AdventHealth Interns Experience Ministry Engagement

ARLINGTON, TEX. – Younger Generation  (YG) Church, the young adult ministry of the Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church, collaborated with AdventHealth to offer healthcare leadership interns a discipleship component to their Summer internship. 

“Exposing our future leaders to ministry service in the local church context provides these young adults with a game-changing experience,” shared President and CEO of AdventHealth’s Southwest Region Penny Johnson.  

In the summer of 2023, YG Church launched the first pilot collaboration with AdventHealth, which integrated discipleship-focused opportunities for leadership interns from Texas Health Huguley Hospital. 

The first interns in the program were Brenden Watson, Daniela Patiño-
Salguero and Holly Janzen. 

The interns were very engaged throughout the summer, asking questions that revealed their heart for mission work. The hope is that these integrated internship experiences will remind the students throughout their future careers of the value of their local church involvement.

“I applaud Texas Health Huguley Hospital and Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church,” said Texas Conference President Elton DeMoraes, “for partnering to provide mentorship and internship opportunities to develop future full-time employees and engaged church leaders.”

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By A. Allan Martin, Ph.D.

Pastor

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