Apr 1, 2021
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 healthy churches continues to be the main focus of our General Conference ministries. With this focus in mind, we come to you with news concerning plans for Conference Week 2021. Out...
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...