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and
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. He has been the senior
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of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of
Andrews University Andrews University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists and is the flagship universi ...
since 1983.Faith for Today, Executive Bios: Dwight Nelson
/ref> Before coming to Andrews University he served as a pastor in Oregon for ten years. He was the preacher for the Adventist satellite evangelistic series ''The NeXt Millennium Seminar'' in 1998. In 2004 he, along with former BBC News presenter Gillian Joseph presented a discussion-style series called ''Evidence: Through My Experience'' held at
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,
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. Later that same year he hosted another discussion series at Newbold College called ''Mind The Gap''. He hosted the television program ''The Evidence'' Nelson serves as adjunct teacher of
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at the
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at Andrews. He is the currently the speaker for a weekly television program
New Perceptions


Background and family

Born in
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, of missionary parents, Nelson can converse in Japanese. He attended the now-defunct Far Eastern Academy in
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and graduated from Southern Missionary College (now Southern Adventist University), Collegedale,
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, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1973. He attended
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where he received a master of divinity (M.Div.) degree in 1976 and a doctor of ministry (D.Min.) degree in 1986 from the
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His books include ''Outrageous Grace'', ''Countdown to the Showdown'' and ''Built to Last''. In 1994, th
Pioneer Memorial Church
hosted ABC Television's National Christmas Eve service. Nelson is married to Karen Oswald Nelson. They have two children.


Net 98

Nelson was the speaker for the Adventist church's Net '98 evangelistic series. It was broadcast live October 9 to November 14, 1998, from Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of
Andrews University Andrews University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists and is the flagship universi ...
. It was broadcast in 38 languages and reached people in more than 100 countries at 7,600 sites, 2000 of which were in North America.Jack Stenger. ''The NeXt Level.'' Columbia Union Visitor, December 1, 1998 pp. 16-20
/ref> He began preparing for the series nearly two years in advance. On opening night officials estimated that attendance around the world totalled 161,000 people. While Nelson preached upstairs in the main sanctuary of the church, downstairs in 38 cubicles, translators repeated his message in the various languages broadcast live around the world. Adventists usually present last day events and the prophecies of
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and
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in their evangelistic campaigns. Nelson says he intentionally chose to shift the focus from the apocalyptic to the relational because so many people lead lives of broken relationships. He chose the theme "Finding a forever friendship with God."Andy Nash. Net '98: Getting Relational. Review and Herald, April 2, 1998 pp. 8-13
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Books

Nelson writes predominantly for a Seventh-day Adventist church member audience and publishes with non-academic, Seventh-day Adventist church owned publishing houses. * ''Pursuing the Passion of Jesus: How "Loving the Least" Helps You Fulfill God's Purpose for Your Life,'' Pacific Press, 2005 * ''The Eleventh Commandment: A Fresh Look at Loving Your Neighbor As Yourself,'' Pacific Press, 2001 * ''Outrageous Grace: Finding a Forever Friendship With God,'' Pacific Press, 1998 * ''Built to Last: Creation and Evolution : A Thoughtful Look at the Evidence That a Master Designer Created Our Planet,'' Pacific Press, 1998 * ''The Claim: Nine Radical Claims of Jesus That Can Revolutionize Your Life,'' Pacific Press, 1996 * "The Jesus Generation: Shaping Up for the Showdown," Hart Research Center, 1993 * "Countdown to the Showdown," Hart Research Center, 1992


See also

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Seventh-day Adventist Church The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...
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Seventh-day Adventist theology The theology of the Seventh-day Adventist Church resembles that of Protestant Christianity, combining elements from Lutheran, Wesleyan-Arminian, and Anabaptist branches of Protestantism. Adventists believe in the infallibility of Scripture and t ...
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Seventh-day Adventist eschatology The Seventh-day Adventist Church holds a unique system of eschatological (or end-times) beliefs. Adventist eschatology, which is based on a historicist interpretation of prophecy, is characterised principally by the premillennial Second Coming ...
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History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church The Seventh-day Adventist Church had its roots in the Millerite movement of the 1830s to the 1840s, during the period of the Second Great Awakening, and was officially founded in 1863. Prominent figures in the early church included Hiram Edson, ...
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Teachings of Ellen G. White Ellen G. White, one of the co-founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, was extremely influential on the church, which considers her a prophet, understood today as an expression of the New Testament spiritual gift of prophecy. She was a volumi ...
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Inspiration of Ellen G. White Most Seventh-day Adventists believe church co-founder Ellen G. White (1827–1915) was inspired by God as a prophet, today understood as a manifestation of the New Testament "gift of prophecy," as described in the official beliefs of the church. ...
* Prophecy in the Seventh-day Adventist Church *
Pillars of Adventism The Pillars of Adventism are landmark doctrines for Seventh-day Adventists. They are Bible doctrines that define who they are as a people of faith; doctrines that are "non-negotiables" in Adventist theology. The Seventh-day Adventist church teache ...
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Second Coming The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is a Christian (as well as Islamic and Baha'i) belief that Jesus will return again after his ascension to heaven about two thousand years ago. The idea is based on messia ...
* Conditional Immortality *
Historicism Historicism is an approach to explaining the existence of phenomena, especially social and cultural practices (including ideas and beliefs), by studying their history, that is, by studying the process by which they came about. The term is widely ...
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Three Angels' Messages The "three angels' messages" is an interpretation of the messages given by three angels in Revelation . The Seventh-day Adventist church teaches that these messages are given to prepare the world for the second coming of Jesus Christ, and sees the ...
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Sabbath in seventh-day churches The seventh-day Sabbath, observed from Friday evening to Saturday evening, is an important part of the beliefs and practices of seventh-day churches. These churches emphasize biblical references such as the ancient Hebrew practice of beginning a ...
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Ellen G. White Ellen Gould White (née Harmon; November 26, 1827 – July 16, 1915) was an American woman author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Along with other Adventist leaders such as Joseph Bates and her husband James White, she wa ...
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Adventism Adventism is a branch of Protestant Christianity that believes in the imminent Second Coming (or the "Second Advent") of Jesus Christ. It originated in the 1830s in the United States during the Second Great Awakening when Baptist preacher W ...
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Seventh-day Adventist worship The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and i ...
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Andrews University Andrews University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists and is the flagship universi ...


External links


Pioneer Memorial Church

The Evidence

Articles by Nelson
listed in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)


References

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