Rob Appel Executive Director Last month I wrote about the benefits of having a Conference of churches, the Seventh Day Baptist Conference of churches! The fact that we can reach further, and do more, when we have a larger pot of spiritual gifts, experiences, perspectives, and resources for Kingdom work, is a huge reason for the pooling of our resources. I...
Updating Our Website
by Joel Osborn, Milton, WI As Communication Director of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist, I was given the task of updating our web site. The current web site was created more than a decade ago — so it was dated and built on an older web platform that made it somewhere between difficult and impossible to update. The site had been created by a local company and we...
A Foster Home?
Nov 22, 2017
by Katrina Goodrich Once upon a time, not too long ago, I became the member of a foster home for an adorable puppy. Fostering a puppy was not on any list I had or something I had been wanting. It was very much an unexpected event. Not necessarily an unwelcome one — even at 3 am when the poor little guy, who hadn’t slept a wink to this point, was barking...
A Walk with Jesus in Cana
Nov 22, 2017
by Clinton R. Brown Executive Director I have heard and experienced that it is challenging to hold unforgiveness, hatred, or generally bad feelings towards someone if you are praying for him. I had an experience in Lebanon that I believe gave me some insight into caring for others like Jesus does. In October 2017, I was traveling with Gabriel Bejjani,...
A Week in the Life of the Church Bus
Nov 22, 2017
by Steven Moncrief SDB Church of Shiloh, NJ It was the week of October 9th and I knew that something was up. I had been sitting in my normal spot where I wait for long periods of time for someone to take me for a drive. Over the past several years I have been a part of the Shiloh SDB Church family. I have been used for several youth outings; have been to one...
Are You and Your Church In? – Part One
by Rob Appel Executive Director For over 300 years in North America, Seventh Day Baptists have been commissioned by Jesus Christ to use their gifts and resources to share His gospel. Today, we continue to advance His mission in a unique way. There are benefits of having a Conference of churches! We can reach further and do more when we have a larger pot...