offers Thrive, a free platform that allows churches to track and follow up with interests all in one place. 

Read all the original articles on the 2026 North American Division Annual Council here.

Kelly Butler Coe and V. Michelle Bernard contributed to this article.