Adventist School Graduates Pursuing Careers in Denominational Service

Executive summary

The Seventh-day Adventist education system was originally established with the explicit purpose of training workers for denominational service — pastors, teachers, missionaries, and healthcare professionals. While the system has broadened to serve a general education mission, the pipeline from Adventist school graduate to denominational employee remains a critical metric of educational return on investment. However, no comprehensive study has quantified what percentage of K-12 or higher educatio...