06 20 INSPIRATION & INFORMATION FOR NORTH AMERICA INCLUDED Share the story of Adventist Health and Healing Adventist Journey AdventHealth is sharing the legacy and stories of the Seventh-day Adventist Contents 04 Feature 11 NAD Newsbriefs Loving People—Beyond Church with our 80,000 team members the Dentist’s Chair through a series of inspirational videos and other resources. 08 NAD Update 13 Perspective Breath of Life Revival Leads to On the Same Team More Than 15,000 Baptisms My Journey As I reflect on my journey, I recognize that God doesn’t promise that it’s going to be an easy path or an enjoyable path. Sometimes there are struggles and trials and hardships. But Join us in the journey. looking back, I realize that each one of those has strengthened Watch the videos and learn more at: my faith, strengthened my resolve, to trust in Him more and AdventHealth.com/adventisthealthcare more every day. Visit vimeo.com/nadadventist/ajrandygriffin for more of Griffin’s story. GETTING TO KNOW MEMBER SERIES ADVENTISTS | TEAM MEMBER SERIE TEA M GETTING TO KNOW ADVENTISTS | TEAM MEMBER SERIES S GETTING TO KNOW ADVENTISTS | Adventist Education RANDY GRIFFIN, Adventist Health Care Worldwide INTRODUCTION Getting to Know Adventists The Seventh-day Adventist Church operates the largest Protestant education system in the world, with more than 8,000 schools in more than 100 countries. With the belief that education is more than just intellectual growth, Adventist education Cicero, Indiana, GETTING TO KNOW ADVENTISTS | TEAM MEMBER SERIES INTRODUCTION also focuses on physical, social, and spiritual Driven by the desire to bring restoration to a broken development. The church’s educational institutions INTRODUCTION world, combined with a mission to bring healing to the range from elementary school education to The early Adventist pioneers named their faith community whole person, Adventists have built a medical network university level. the Seventh-day Adventist Church. They chose the of hospitals, sanitariums, dispensaries and clinics across Getting to Know Adventists Toolkit “Seventh-day” part of the name because it describes the the globe. There are more than 200 Adventist hospitals Adventist Mission Outreach sacred day God set aside to spend with Adam and Eve. It’s in more than 50 countries worldwide. About 40 percent a special time to celebrate love for others and love for God, of those hospitals are in the United States and are through worship and reflection. They included the word represented by five health care systems. LEADER PREPARATION “Adventist” as a hope-filled reminder of Christ’s promised dentist and missionary Read the introduction and objective, watch the video and return—His second advent. COMPASSION IN ACTION INTRODUCTION review the discussion/contemplation section prior to sharing with your team members. Invite them to think about their own You’ve heard the expression, “actions Today, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has a presence perspectives and be prepared to share yours. COMPASSION IN ACTION speak louder than words.” It remindsting us to in more than 200 countries across the globe, proclaiming be aware of how our actions are received aring ple or hur COMPASSIONthe Good News,IN ACTION demonstrating the love of Jesus to those It’s not always easy to serve—because it by others. Is what we communicateLEADER PREPARATION through OBJECTIVE tions helping peo in need and relieving the world’s suffering. This mission can be emotionally and physically draining, our ac Read the introduction and objective, watch the video and review One ofdrives the reasons ministries, Jesus such came as satelliteto Earth television and shortwave Share the story of how the principles of Adventist education especially when we face challenges in our LEADER PREPARATION them? Today, seek to show love, patience came to be. Help team members understand that formal the discussion/contemplation section prior to sharing with your was toradio serve broadcasted humanity. Mark around 10:45 the says, world, a huge publishing own lives. Try to think of one or more team ⊲ Read the introduction and objective, watch the video and and grace by the wayteam you speakmembers. to and Invite them to think about their own perspectives “For even the Son of Man came not to be education has been foundational to the Seventh-day Adventist members you can encourage—because we review the discussion/contemplation section prior to sh program, thousands of schools, a large network of treat others. and be prepared to share yours. served but to serve….” To live a life of Church as it has sought to develop and nurture the character all need each other. Today, tell them that with your team members. Invite them to think about their hospitals and clinics and hundreds of missionaries. It also service means we constantly look for and talents of students while teaching them the principles of their acts of service are noticed, are Getting to Know