Jan 20, 2021

By Patty Petersen One of the best parts of my job as the New Contacts and Data Management Coordinator for our Conference is hearing the excitement of people who have newly discovered God’s holy day, the seventh-day Sabbath. They are very excited to find Baptists who keep the Sabbath. Their next question is usually, “Is there a church near me?” And my reply is...

Jan 20, 2021

By Carl Greene Executive Director I crave efficient schedules. I color code my calendar so I know not only how much time I have committed each day, but also what I am investing in each day. I schedule my electronic reminders to ensure that I do not forget commitments…and Sabbath Recorder article deadlines. I track the number of hours that I invest in...

Jan 20, 2021

An Update By Pastor Darrell Chilson It all started with an earnest desire to reach “Phoenix for Christ” (an article so named in the Sabbath Recorder of September 2019) and an opportunity to establish a Sabbath ministry in the fifth largest city in the United States. This new ministry had to be Christ-centered, and the telling of His story the focus of its...

Jan 20, 2021

By Pastor Ron Higson Thanks Patricia for the opportunity to share our experience and to encourage those who may be contemplating planting a Seventh Day Baptist church. When I told my wife that Patricia emailed about writing an article about church planting for the Sabbath Recorder, the first words out of her mouth were, “It’s not for the faint of heart.” Those...

Jan 20, 2021

            By Pastor Chuck Meathrell Possibly the toughest thing I have ever had to do as a pastor is to move on from Jacob’s Well Church in South Carolina. I have sometimes felt that it must be something like sending your child off to college. You hope and pray that she remains focused, that she clings to the King, and that she hangs onto the lessons you...