Jamaican SDB Pastors In North America By Rev. Andy Samuels Over the last 40 years—approximately the span of a generation—no less than 27 Jamaicans or men of Jamaican descent have served as Pastor, Assistant Pastor, or Associate Pastor of a Seventh Day Baptist Church in North America. That is quite a remarkable occurrence when considered from any...
Above & Beyond
Above & Beyond by Katrina Goodrich Sometimes a word or phrase is spoken and it sticks with you. There are some lines that don’t fade into your memory (movie quotes, Bible verses, BAZINGA!). During SCSC training one year, our team was given some advice I think about often. We were told that when we finished a task we should look around, find...
Me? A missionary??
Jun 24, 2014
Me? A missionary?? by Paul Andries Wow! Missions. Mission field. Missionary. These are words that I would have never associated with myself, having had no special training in that area. I never envisioned myself talking about mission work, let alone going on mission trips. I considered “missionaries” as unique (strange) individuals. Yet, here I am...
Preparing to Answer
Jun 24, 2014
Preparing to Answer by Patty Petersen I just finished a 9-month assignment helping a new Seventh Day Baptist church get planted in Kingman, Arizona. How did I get into this unlikely role of church planter? Looking back, I can see God preparing me step by step. The early days I chose to follow Jesus when I was 12, at church...
Study on Missions Theology begins
Jun 24, 2014
Study on Missions Theology begins by Miriam Berg Over the past few months, I have had the opportunity to send out e-mail studies about missions to the people in my church. We started in Genesis and have been working our way through the Bible. What follows is the first lesson of twelve. These studies will be available on the Missionary Society’s...