Pandemic Discoveries

Welcome to the Best Practices Adventist Ministry Podcast. I’m Dave Gemmell. 

Our world was just clobbered by the worst pandemic in over a century, slaying millions, triggering economic hardship, exacerbating social unrest, and revealing worldwide inequities; yet also providing an opportunity for monumental discoveries that will take a generation to fully understand. As the fog of COVID-19 slowly lifts, I’d like to share three discoveries that were featured at the EHuddle evangelism conference held virtually in the peak of the pandemic.  

In Act One, Kevin Wilson pastor and TikTok star, tells how and why he puts so much energy into this creative platform. Kevin is the Associate Pastor of Youth and Young Adults at Oceanside Seventh-day Adventist church and also liked by four million as the crossculturechristian on Tik Tok, as well as CrossCultureChristian on YouTube at the intersection of chai, faith, and life. 

In Act Two Pastor Allareece Collie tells the story of how her church's agility and neighborliness paid off in the pandemic. Allareece is the Executive Pastor at Walla Walla University Church. 

And finally in Act Three, Pastor Manny Arteaga shares the powerful theology of tacos, which he calls ‘tacology.’ Manny is the founding pastor of Kalēo Seventh-day Adventist Church, a vibrant congregation in Southern California. 

I hope this episode has been as insightful, and inspiring for you as it was for me.  These stories all remind us that the toughest times can lead to significant discoveries.  Thanks for joining us for NAD Ministerial's Best Practices Adventist Ministry Podcast. We're available on all your favorite platforms. So please like, share and subscribe, so you'll be notified when new episodes are posted. We're here to help you grow. Keep going. But most of all, keep growing for God's glory. 

-Dave Gemmell,  Host of Adventist Ministry Podcast