Our Directors:

Elaine Oliver

Elaine Oliver is Associate Director of the Department of Family Ministries for the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church World Headquarters since June 2010.

Elaine Oliver is a licensed clinical professional counselor and a certified family life educator (CFLE) by the National Council on Family Relations. She holds Masters degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Counseling Psychology, and Higher and Adult Education and a BS in business administration and accounting. Elaine Oliver is also a PhD Candidate in Educational Psychology. She is an adjunct professor of Marriage and Family at the Adventist University of Africa. Prior to her current position, she served as a university administrator and as a marriage and family consultant for several organizations.

With her husband Willie, Elaine Oliver conducts marriage conferences, retreats, relationship seminars, and leadership training conferences around the world. They are founders of From This Day Forward marriage conferences, Journey Toward Intimacy marriage conferences, authors of the Real Family Talk column in Adventist World Online. They are editors of the annual Family Ministries Resource Book and of Adventist Families: A Pan-African Perspective. They are also authors of three books: Real Family Talk: Answers to Questions About Love, Marriage, and SexHope for Today’s Familiesthe world missionary book for 2019 and Connected: devotional readings for an intimate marriage. The Olivers also produce and host a weekly family strengthening program on the Hope Channel called Real Family Talk with Willie and Elaine Oliver.

Willie and Elaine have been married for 40 years, they have two adult children, a son-in-law, and two grandchildren, and enjoy beach vacations, exotic cuisines, and spending time with family and friends.

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Willie Oliver

Willie Oliver is an ordained minister, pastoral counselor, family sociologist, and a certified family life educator (CFLE) by the National Council on Family Relations. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology with concentrations in Gender and Family and Social Stratification, Masters degrees in Religion, and in Sociology and a BA in Theology.

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Our Directors

Willie and Elaine Oliver are directors of the Department of Family Ministries for the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church World Headquarters since June 2010.

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