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for the Jamaican politician see Dwight Nelson (politician)
Dwight Nelson (politician)
Dwight Nelson, born July 22, 1946, is a Jamaican politician. He has been the Minister of National Security in Jamaica since March 2009.-References:...

Dwight K. Nelson is a Seventh-day Adventist

Seventh-day Adventist Church

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...

evangelist

Evangelism

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and author

Author

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.

He has been the senior pastor

Pastor

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of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University

Andrews University

Andrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, Michigan, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists, and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day...

since 1983. Before coming to Andrews 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

Gillian Joseph

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presented a discussion-style series called Evidence: Through My Experience held at Newbold College

Newbold College

Newbold College is a Seventh-day Adventist higher education provider located in Binfield, Berkshire, England; 40 miles west of London. It offers courses in Theology, Business Management, Arts & Social Studies as well as English Language and is accredited by the University of Wales Lampeter...

, Berkshire

Berkshire

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. Later that same year he hosted another discussion series at Newbold College called Mind The Gap. He currently hosts the television program The Evidence. Nelson serves as adjunct professor of homiletics at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.

Born in Tokyo, Japan, of missionary parents, Nelson converses in Japanese

Japanese language

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. He attended Far Eastern Academy in Singapore

Singapore

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and graduated from Southern Adventist University

Southern Adventist University

Southern Adventist University is a college in Collegedale, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. U.S. News & World Report categorizes it as a Southern Regional College, and the magazine has consistently ranked it as one of the top-tier schools in...

, Collegedale, Tennessee

Tennessee

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, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1973. He attended Andrews University

Andrews University

where he received a Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree in 1976 and a doctor of ministry degree in 1986 from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary

Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary

The Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary is the seminary located at Andrews University in Michigan, the Seventh-day Adventist Church's flagship university...

. His books include Outrageous Grace, Countdown to the Showdown and Built to Last. In 1994, the Pioneer Memorial Church hosted ABC Television's National Christmas Eve service. He is the speaker for a weekly radio and television program, New Perceptions. He is married to Karen Oswald Nelson, a registered nurse. They have a son Kirk, and a daughter Kristin. In 2010, Kirk graduated from Andrews with a BA in Communication.

Net 98

Dr. 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

. To date, it was the Adventist church's biggest global satellite campaign; broadcast in 38 languages and reached people in more than 100 countries at 7,600 sites, 2000 of which were in North America. 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 Daniel

Daniel

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and Revelation

Revelation

In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing, through active or passive communication with a supernatural or a divine entity...

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."

Books

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

External links

Pioneer Memorial Church
The Evidence
Zoominfo.com profile
Articles by Nelson listed in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)

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