Jan 24, 2020
Seventh Day Baptists are somewhat unique in our Sabbath belief in that we keep the seventh day Sabbath as motivated primarily out of our love for God and our desire to be in the blessings prescribed to that holy day. Our Statement of Belief says this about the Sabbath: We believe that the Sabbath of the Bible, the seventh day of the week, is sacred time, a gift...
Nov 26, 2019
By John J. Pethtel Director, Church Development & Pastoral Services Multiply Conference SDBs gathered in Colorado Springs to learn about “From Unbeliever to Church Planter” during the 5th annual MULTIPLY Church Development Conference. Twenty-five SDBs from many different churches came together on Thursday, November 14, 2019, for a pre-conference event with...
By Darrell Chilson Darrell was employed by the Adventist Church for nearly 40 years – seeking to bring the story of God’s amazing grace to Adventist congregations all over the United States. Following his retirement, he and Sammy attended the Bay Area Seventh Day Baptist Church in Pinole, CA, on January 4, 2014—the first Sabbath after retirement. The church was...
Jun 26, 2019
By Patty Petersen In business circles, a CRM is the main storage system for all things customer-related. For our Conference, it’s a central database for all things church-related, a “Church Relationship Management” tool. Churches are made up of people, so we also have information on individual Seventh Day Baptists, as well as those connected to us through...
May 28, 2019
By John J. Pethtel Director Pastors Conference 2019 Fifty-nine pastors and spouses came together April 26-28, 2019, for our annual Pastors Conference in Milton, WI. The theme was “MOBILIZE” and we got a chance to hear stories of mobilizing from around our Conference as well as from our special guests from Q Place. There was a great time of fellowship and fun...
By John J. Pethtel Two New Awards for Pastors The SDB Council on Ministry is pleased to increase the recognition of our local church pastors by initiating two new annual awards: The David L. Taylor Pastor’s Heart Award and the Excellence in Preaching Award. The David L. Taylor Pastor’s Heart Award will be an annual recognition award established in honor and...