A Profile of the New North American Division President
Dan Jackson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada, is the new president of the church's North American region, elected June 28 by delegates of the world church at their business session in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jackson, 61, was proposed by the church's Nominating Committee and confirmed by the General Conference Session delegates. He replaces Don Schneider, who has served as president since 2000.
The new North American president, who had been featured in a February, 2010 Adventist World profile, reacted to his election: "God never calls us to do things we are capable of, and this thing is so much bigger than me. But He has called, and I accept this with the greatest humility and with extreme gratitude to Don Schneider," Jackson said.
Responding to the vote, Schneider said, "Jackson is a wonderful Christian whose leadership has demonstrated a commitment to the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church."
Jackson is a native Canadian and, with the exception of five years of service in the Southern Asia Division, has lived and ministered in Canada. He is a graduate of Canadian Union College (now Canadian University College) and Andrews University, from which he holds a Master of Arts in Religion in systematic theology.
During his career, Jackson has served the church as a pastor, teacher and administrator. He is currently the president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada. Dan and Donna, his wife, have three children and four grandchildren.
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