Nov 26, 2018
By Jane Mackintosh Conference President Last month I shared my first idea about how we can “get ready” as Seventh Day Baptists to serve the Church when she returns to the Sabbath. The first idea was to pursue Biblical counseling, training to help with the woundedness of people sitting in our churches. Doug and I just returned from Florida where we spent a...
By Frank Mazza SDB Church of Shiloh, NJ Have you ever gone to the doctor for a check-up and got a report that was different than you expected? Recently, I went in for an annual physical and was told that my cholesterol was high. Dangerously high. At first, there was some denial. I am relatively young, active and have a well-balanced diet. I was not expecting to...
Nov 26, 2018
By John J. Pethtel Director of Church Development &Pastoral Services GEORGIA AND FLORIDA SDBS GATHER FOR ASSOCIATION MEETINGS SDBs from Georgia and Florida gathered together in Plantation, FL, from November 9 to 11, 2018, for their annual association meetings held at the Sawgrass Inn and Conference Center. The theme chosen by Association President...
Nov 26, 2018
By Pastor Andy Samuels General Secretary The General Secretary of the Seventh Day Baptist World Federation is pleased to announce the election of Pastor Luciano Barreto Nogueira de Moura as President of the organization. Pastor Luciano serves in the Seventh Day Baptist Conference of Brazil. His election was ratified by a majority of the World Federation member...
By Becca Uhlich Seattle Area SDB Church Auburn, WA I want you to try to think of a time when you felt distanced from God—when it felt like you were trying to talk and there wasn’t anybody there responding, or even listening. I’ve been struggling with listening to God and finding the different ways He speaks to me recently, and I hadn’t even realized it. Once I...
Oct 26, 2018
by Clinton R. Brown Some of our SDB families have made it part of their year-end tradition to select items from our suggested gift list to support the ministry work of our Seventh Day Baptists brothers and sisters around the world. During this season when much of the world celebrates the greatness of our Father’s love and the...