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Comprehensive Health Ministry Training and Outreach

Jordan and Lebanon | Middle East North Africa Union (MENAU) During the month of November, the Jordan-Lebanon field within MENAU offered several health trainings and outreach for the community. The effort started with two full days of a comprehensive health ministry training for pastors in Amman, Jordan, on November 6 through 8 led by Dr.…

TED Union Health Ministries Directors Summit

On May 8-10, Union Health Directors from across the TED came together in Budapest to explore priorities, share ideas and resources, and make plans for comprehensive health ministry outreach in their territories. Dr. Torben Bergland, TED HM Director, shared the mission and vision for the TED HM department, and facilitated discussions on best practices, challenges,…

Andrews Launches Health & Wellness Initiative

Andrews University officially launched its new University Health & Wellness initiative on Wednesday, September 23, built on the principle and Andrews core strength of Live Wholly. This new initiative is ongoing and includes the development and construction of a Health & Wellness Center, currently still in planning stages. “I am thrilled about the incredible opportunity…

Training in Argentina for SDA Health Students in Public Universities

A new course designed to train and encourage health students who are not studying at Adventist universities was launched in March 2015. This pilot project, organized by the Argentinian Union and Buenos Aires Conference in collaboration with the Health Ministries Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, attracted much attention when all 35 places…

Youth Alive Inspires Youth in Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe | Southern Africa Indian Ocean Division (SID) Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2024 The East Zimbabwe Union leadership brought youth and young adults together across conferences for a Youth Alive facilitator training and conference near Harare from April 15-20, 2024. Young leaders and their mentors convened from near and far,

A Time for Everything?

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2024 “There is a time for everything (Eccl 3:1 NIV),” said the Wiseman. He did not specifically say there is a time to come and a time to leave, but I believe he would agree. For me, after having served in the Health Ministries Departments of the

Introducing ReMinded

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2023 ReMinded is a comprehensive, wholistic, mental health resource produced by Adventist Health Ministries for the world church and the communities it serves. The program was launched in October 2023 as a valuable tool for people who struggle with mental illness but also for anyone wanting to

Youth Alive Comes to Turkey

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 4th Quarter 2023 West-Asia Field | Middle-East North Africa Union From August 28-September 3, 2024, young people from West-Asia Field (WAF) in Turkey joined youth leaders and adult mentors to participate in the Youth Alive program. A key goal was to invite community friends from various cities in Turkey

Publications

Access and download relevant health publications by Seventh-day Adventist church leaders and institutions, General Conference health ministries and health professionals. ADVENTIST WELLNESS Adventist-Wellness-01 DOWNLOAD ADVENTISTS AND HEALTHY LIVING Arabic (Muslim Context) DOWNLOAD English (Hindu Context) DOWNLOAD English (Muslim Context) DOWNLOAD English (Western Context) DOWNLOAD French (Western Context) DOWNLOAD Hindi (Hindu Context) DOWNLOAD Nepali (Version 1) DOWNLOAD Nepali

First Global Conference

KEYNOTE Rhetoric or Reality: How Does a Faith-based Organization Wish to be Seen? – Jan Paulsen – DOWNLOAD Rhetoric or Reality: How Does a Faith-based Organization Wish to be Seen? – Jan Paulsen – DOWNLOAD Developing Health Ministry Leadership for the Local Church – DeWitt Williams – July DOWNLOAD PLENARY PRESENTATION Decent Care?A Neglected Component

Second Global Conference

KEYNOTE Non-Communicable Diseases: Our Challenge and Opportunity – Anselm Hennis, MD, MSc download Non-Communicable Diseases: Disparities and Disappointments – David Williams, MDiv, MPH, download The DNA Markers of Comprehensive Health Ministry in the Church and the Community – download Our Commission and Our Calling – Ted N.C. Wilson, DD, MDiv, MPH – July 12, 2014

Third Global Conference

INTERVIEWS Albert Reece watch now Alina Baltazar watch now Bronwen Landless watch now Dan Giang watch now Daniel Bings watch now David Williams 1 watch now David Williams 2 watch now David Williams 3 watch now Dominique Gummelt watch now Ernie Medina watch now Francois Louw watch now Gary Fraser 1 watch now Gary Fraser

Presentations

Access and download presentation slides and handouts developed by the General Conference health ministry team and others for specific events and resources. Keeping Health Ministry Balanced – Fred Hardinge – August 31, 2014 VIEW MORE Adventist Health Study 2 Informs Our Mission – Fred Hardinge – August 30, 2014 VIEW MORE High Impact, Low Intensity

Team Torben Bergland

TORBEN BERGLAND MD Associate Director Dr. Torben Bergland is one of the Associate Directors of the Health Ministries Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the global headquarter of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He is originally from Norway and comes from a pastoral family. As a lay member he has served as a Youth

History

Why are Seventh-day Adventists interested in Health? (The Adventist Health Advantage) The work of healthcare and healing is a central belief of the Adventist Church. As early as 1863, Ellen White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, counseled the fledgling on the importance of healthful living. The outstanding feature of her initial message was the

Trauma-Informed Churches

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2022 November 19 is the World Day for the Prevention of Violence Against Children. While COVID-19 has hijacked the center stage of mass media over the last few years, childhood trauma is an issue that fuels a wide variety of health problems worldwide, making COVID-19 pale in

Youth and Young Adults Sign Abstinence Pledge

French Antilles-Guiana Union | Inter-American Division Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2022 Adventist leaders from the French Antilles-Guiana Union (FAGU) hosted the first Youth Alive Training and Conference in the territory of the Inter-American Division. Martinique was the chosen city to host the nearly 200 youth and young adults, health professionals, youth

Youth Alive Comes to Egypt

Egypt Field | Middle-East North-Africa Union Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 3rd Quarter 2022 On August 8-14, 2022, nearly 180 youth, young adults, health directors, pastors, youth leaders, and other ministry directors came to Alexandria, Egypt, to attend a Youth Alive facilitator training followed by a Youth Alive Conference. The event was hosted by

Coronavirus Pandemic | COVID-19 2.0

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Leadership Team was elected at the 61st General Conference Session in St Louis.

Source: The Health Connection Newsletter | 2nd Quarter 2022 General Conference Health Ministries It is with a sense of deep gratitude, humility and a strong realization of the urgency of the moment that the General Conference Adventist Health Ministries Team continues serving the Lord and Church we love. Torben Bergland, Zeno Charles Marcel, Katia Reinert