Nov 1, 2020

By Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History In 2017, the Barna Group, a Christian research company, released a study through a partnership with Pepperdine University called The State of Pastors. The study meant to evaluate “how today’s faith leaders are navigating life and leadership in an age of complexity.” The study noted that America’s pastors...

Nov 1, 2020

by Janet Thorngate An Equal Rights Story for Today This year Americans celebrated 100 years since the 19th Amendment to our Constitution assured women the right to vote. It was a long battle. Thirty-three years earlier, in one of the early skirmishes, ten women were arrested, indicted, tried, and convicted of voting illegally in Alfred, New York. Who were these...

Nov 1, 2020

            By Carl Greene Executive Director The school bus was something of a learning center for me during elementary school. It was on the bus that I was introduced to the card game “bloody knuckles,” and also learned the painful price of losing a game (there is some truth to the game’s name). In addition to critical socialization lessons, I also learned...

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,...