The North American Division (NAD) of Seventh-day Adventists acknowledges the vote that took place earlier today at the 60th General Conference Session, not allowing for regional accommodation of those world regions asking to allow for the ordination of women.
Delegates turned down a motion that would have allowed each division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to decide for itself whether to ordain women to the gospel ministry in its territory.
Story by Andrew McChesney and Marcos Paseggi, Adventist Review/ANN
A look at the leaders of the church’s major global regions. By Stephen Chavez, Wilona Karimabadi, and Marcos Paseggi, Adventist Review/ANN/Photo by Tor Tjeransen
The delegates of the 60th General Conference Session voted to reelect Daniel R. Jackson to serve as president of the North American Division (NAD), along with 12 other presidents of the 13 divisions that make up the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church. Jackson will serve another five years as the president of the NAD, a position he has held since 2010.
Delegates voted on Sunday to not use electronic voting at the General Conference (GC) session after repeated tests of the system failed to yield accurate results.
The second day of business at the 60th General Conference Session continued Friday afternoon with the elections of the remaining officers that will represent the world headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the next five years.
