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The exit interview

Friday, November 8, 2019

Professor Ray Roennfeldt thanks his colleagues for their contribution to the cause in an interview marking the end of a tenure as Avondale’s oldest and third-longest serving president. Public Relations Officer Brenton Stacey also asks the retiring 72-year-old about his leadership and his legacy.

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Team builder now to let others lead

Monday, November 4, 2019

Avondale will begin searching for a new president and vice-chancellor following Professor Ray Roennfeldt’s announcement of his retirement after 11 years in the role.

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“Enough!”

Friday, November 16, 2018

A speech of note set the tone for the commissioning service of Avondale Seminarian Dr Wendy Jackson. President Professor Ray Roennfeldt’s welcome expressed his frustration with the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church’s decision not to give regional divisions the autonomy to ordain women. This is what he said.

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Justice, equality in my own words

Friday, August 11, 2017

Professor Ray Roennfeldt has closed a conference in London exploring unity in diversity within the Seventh-day Adventist Church. His message: treating each other justly and equitably is as important as correctly interpreting Scripture. Public Relations Officer Brenton Stacey asked Roennfeldt about Scripture and the church and how he reconciles his reading of one with the practice of the other.