Monte
Sahlin, vice president for Creative Ministries at the Columbia
Union today announced that he has accepted a call to serve
as director of Research and Special Projects for the Ohio
Conference. Sahlin, a pastor, author, administrator, and
researcher, has served at the Union since 1998 and the Adventist
Church for 35 years. “This affords me the opportunity
to work at the grassroots level with pastors and churches
that are actively seeking to find innovative ways to do
the mission of Christ and impact their communities,”
he said. To that end, he will train and coach bi-vocational
pastors, lead pilot projects, develop research-based service
endeavors, and help churches engage new generations, etc.
"We
are thrilled to have a person of Monte's experience, knowledge,
and capacities join us in our conference's journey toward
excellence in ministry, mission, and spiritual development,"
said Ohio president Raj Attiken via telephone.
Dave
Weigley, president of the Columbia Union, also expressed
his appreciation for Sahlin: “Monte has served this
Union well, and he will be missed,” he stated. “His
legacy includes the metropolitan ministries initiatives
that he has shepherded, the numerous surveys that help us
measure ministry effectiveness, and the many, many projects,
ideas, and visions he has helped bring to fruition.”
After
20 years away from ministry in Ohio, Sahlin will return
in early 2007.
Ruben
Ramos, Hispanic Ministries coordinator for the Potomac Conference,
has accepted the call to serve as assistant to the president
for Multilingual Ministries at the Columbia Union.
“The
region in which we serve is very diverse with a burgeoning
immigrant population,” says Dave Weigley, president
of the Columbia Union. “We are uniquely poised for
growth and evangelism, and Ruben’s ministry experience
and passion for spreading the gospel to every nation, kindred,
tongue, and people will help us aggressively reach out to
them.”
Ramos,
who has served the Potomac Conference since 1995, will join
the Union staff February 1, 2007.
Read more about both of these ministry leaders in your Visitor
magazine.
More
than 150 delegates from around the Columbia Union attended
the quinquennial constituency session of Columbia Union
College (CUC) at Sligo church in Takoma Park, Md, last week.
They readily endorsed the Board of Trustees’ October
18 decision to continue implementing its strategic plan,
retaining the school as a liberal arts college near the
nation’s capital under the auspices of the Columbia
Union Conference. Much of the day focused on president Randal
Wisbey's report, a report from academic administration,
financial reports, and adjusting the size of the board and
constituency. During lunchtime, delegates gathered in small
groups to talk about what they liked and disliked about
CUC and to brainstorm ideas for the future. These ideas
will be shared with the newly elected board of trustees,
which will meet early in 2007 to elect the college president,
vice president for administration, and vice president for
finance. To read more about this session and CUC, visit
www.cuc.edu.
Monte
Sahlin, vice president for Creative Ministries at the Columbia
Union today announced that he has accepted a call to serve
as director of Research and Special Projects for the Ohio
Conference. Sahlin, a pastor, author, administrator, and
researcher, has served at the Union since 1998 and the Adventist
Church for 35 years. “This affords me the opportunity
to work at the grassroots level with pastors and churches
that are actively seeking to find innovative ways to do
the mission of Christ and impact their communities,”
he said. To that end, he will train and coach bi-vocational
pastors, lead pilot projects, develop research-based service
endeavors, and help churches engage new generations, etc.
Ruben
Ramos, Hispanic Ministries coordinator for the Potomac Conference,
has accepted the call to serve as assistant to the president
for Multilingual Ministries at the Columbia Union.
More
than 150 delegates from around the Columbia Union attended
the quinquennial constituency session of Columbia Union
College (CUC) at Sligo church in Takoma Park, Md, last week.
They readily endorsed the Board of Trustees’ October
18 decision to continue implementing its strategic plan,
retaining the school as a liberal arts college near the
nation’s capital under the auspices of the Columbia
Union Conference. Much of the day focused on president Randal
Wisbey's report, a report from academic administration,
financial reports, and adjusting the size of the board and
constituency. During lunchtime, delegates gathered in small
groups to talk about what they liked and disliked about
CUC and to brainstorm ideas for the future. These ideas
will be shared with the newly elected board of trustees,
which will meet early in 2007 to elect the college president,
vice president for administration, and vice president for
finance. To read more about this session and CUC, visit
