Nov 24, 2015
Alliance in Ministry Rob Appel Executive Director Mission: The reason for our existence At the General Conference sessions in July 2015, the General Council shared with all in attendance a document called the “Vision Map.” This document laid out for the reader and viewer four distinct areas that the General Council believes define and move forward...
What Should Your Church Be Aware Of? Executive Director Rob Appel The U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding Same-Sex Marriage The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on June 26, 2015, holding that the Fourteenth Amendment requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex. This decision also requires states to recognize a marriage between...
Jun 29, 2015
TAKING A SPIRITUAL RETREAT Alliance in Ministry Executive Director Rob Appel I have tried to go on at least two Spiritual Retreats per year. These times of reflection and connecting have been very beneficial to me. I do it in a hope of serving God and Seventh Day Baptists with a renewed purpose. On May 17-19, 2015 I finished my first retreat of this calendar...
Jun 2, 2015
April was a BLUR Executive Director, Rob Appel On April 2 I left for a trip to Brazil. I was going down to Brazil to give a seminar to fifteen T.I.M.E. students on one weekend and then give the commencement speech to 25 graduating T.I.M.E. students the following weekend. I led a leadership seminar in the city of Santo Antonio do Sudoeste, in the state of...
Peace and Unity By Executive Director, Rob Appel Last month I wrote: “We all need to accept the people who came before us, and who are coming behind us. In unity and understanding, encourage those who do things differently in a positive way (even though things are not being done my way). And I also left you with “how we all can work together in maintaining our...
“GiverAdvisor” Rob Appel, Executive Director “I looked up on “GiverAdvisor” to see who are the most caring, compassionate, helpful, friendly, kind people in their communities, and generous in the causes they choose to support. I was not surprised to see it was Seventh Day Baptists.” Although the above scenario is not true — there really is no...