By Kevin Butler Conference President 2021 Australian journalist Matthew Knott is a 32-year-old U.S. correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald. He was in New York City earlier...
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By Carl Greene Executive Director If your answer to this inquiry about a “Questionable Life” is no, then your church may not be healthy. Really. A questionable life is necessary...
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The global coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of millions of North Americans. Developing and maintaining healthy leaders and...
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Focus on Missions By Andy Samuels Chief Executive Director SDB Missionary Society Jesus has a master plan for transforming the world. His plan is that through the power of the...
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Jun 24, 2013
Brent Hannah ordained in Salem by Janet Thorngate Salem, W.Va. On May 4, 2013, the Salem, West Virginia, SDB Church celebrated the ordination of their pastor, Rev. Brent Hannah. Friends from sister churches and the community joined in the day’s festivities. Rev. Steven Crouch, pastor of the Bay Area, Calif., SDB Church (where Pastor Hannah had served as...
Jun 24, 2013
Ministry in Harmony by Clinton R. Brown Like the Apostle Paul’s illustration of the Church as a body—with each member serving their role according to their gifting and calling—so also are the Seventh Day Baptist boards and agencies to work cooperatively in their ministries. Each board and agency in our alliance is called to particular ministries. The Missionary...
Jun 24, 2013
SDB Pastor’s Retirement Fund by Jeanne Yurke The (old) Retirement Fund provides retirement and survivor benefits for retired pastors, missionaries, and denominational employees. The following provides some background on retired employee Jean Davis McAllister and her husband William who receives survivor benefits. Jean Davis McAllister was...
I tried to keep my disease a secret from others—even God by Madge Chroniger, Alfred Station, N.Y. When I was 7 or 8, I was diagnosed with childhood absence epilepsy. This kind of epilepsy causes you to lose consciousness for 4 to 20 seconds. At first I had no idea what to do. I remember thinking that everything was going to be harder—having to take pills...
A Helping Hand for your Bible study by Andrew Camenga Every Sabbath, Seventh Day Baptists around the world gather in Bible Study groups (frequently called Sabbath School) and explore what the Bible teaches. Many of the classes for adults choose to use the passage chosen by the Helping Hand in Bible Study—available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese thanks to...
Jun 24, 2013
This Experience Must Come by Executive Director, Rob Appel In September 2012 I took a spiritual retreat in the Rocky Mountains and was wondering how God was going to speak to me during this special time. On the morning of September 27th, in the lodge of Camp Paul Hummel, God spoke to me through an old familiar book. I picked up a copy of My Utmost For...
May 29, 2013
To boldly go… by Clint Brown “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” (Matthew 28:19) I found myself in a conversation recently about pop culture, fiction books and movies. Our discussion ranged from sparkly vampires to plucky hobbits. This took me...
May 24, 2013
Getting our kids to leave church (for missions) by Kevin Butler How interested or involved are your children in missions? How interested or involved is your church? Wouldn’t it be great if we could get all of our members to be outward-focused and mission-minded at an early age? The website “ministry-to-children.com” ran the following ideas for families to help...