Ted N. C. Wilson
| Ted N.C. Wilson | |
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| 20th President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | |
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Assumed office June 23, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Jan Paulsen |
| Vice President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | |
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In office August 2000 – June 23, 2010 |
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| President of the Euro-Asia Division of Seventh-day Adventists | |
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In office 1992–1996 |
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May 10, 1950 Takoma Park, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Wilson |
| Alma mater |
New York University, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Andrews University, Washington Adventist University |
| Profession | Pastor |
Ted N. C. Wilson is the current President of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church as of June 2010. Prior to this appointment, he served as General Vice President of the church since July 2000.
Wilson was nominated by the church's 246-member Nominating Committee and elected by the General Conference Session delegation, the highest governing body in the church consisting of an international body of 2,410 appointed members. He succeeded Jan Paulsen, who had served as president since 1999. On July 3, 2015 at the 60. session of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in San Antonio, Wilson was reelected for a second five-year term. He holds a doctorate in religious education from New York University, a Master of divinity degree from Andrews University and a Master of Science degree in public health from Loma Linda University's School of Public Health. His nomination and subsequent election had been expected. In the 2010 General Conference session, President Wilson emphasized the need to turn to the scriptures and affirmed the church's strong belief in the writings of Ellen White.
Wilson has stated that Seventh-day Adventists should reject evolution in favour of a literal 6-day interpretation of creation. Wilson recommends that a Seventh-day Adventist in either a teaching or preaching role should resign if they want to teach standard or theistic evolution, as their stance on evolution is contrary to what the Bible teaches. With regards to the role of evolution in science Wilson has said that evolution is not a science, a type of spiritualism and a false religion.
The spiritual formation movement is characterized by such things as contemplative prayer, contemplative spirituality, and Christian mysticism.
In his July 2010 keynote sermon, Ted N.C. Wilson, newly elected President of the Seventh-Day Adventist church counseled,
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