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Talking with Israel Leito
Reflecting on current and past General Conference Sessions
June 12, 2022 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Shawn Boonstra
Israel Leito holds the distinction of being the longest-serving division president in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, having presided for more than 24 years. During his tenure, membership in the division grew from roughly 1.5 million to nearly four million. Shawn Boonstra sat with Leito during the GC Session in St. Louis as he reminisced about evangelism and GC Sessions past.
Shawn Boonstra: I understand you hold the distinction of having served as a division president longer than anyone else has. You were the IAD president for …
Israel Leito: … a little over 24 years.
SB: Tell me about your experience in that division. During your tenure there, you saw real growth in the church.
IL: The Lord has blessed the church…. The evangelistic drive and spirit of Inter-America did not come with my time. We were just reaping from what Bender Archbold — two presidents before me — did. Bender Archbold was always gree
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About Shawn Boonstra
Pastor Shawn Boonstra is speaker/director for the Voice of Prophecy ministry. His broadcasts, live seminars, and books have been a source of inspiration around the globe, and over the years, his live events have been presented on every continent except Antarctica.
Each week, he hosts the Voice of Prophecy’s flagship broadcast, Authentic. In this television and radio program, Shawn explores the existential questions of human experience, looking to examples from history and answers from Scripture to guide the way.
Shawn also traverses the globe to hold live meetings, including his Revelation Speaks Peace series, which reveals that prophecy can be understood and that it ultimately points to the hope we find in Jesus. He has held this series in places such as Rome, Portland, Phoenix, Andhra Pradesh (India), Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Seattle, Denver, Raleigh, and Calgary.
He is also spearheading VOP’s effort to provide local churches with resources and training to make their community outreach even more effective. One key component to thes
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Pastor Shawn Boonstra is speaker/director for the Voice of Prophecy ministry, where he has served since 2013. His broadcasts and books have been a source of inspiration around the globe, and over the years, his live events have been presented on every continent except Antarctica.
Each week, he hosts the Voice of Prophecy’s flagship broadcast, Authentic. The program seeks to pursue the existential questions of the human experience, providing biblical answers to universal questions and dilemmas.
Shawn routinely holds live meetings, including his Revelation Speaks Peace series, which reveals that prophecy can be understood and that it ultimately points to the hope found in Jesus. He has held this series throughout North America, most recently in Calgary, Alberta. He’s also presented it internationally in places such as Rome and Andhra Pradesh, India.
Shawn is also spearheading the Voice of Prophecy’s effort to provide local churches with resources and training to make their community outreach even more effective. His most ambitious project to date has been Discovering Revelation,
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