Sep 26, 2018
By Katrina Goodrich Excerpts from the exit testimonies of SCSC students from Team Breathe After being told about SCSC, I believed it would be an excellent way to grow in the Lord and serve others at the same time, so I sent in my application. At the beginning of this summer, I began to question why I chose to do SCSC. I was enjoying being home from...
Sep 26, 2018
by Alan Briggs There’s been a lot of talk about pastors in recent days. Blogs, posts, tweets and major media outlets have been abuzz about the challenges of the pastoral vocation. I lead in several spheres, but one of those has been pastor. For twelve years I have experienced the joy, heartbreak, victory and loss of walking with people through the dark caverns,...
Sep 26, 2018
by John J. Pethtel Pastoring a church is NOT an easy job. This Pastor’s Appreciation Month (and every day) I wanted to share 9 ways you can encourage your pastor (or pastors). Thank them. It’s not easy to preach every week. It’s not easy to carry the burden of ministry every day. A pastor rarely hears “thank you.” A good pastor isn’t in the ministry for...
Sep 26, 2018
By Jane Mackintosh Conference President “Okay, God, You are the One who got me into this, so what do You want to do next year?” This was the question I asked after I had officially been elected as President Elect and I now had to face the fact that this was real. If you had ever asked me if I would be willing to take on the presidency of our Conference,...
Sep 6, 2018
By Karen Payne The Robe of Achievement committee consisting of Janet Butler, Marcy Kersten, and Karen Payne chose this year’s recipient from several worthy nominations. Like many previous Robe recipients, our honoree is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She has been a member of only one church where she serves as a deaconess. Our recipient is a breast cancer...
Sep 6, 2018
By Pastor Bill Shobe Dodge Center, MN My first impression of Africa took place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. After long flights from Minnesota, we were greeted by the leaders of the local church and escorted to our hotel. The next morning they came for us and we arrived for Sabbath worship over an hour late. I hate to be late! We entered the building to find...