Ivan Williams

Ivan L. Williams Sr., DMin, is passionate about pastoral ministry and soul winning. He serves as the director of the Ministerial Department for the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Prior to this, he served as the ministerial director for the Northern California Conference. In preparation for full-time ministry, he subsequently pursued educational training at Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama, where he graduated with degrees in communication and theology.

He also graduated from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University with a Master of Divinity and from Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, California, with a Doctor of Ministry. His project-dissertation dealt with pastoral burnout and renewal in Seventh-day Adventist ministry.

In addition to pastoral ministry, Williams also served eight years as a chaplain for the California State Assembly in Sacramento, California. He currently serves as a United States Air Force Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) in the Maryland Air National Guard and is co-host of the “Ministry in Motion” broadcast, which can be seen and heard on television and radio.