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Praise God for the rich spiritual experience students receive at Pine Tree Academy! Spirituality at the school is relevant, active, and meaningful for the students, helping them to build a personal connection with Jesus.

PTA chaplain and Bible teacher James Reid was recently published in a North America Division digital newsletter about a spiritual initiative he is implementing with the students this coming school year, aligning with the NAD campaign OneVoice27*.

Below is the article Reid wrote, pasted from the NAD publication:

Turning Screens Into Mission Fields

"When I watched the OneVoice 27 launch video in the spring of 2026, I was full of excitement. Eager for our students to participate, I showed the launch video during my “Introduction to Speech” class near the start of the 4th quarter of this past school year. Then I introduced a new challenge: What if we embraced this as a shared mission?

I asked that any student with a special media presence consider and challenge themselves to intentionally use it to share the everlasting gospel. That also meant beginning the work of “purging” their accounts, clearing or reshaping content so that their platforms could support Christ-centered messages rather than just self-expression.

Following that, students got a practical assignment designed to help them turn faith into words they could confidently communicate. Using a program that could turn our 28 fundamental beliefs into short, thought-provoking scripts, I created mini scripts for students to memorize and practice. The goal wasn’t simply to post content; it was to engage people with Bible-based ideas that would draw them toward the next step of study.

Students went to work. Some memorized the provided scripts word-for-word, while others created variations of their own. Early on, I wanted them to experience what it feels like to be prepared, because preparation creates momentum. It also reinforced the importance of working as part of a worldwide collective, all moving toward the same purpose, across different backgrounds and time zones.

Why begin so early? Because many of our students already have digital footprints, and for some who feel nervous about speaking in person, a screen can be a safety net. We need to remember that God can use these modern platforms just as powerfully as traditional settings. Many young people who are not in the sphere of influence of Christianity rarely have digital media geared to them by people their age.

The heart of the mission remains the same: share Christ, reintroduce the Savior, encourage people to draw nearer, and invite others into Bible study. And students who don’t have an online presence can now help prepare lessons, prepare to preach, or lead in some in-person, pre-post, or post-evangelistic modality.

We are already preparing for what comes next. We already have some short video content ready to post at the beginning of 2027. This content is designed to build anticipation and support the following school year, when the September 2027 event will be in full effect.

This is also why I’m taking this assignment seriously now. As we enter the new school year, we are gearing up to begin filming more regularly and capture youth-led messages to support the worldwide September 27 campaign. We’re praying and prepping now, so when September 2027 arrives, we won’t be scrambling to get ready. We’ll be prepared to reap the harvest and celebrate what God does through willing hearts.

Thanks to this mission, our students are learning how to turn that faith into a bold mission. Something that’s in the arena, many of them have been in for a while, but this gives them a way to harness it to share the message to a fallen world."

*September 2027 marks the 2,000th anniversary of Jesus Christ's baptism. To mark this historic occasion, the Seventh-day Adventist Church is launching a global initiative--OneVoice 27. It is designed as a clarion call to the Seventh-day Adventist Church around the world to speak with one voice, lifting up the ministry, death, resurrection, ascension, and high-priestly ministry of Jesus, through special events, digital outreach, acts of service, literature, and personal witness.