Karnik Doukmetzian
Karnik Doukmetzian, JD, is general counsel for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States.
Articles by Karnik Doukmetzian
Pastor, are you on board?
April 2025
Many of us, as pastors or administrators, belong to a variety of institutional boards. Therefore it is vital we understand the important roles and functions we serve on them, including our fiduciary responsibilities. Some of us have not been…
The pastor and the law: Challenges of pastoring in a legally charged environment
July 2009
Editor’s note: While many of the examples in this article are based on the legal situation in the United States, we believe that readers around the world will benefit from the principles discussed.
Pastors today have an increasingly…