Every year, the Recorder pauses to reflect on one of the most important ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church: education. This issue marks the ninth annual education issue of the Pacific Union Recorder, a tradition that reminds us that Adventist education is not simply a program of the church but part of its very mission. From the earliest days of the movement, Adventists understood that preparing young people for service in this world—and for citizenship in the next—required more than academic instruction. It required schools where faith, character, curiosity, and purpose could grow together. In this issue, readers will encounter stories of teachers who quietly shape lives, students whose gifts are nurtured and discovered, and institutions that continue a long legacy of Christ-centered learning. From elementary classrooms to our colleges and universities, Adventist education seeks to develop the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—while encouraging students to wrestle with life’s biggest questions a
