CROSSING THE MY STORY GENERATIONAL DIVIDE LET'S TALK KIRK GORMLEY’S TESTIMONY PART 2 STUPID NORTHWEST ADVENTISTS IN ACTION ... AND YOU VISITED ME FEB. 2014 VOL.109, Nº2 40 Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 THESS. 5:18 CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2014 NORTHWEST ADVENTISTS IN ACTION 25 10 30 FEATURE CONFERENCE NEWS 4 INTERSECTIONS 10 In Prison ... and You Visited Me 15 Accion PERSPECTIVE 6 PICTURE THIS 16 Alaska 40 Crossing the 17 Idaho 32 FAMILY Generational Divide, Part 2 18 Montana LET’S TALK 35 ANNOUNCEMENTS 42 Stupid 19 Oregon 23 Upper Columbia 36 ADVERTISEMENTS 26 Washington 30 Walla Walla University 40 31 Adventist Health Seth Pierce Copyright © 2014 POSTMASTER: send all address changes to: Gleaner does not accept responsibility for February 2014 advertisers’ claims. 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Carmen, who announced development, innovations and philanthropy from his intent to retire in September. Upon the the corporate office. In 2010, Reiner was named vote of the board of directors, Reiner became the executive vice president and COO, respon- president-elect as of Dec. 16, with immediate sible for the day-to-day operations of Adventist transitioning of executive responsibilities. The Health. The role included visioning, architecting, transition is to be completed by March 31. implementing and sourcing leaders needed to Reiner has spent a significant number of years operationalize Adventist Health’s strategy. within Adventist Health. He started his leader- Reiner holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing ship as the CEO of Glendale Adventist Medical from Pacific Union College in Angwin, Calif., Center (GAMC), a 515-bed facility in Southern and a master’s degree in health administration California. After seven years of service at GAMC, from California State University, Northridge. Print Congratulations to our 2014 Adam Cornwell Christina Angquico Erin Bartsch Gary States Lynne McClure Terry Loss From more than 1,000 entries, the following individuals submitted photographs selected to be featured in the print Online Adam Cornwell Gleaner or at GleanerNow.com. Chris Drake Enjoy the beauty of the Northwest as portrayed by the hand Christina Angquico Chuck Davis of our Creator and captured by some of our Clinton Cummings very own photography buffs. Throughout this Corky Hunter Jan Edwards year, take some of your own photographs and Jennifer Bechtel prepare to enter the 2015 Images of Creation John Dale contest, to be formally announced in October. Julie Cowin Lisa Hainey According to contest guidelines, an award of $200 corresponds with each photo Lynne McClure selected for the print issue. There is no monetary award for those selected as Nathanael Martin photo of the week for the website, but each can be viewed in a special online Ozzie Rico gallery at GleanerNow.com. Those who wish to acquire a high-resolution version Terry Loss of any of the featured photos may contact the Gleaner. We will forward such Wesley E. Clark requests to the photographers for a direct response. Willard Santee 4 february 2014 LETTERS FROM OUR READERS An Unchristian Tactic? Regular readers of the Gleaner will recall the following para- graph [Intersections, January 2014]: “The Gleaner here notes that of the early reports the most assertive votes toward inclusion of women in ordination have come from divisions that together represent a significant percentage of tithe income for the world church but [a] relatively small percentage of church member- DAVID BUTLER, TILLAMOOK REGIONAL ship.” Perceptive readers will, as well, immediately recognize MEDICAL CENTER PRESIDENT this for the subtile [sic] threat that it is. It can be taken in basical- ly but two ways, neither of which should be used in Christian NEW PRESIDENT AT TILLAMOOK circles, and especially not in setting policy: The world church David Butler has been named president and CEO of Tilla- will do it our way or we will withhold our financial support, or mook (Ore.) Regional Medical Center (TRMC). Butler will if it sounds a mite less demanding, because we pay the “lion’s assume his responsibility for TRMC and its multiple physician share” of the world budget you are obligated to do it our way. clinics and urgent care centers along the Oregon coast on Feb. 3. Quite frankly, it saddens and sickens a lot of us to see an “offi- Butler has more than 25 years of experience leading large and cial” church publication resorting to such an WORLD CHURCH DIVISIONS WEIGH IN ON ORDINATION CROSSING THE rural-sized health care facilities. He has most recently served unchristian political tactic. GENERATIONAL DIVIDE PART 1 LET'S as CEO for North Canyon Medical Center, a critical-access Ken Campbell, Deer Park, Wash. FEAR TALK hospital in Gooding, Idaho. Prior to his Idaho position, Butler was president/CEO of Gleaner responds: Ken, we’re sorry Jellico Community Hospital in Jellico, Tenn. He holds a bache- you and perhaps others assumed the NORTHWEST ADVENTISTS IN ACTION lor’s degree in long-term healthcare administration, Associate of worst. The sentence in question was Science in nursing and Master of Business Administration from placed in the article to clarify that the Southern Adventist University (Collegedale, Tenn.). number of divisions voting a certain direction is not directly proportional to a majority of worldwide members. The divisions who have voted in favor of WALLA Sabbath UNIVERSITY'SWALLA recommending women’s ordination 10-YEAR VISION WILLIAM MILLER’S WORDS p.10 do represent a relatively small part of Jubilee OF WISDOM the church’s total membership. We JAN. 2014 intended to thus remind Gleaner readers that VOL.109, Nº1 As quoted from Laughter and Tears of the world church leaders must hear from all the divisions, and Pioneers by Paul Gordon and James Nix, these especially those that represent the growing edge and highest sage words of wisdom percentage of our membership, not just those with larger tithe attributed to William Miller dollars. You perceived a threat. None was intended. Since resonate at times with the January issue was published, the Gleaner website has added Gleaner editors: “When information to the NW Roundtable portion of its website on we write to a brother to the ordination topic, which we hope will be helpful to those complain of his opinions, seeking accurate information, not assumptions. let us consider it three days before we write; pray Faith Not Fear God nine times to direct [Regarding Let’s Talk, January 2014] I do still struggle with us before we take the pen; fear thoughts as they were programmed into me since I was four read it in the room of our and a half years old. My parents, brother and I fled Germany on brother three times before the last ship to Shanghai, China, the only place still accepting we send it; seal it only refugees. The insecurity and hard life there until we all came to when we love him for being America in 1948 causes some problems even now. With God’s God-like; send it when we would delight to be the help I can deal with them and look forward to Christ’s soon bearer; while it is going, think with what tears of coming to make “all things new.” joy he will devour its contents; and remember to Inge Junghans, Billings, Mont. pay the postage.” Send your letters to [email protected]. 5 february 2014 Prison ministry is alive and well in Madras, Ore. SEE PAGE 10 Hospital promotes Tea for the Soul. SEE PAGE 31 Bye-bye to Ruth Stanton in Montana. SEE PAGE 18 Student body organization ASWWU operates The Atlas, a place where students can socialize. Alex Bryan to return as senior SEE PAGE pastor at WWU. 30 SEE PAGE 23 6 february 2014 PICTURE THIS 7 february 2014 Expanded connections for our Northwest Adventist family WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY As you have come to expect, the UNIVERSITY // NEWS featured news stories from around the Northwest are shared in print CHRIS DRAKE Among its many programs and events, STUDENT BODY ASWWU organizes Orange Bike, a each month, prioritized by your local ORGANIZATION bike-sharing program.