Spectrum Magazine / Adventist Forum

An official East-Central Africa Division commission report reviewed by SPECTRUM found widespread leadership failures linked to the Opticoin crypto scandal and conflicts within the Adventist Church in Kenya, prompting calls for leadership changes and a special constituency meeting of the East Kenya Union Conference.

The AWA president talks about the organization's mission, impact, and his belief that every life matters equally, no matter how remote or forgotten the place.

This Saturday, SPECTRUM contributor and Sabbath School commentary writer Ezrica Bennett will speak to Sligo's Faith and Reason Sabbath school group via Zoom.

As Richard Hart steps away from leadership at Loma Linda University Health after 49 years, he expresses both confidence and concern. This organization, he notes, has often reached beyond its existing capacity, championing new ideas and pioneering avenues of care.

Among Adventism’s underreported stories are the accounts of communities within the denomination that value and affirm queer people—places where “safe space,” “chosen family,” “preferred pronouns,” and “LGBTQ+ affirming” are not catchphrases but meaningful realities.

As Stephen Bohr prepares to speak at a Scandinavian Adventist Lay Ministry event and Conrad Vine headlines the Faith, Fear & the Future convention in Sweden, debate simmers and a Scandanavian scandal may ensue. How much administrative control should denominational leaders exert over speakers?

The Black Adventist Church is often described as a necessary response to segregation, but that framing tells only part of the story. Through a VantaBlack theological framework, Black Adventist institutions can be seen not as temporary compromises, but as legitimate expressions of faith, culture, leadership, and community. This counternarrative frames church unity as redeemed plurality rather than institutional or cultural uniformity.

An American is not someone who fits the preferred box. An American is someone whose dignity does not depend on whether the box exists. But when identities disappear into “other,” who gets to decide who belongs?

Adventist church members in California honor LGBTQ+ siblings at the GlendaleOUT event. With a wide cross-section of residents picnicking together in community and solidarity, the church puts its “affirming all” motto into practice, offering a significant presence in light of recent violent protests over LGBTQ+ rights.

This is the fourth report from our series based on our multi-week visit to Papua New Guinea. For much of Adventist media, the headline from Papua New Guinea (PNG) was a jaw-dropping baptism number that told a story of evangelistic success and denominational growth. Yet, as explored in our previous installment, many of the numerical…