“Keep your eyes on the ark,” pastor Douglas urges WAD Leaders.
Fundamental Beliefs
Prof. Afolarin Ojewole, Babcock University Vice Chancellor, opened the WAD Bible Conference and Leadership Summit with a devotional called “Grounded,” urging Christians to bear the fruit of true repentance and to let the Spirit ignite every part of their lives.
Dr. Ramon Canals, General Conference Ministerial Association Secretary, urged leaders at the WAD Bible Conference to use digital media intentionally for mission, stressing that the medium has changed but the mission has not, and that without the Holy Spirit, technology is just noise.
Pastor Leonard Johnson, General Conference Vice President, challenged men at the WAD Bible Conference and Leadership Summit to reject silence, shame, and isolation and return to God. Drawing from God’s question to Adam in Genesis 3:9, “Where are you?”, he urged leaders not to pretend all is well, to stop hiding from God, and to be truly present with their families, not just near them.
Dr. Ramon Canals, Secretary of the General Conference Ministerial Association, urged pastors at the WAD Bible Conference and Leadership Summit to listen first, assume less, and build emotional resilience through Scripture. He named three principles for pastoral leadership: presence, patience, and the Word of God.
Dr. Frank Hasel of the General Conference Biblical Research Institute told over 3,000 delegates at the WAD Bible Conference and Leadership Summit that suffering does not call God’s goodness into question. He explained that evil exists because of the misuse of free will and the cosmic conflict between good and evil, and that suffering is temporary and will ultimately be destroyed by God.
Dr. Frank Hasel of the General Conference Biblical Research Institute calls the church to faithful, humble mission ahead of Christ’s return.
The “Africa for Christ” media evangelism campaign, broadcast live from Lagos to more than 50,000 sites across the continent, closed on May 9, 2026, after two weeks of programs. Partial reporting in the West-Central Africa Division records 23,492 baptisms during the pre-campaigns and 4,908 during the campaign.
The Western Nigeria Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists hosted more than 1,550 delegates for the fifth edition of the Adventist Men’s Organization (AMO) Convention, held at Babcock University from August 6–10, 2025. Themed “Mission to Neighbours: I Will Go,” the gathering was marked by mom...
In a remarkable answer to prayer, ten Seventh-day Adventist students, including a church leader, were released on Friday, April 18, after being abducted two days earlier by suspected armed herdsmen along the Benin-Okada Road in Edo State, southern Nigeria. The students were en route from Port Har...
Twenty years ago, the Seventh-day Adventist Church began in Onale, Ibaji, Kogi State, following a successful evangelistic campaign. By God's grace, more than 30 souls were baptized, and a church was established for the newly converted members. A pastor was also assigned to nurture their spiritual...
The Maiden National Tri-Union Adventist deaf convention in Nigeria was a glorious event.
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