Miami, Florida, United States | Libna Stevens/IAD
Top Seventh-day Adventist leaders at the Inter-American Division (IAD) took time last weekend to honor the work of its thousands of church elders who assist pastors in ministering to the 3.7 million members across the vast territory.
The live two-hour online program was also a time to launch a new certification program aimed at equipping church elders who nurture and disciple members every week across more than 21,000 churches and congregations in the IAD.
“You as church elders are called by the congregation to do the same spiritual work as the pastor, to ensure that each [believer] remains saved in Jesus,” said Pastor Israel Leito, president of the church in Inter-America, as he addressed the scores of viewers.
