Heather-Dawn Small, MA
Director, Women’s Ministries
General Conference

Heather-Dawn Small is the director of the Department of Women’s Ministries at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist since 2005. Heather-Dawn is the wife of Pastor Joseph Small and the mother of two adult children.

Heather-Dawn has a MA in Leadership with an emphasis in Pastoral Care to Women, and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Inter-Cultural Studies at Western Seminary. As she travels the world she is passionate about seeing more women involved in evangelism by ministering through acts of love and through the Word, encouraging women to be involved in ministry to young women, and sharing the joy that God has given her despite life’s many challenges.

Her favorite word is “JOY”, her favorite saying is “Don’t let anyone steal your joy,” and her favorite text is Philippian 1:3, 4 “Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy.” (NLT)

She loves air travel, creative Bible journaling, embroidery, cardmaking, and stamp collecting and she enjoys ministering to women.