Tim Madding serves as director of the North American Division Evangelism Institute in Berrien Springs, Michigan since November 2022. Beginning his ministry there in the Fall of 2021 as an associate director, Tim’s focus is on church planting, equipping students at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary and pastors throughout the North American Division. Tim did his BA in Pastoral Ministry at Weimar College, and has a DMin & MDiv from Andrews University. Tim has served in ministry for 28 years and believes that the local church is God’s primary tool for the salvation of the world. Tim is most often known for his passion for church planting, helping Beltsville Adventist Church become a multisite church by launching multiple campuses, and living homeless in Washington, DC for a week in an effort to bring awareness to the need.