by Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History In the September 2015 edition of the Sabbath Recorder, the Christian Education Council unveiled this year’s Scripture Memory Program. Selected by our Conference President, the Rev. Dr. Ken Chroniger, the verses in this year’s program were focused on the Conference theme, “Faith, Family, Education.”...
Merger Between SDB Historical Society and SDB General Conference Completed!
Merger Between SDB Historical Society and SDB General Conference Completed! by Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History On April 6th, we received paperwork at the General Conference offices which documented the finalizing of the merger between the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference of USA & Canada, Ltd. and the Seventh Day Baptist...
Just the Facts!
by Rob Appel Executive Director The Set Up During my travels this past six months, I have encountered a lot of confusion about the Conference, the Directors, locations, the Center, and of course, where I live and work. So allow me to clear up some of the confusion — at least for those of you who read the Sabbath Recorder. Here are the thoughts and...
End of the Road in Mozambique
May 20, 2016
By Clinton R. Brown Executive Director I will not soon forget the night in Mozambique I was driving down a roadway and the highway disappeared. It was April of 2016 and we had been visiting African SDB churches that day in the Milange District within sight of the border of Malawi. I was accompanied by Douglas Machado of Brazil, as a translator, because the...
Hell is for Christians
May 20, 2016
by Phil Lawton Assistant Pastor at the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Shiloh, NJ I believe in hell. I believe it is eternal. And I believe that people stay there. Most of you might not be surprised by me saying this, but some of you will be. Those that are closest to me might be downright shocked. But that is not why I’m writing this. No. The shocking thing is,...