We want to provide you with a few announcements and opportunities surrounding this time to keep you informed and provide you with ways to serve others and for us to serve you. Cancellations The General Council has announced (in the letter on page 2) the cancellation of our annual Conference Week from July 26–August 1. We also cancelled the...
Be a “Coach”
Apr 28, 2020
By JR Shick The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” —Genesis 2:15 (NIV 1984) When I was younger and in my father’s household I was given instructions to do chores of various kinds. Dishes, cleaning, cutting the grass, taking out the trash, and anything my father and mother told me...
A Generous Steward
Apr 28, 2020
By Rob Appel A few years ago, I was asked by one of our newer congregations about tithing, and especially about the difference between tithes and offerings. I spoke privately with the pastor about the joys and blessings of someone who is a faithful tither and gave him my wife’s and my personal testimony about being faithful givers. The...
2020 Annual Sessions Cancelled
The Seventh Day Baptist General Council, after considerable prayer and in consultation with the Conference President, Host Committee, Conference Directors, and Allied Societies, has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 General Conference session. This decision was made in light of the significant disruption caused by the novel coronavirus. There is...
For the Love…
Mar 25, 2020
By Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History “…And [Jesus] answered them, ‘O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.’” —Mark 9:19 (ESV) What does it mean to have selfless love for one another as Christ does for us? I suspect if you asked the question of most Seventh Day...