Have you made your New Year’s resolution yet? Do you intend to make one? Or do you skip the practice all together? Regardless if you’ve made a list or have already given up on some items on that list, many are reflecting on 2020, crafting goals, and setting priorities for the new year. We’re taking some time to do that now for an important part of the church’s mission. Our guest, Vandeon Griffin, associate director of NAD Youth and Young Adult Ministries participated in the exercise by sharing a new year’s resolution on how make church a better place for young people in 2021. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orpO_DRzA0I

We’re right in the middle of the holiday season. It’s a time filled with the spirit of Christmas and the celebration of Jesus’ birth. With gift-giving as a central theme this time of year, many look for ways to become more service oriented.
With this episode, we're highlighting a ministry in the heartland of the United States known as the Renewed Hope Food Pantry. The weekly operation is a service New Haven Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Kansas-City greater area. It was literally designated as an essential service by its local government officials.
The church’s pastor, Mark Tamaleaa, is here to talk about how the pantry went from serving 300 people a week to more than 3,000 a week in response to the effects of the pandemic.
Visit New Haven Seventh-day Adventist Church online to learn more about the Renewed Hope Food Pantry: https://www.newhavensda.org/pantry Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ueh1dUhuJkY

This episode will be the first of an ongoing series on a difficult topic – abuse, but more specifically abuse within the Adventist Church. This conversation may be triggering for many, as it’s an unfortunate reality for numerous people. Thankfully, more and more work is being done to educate spiritual leaders on how to properly respond when hearing about abuse in their spheres of influence Our guests are Erica Jones, assistant director of NAD Women’s Ministries and coordinator of enditnow North America, and Kendra Arsenault, filmmaker, director and host of the AdventNext podcast. Kendra is also completing her graduate studies at the Adventist Theological Seminary.   The two women along with our very own executive producer Julio Munoz, who serves as director of the SonScreen Film Festival, have produced a docuseries called, “Church, Too.”
The series is set to premiere Friday, Dec. 11, at 7:00 p.m. (EST) on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enditnowNAD You can also listen or watch this episode on the go on the following platforms: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/newspoints-on-the-air/id1532913430 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/53KR8zXNEhI5yQ8q9fatpu?si=96us6tBJQNet4rk6Qiw_vQ Google:
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25hZHBvZGNhc3RzL2ZlZWQueG1s?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjIho-Atr7tAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQBA Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ExyJoNXIxY

We’re in the middle of the Thanksgiving holiday season in the United States. And at the root of the modern-day observance of this holiday is gratitude. It’s a time to spend with loved-ones and reflect on the positive things in your life. But gratitude isn’t something you should put back on the shelf once you’ve consumed the holiday meal. In fact, research has shown there are tremendous benefits to exercising gratitude as a lifestyle. The benefits affect your physical, mental, and spiritual health. Our guest Will Johns, pastor of the Beltsville Seventh-day Adventist Church in Beltsville, Maryland, researcher, and author of the book, “Everything is Better Than You Think,” is here explain what gratitude really is and practical ways to incorporate the practice in to your daily life "Everything is Better Thank You Think": https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578699125 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_FabTXJv_0

North American Division Business Meeting Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3LtboEB60Q