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...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
Nov 1, 2020
By Althea Rood Having been SCSC training director for several years, I have had the joy of being able to watch God develop leaders. About a year ago, I attended pastors’ conference and had my joy multiplied as I watched several former SCSCers lead in worship, Bible study, etc. It gave me an opportunity to rejoice in what God has done in these young men and...
by Rob Appel From the SDB Vision Map: “We must develop and support new and existing leaders who will work through healthy local churches. Leaders include pastors, as well as people who have served, are serving, or desire to serve in local churches.” Seventh Day Baptists decided many years ago that one of the aspects in our Vision Map was to identify, encourage,...
Oct 1, 2020
By John Pethtel From November 12-15, 2020, the sixth annual MULTIPLY Church Development Conference will take place virtually. The Director of Church Development and the Council on Ministry have been working to help provide an opportunity for those who are seeking to start new SDB expressions of faith or revitalizing their ministry to have a place to learn and...
Oct 1, 2020
Everyday Theology Applications for Questions of the Faith By Pastor Phil Lawton I’m tired. I’m tired of the American political system. I’m tired of telling my liberal Christian friends that the media is being misleading about the things Trump says. I’m tired of telling them that one video clip of a shooting is not the whole story. I’m tired of arguing with them...
Oct 1, 2020
By Holly Probasco Young Adult page This summer I participated in my first year in SCSC—my project was at my home church in Shiloh, NJ. Obviously this year turned out differently than everyone expected, but training and project still were both great experiences. I am thankful that I was able to be part of “Team Change.” During the first week of my project, I...
Oct 1, 2020
By Nick Kersten, Director of Education & History And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” So I answered, “O Lord God, You know.” —Ezekiel 37:4 There are a variety of ways to measure the life and vitality of a church, but surely one way is how public the faith of a congregation is outside the walls of the meeting house (or the frames of your...
By Katrina Goodrich Women’s Society The following is a compilation of excerpts from the exit testimonies of SCSC Team Change… You would think by now we would all know that these are the moments that God loves to use. He uses the weakest of people to show His strength. He uses the biggest storms to show His peace. And this summer I was reminded...
Oct 1, 2020
By Andy Samuels Chief Executive Director SDB Missionary Society If we’re all honest, we would have to admit that our local church could do with some revitalization; new life, new vigor, new vitality. Of course, all of that comes through and from the Life-Giver himself, the Lord Jesus Christ. But how does it happen? One of the ways is to seek to engage the young...