Five Years of Grace

Five Years of Grace

Dec 21, 2017

By Louie Brown Worship Leader Grace Seventh Day Baptist Church Grace Seventh Day Baptist Church, in Bloomington, MN, has been our spiritual home for over five years. Our first Sabbath service we gathered in Greg and Carol Olson’s living room. We had no way to envision what God would do from this humble beginning. Pastor Dale Rood (Dodge Center SDB) greeted us,...

The Pulse of a Healthy Church, Part 3: Bad Witnessing 101

by Rev. Carl Greene Hebron SDB Church, PA   I was one of the most feared pitchers in my Little League Division. Batters would come to the plate with white knuckled twitches as they held their bat and sweat flowed from their brows. I could throw the ball fast and hard. I also had lousy ball control. I could not get many batters out, but man, they feared me!...

Soul Care

Soul Care

Jun 23, 2017

by John J. Pethtel Director of Church Development & Pastoral Services     Fifty SDB pastors and spouses gathered together in Alfred Station, NY, to fellowship and study with one another from April 25 to 27, 2017. The theme for the week was “Soul Care.” They learned about ways to better take care of themselves and their congregations when they are...

Agape Ministry Iglesia Bautista del Septimo Dia — Part 2

Agape Ministry Iglesia Bautista del Septimo Dia — Part 2

Jan 23, 2017

By: Pastors Joel and Judith Houts Part 1 is in the January Sabbath Recorder The Agape Ministry Iglesia Bautista del Septimo Dia has asked for membership in the Conference. This is a hope to let you get to know them better. As we tried reaching new people, our people were being harassed by others. One gentleman stopped coming as a result and joined another...

Life on Mission: Awakening

Life on Mission: Awakening

Nov 28, 2016

by Patti Wethington SDB Church, White Cloud, MI   This journey “On Mission” is amazing — evolving and never ending. One of my desires for this year and throughout the conference experience is that there would be a renewing of relationship with God. Maybe I should call it an awakening — the kind of experience where you see something with fresh eyes that...