Adventists perspectives and be prepared to share yours. includes a worldwide humanitarian work through the wholeness and preparing them to serve others. OBJECTIVE ways to meet the needs of others. Today, appreciated and are making a difference. PRAYER/REFLECTION look forAdventist an opportunity Development to serve and someone Relief Agency (ADRA) OBJECTIVE Share the belief that, like other denominations, Adventists view the you don’tand know. Adventist Community Services (ACS). VIDEO Jesus declared xpethatworkrience His they objective a moredo as abundantwasmore to than a job or a career—it’s a calling. They are Share the beliefs that make the Seventh-day Adventist PRAYER/REFLECTION Church unique, including the church’s focus on healthful help humans e motivated by the belief that they are called by God to live a life of living and how it is expressed. service to others, within the walls of their workplace and beyond. COMPASSION IN ACTION May we use our gifts and talents to extend life. He also invited others to continue PRAYER/REFLECTIONLEADER PREPARATION the healing ministry of Christ. May we what He had started—which is what Read the introduction and objective, watch the video and Imagine your Adventistworkplace Education as a “mission field” VIDEO VIDEO May the service we provide help to extend 2:28 minutes Getting to Know Adventists extending the healing ministry of Christ is review the discussion/contemplation section prior to sharing where you’ve been called to serve others. show people how much they matter. May 2:30 minutes the healingwith your ministry team of members. Christ. May Invite a spirit them to think about their own In what creativeyoutu.be/7GLANvzyJkQ ways, unique to you, might all about. May my interactions with others we seek to ensure that all patients and youtu.be/vyST5U8VeGo Adventist Health Care Worldwide of loveperspectives and concern andspread be prepared through ourto share yours. you extend the healing ministry of Christ? team member find the hope and strength ⊲ today demonstrate a level of love and 2:58 minutes DISCUSSION/CONTEMPLATIONYou don’t have to travel to some far-off workplace. Through our attitudes and they need today. concern that leads to hope, healing and youtu.be/WOIyUGOkO98 OBJECTIVE • We use our talentsplace and to makeskills toa differencerestore wholeness in the world—in mind, actions, may every patient and team because you can make a difference in health in patients. And may it inspire Share the story of how Adventists have responded to God’s body and spirit. What’s one way your work adds to a Adventist Health Care Worldwide member find the hope and strength they patient’s health someone’sin one of these world three right areas here, of right their now. life? optimism, joy and a sense of fulfillment calling to reach a world in need. need today. • Share one way you believe your education has equipped DISCUSSION/CONTEMPLATION and rewardDISCUSSION/CONTEMPLATION in my fellow team members. Tens of thousands of people representing a variety VIDEO you to serve others. In what ways can the mission of • • Sometimes we may feel our individual contribution at work extending the healingPRAYER/REFLECTION ministry of Christ be wholeheartedly of faith traditions and worldviews have chosen to work Cover Photo by Dan Weber is so small that we wonder if it really matters. The reality is, embraced, regardlessMay ofwe one’s find faith?joy and fulfillment in sharing for AdventHealth, a health ministry expression of the every cheery word, every pleasant smile, every task well Adventist Mission Outreach Seventh-day Adventist Church. Why have you chosen done is a strand of DNA in our mission of extending the 2:16 minutes hope and love with those in our care. May to do so? healing ministry of Christ. In what ways do those of other youtu.be/oZehtlvH0z4 we always remember that extending the • Consider the elements of CREATION Life: Choice, denominations, other faith traditions and other worldviews healing ministry of Christ may involve Rest, Environment, Activity, Trust in God, Interpersonal comfortably and enthusiastically contribute to the ongoing Relationships, Outlook and Nutrition. Which principle legacy of AdventHealth’s mission? small acts of service and not just dramatic ⊲ would you like to give more attention to in your life? DISCUSSION/CONTEMPLATION • When people consider your life of service, what would they acts. May our interactions with patients Many people become missionaries because they believe say about you? What would you want them to say about you? • and fellow employees foster a sense of Adventist Mission Outreach they’ve been called by God to serve. In what way do you consider your work a calling—be it a sense of divine call or peace and tranquility. May we ensure that an inescapable feeling that you’re doing what you should each patient and team member find the be doing, and in the place you should be doing it? How do strength and hope needed for today.