Pastor Martin will be speaking on, “Growing Together instead of Growing Apart,” in the Rupp Arena for the CALLED Pastors’ Family Convention. Growing young and new believers benefits everyone in the Adventist church. Martin looks to dig deep to unearth a transformational local church, where all generations thrive and grow. . . together!

A Allan Martin, PhD, is the teaching pastor of Younger Generation Church, the vibrant young adult ministry of the Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church in Texas [USA]. Dr. Martin serves the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists [NAD] as point for the Growing Young Adventists initiative in collaboration with Young Adult LIFE and the Fuller Youth Institute.

Martin also served the NAD, in partnership with the Barna Group, as the lead research facilitator for the Adventist Millennial Study. Dr. Martin continues as adjunct faculty for the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, specializing in discipleship and young adult ministry.

He and his wife, Deirdre, tour internationally, speaking about relationships as well as equipping new generations in Christian lifestyle and leadership. Their daughter, Alexandria, is a registered nurse with Loma Linda University Medical Center, while Allan and Deirdre continue to reside in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

The CALLED Pastors Family Convention, to be held June 19-22, 2022, is sponsored by the North American Division Ministerial Association, and is designed to connect, inspire, equip, and value pastors and their families in the NAD. Registration is now open and pastoral families who register by April 30, 2022, will still qualify for the regular registration rate.