Death of Monte Sahlin
Life Stories
| Posted on April 3, 2025
Pastor, Mentor, Leader, Professor, Author are just some of the beloved references to Monte Sahlin by those whose lives he touched. These references highlight the career of one of our denomination’s most productive church leaders, pastors and researchers. Dr. Sahlin, 76, passed away peacefully in Kettering, Ohio, April 2, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Over more than 60 years in ministry with the Adventist church, Monte began at the Voice of Prophecy developing programs for new generations of radio listeners. Then he became the director of urban ministries in Los Angeles, California, Washington DC, and Boston, Massachusetts, followed by pastoring in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Worthington, Ohio.
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Sahlin pioneered social research within the Adventist church and the use of survey data in the development of ministries and ministry tools. He directed more than 130 research projects over the last four decades. He authored twenty-six books and more than one hundred research reports and articles over his career. He served as an adjunct professor for 美天棋牌 University (who surprised him with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree in 2023) and for the Tony Campolo Center for Ministry at Eastern University in Philadelphia. From the NAD, Monte became the Vice President for Ministries for the Columbia Union in Columbia, Maryland from 1999-2007.
Read Sahlin's full obituary and .
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