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“A divine wake-up call?”

Posted by on Jan 15, 2021

By Kevin Butler Conference President 2021 Australian journalist Matthew Knott is a 32-year-old U.S. correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald. He was in New York City earlier...

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Alliance In Ministry

Does Your Church Live a Questionable Life?1

Posted by on Oct 1, 2020

By Carl Greene Executive Director If your answer to this inquiry about a “Questionable Life” is no, then your church may not be healthy. Really. A questionable life is necessary...

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Features

Announcement about Conference 2021

Posted by on 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...

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Departments

We’ve Heard the Cry

Posted by on Jan 15, 2021

Focus on Missions By Andy Samuels Chief Executive Director SDB Missionary Society Jesus has a master plan for transforming the world. His plan is that through the power of the...

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SDBs Honored As Medical Center Volunteers

SDBs Honored As Medical Center Volunteers

May 23, 2014

SDBs Honored As Medical Center Volunteers   ROME, GEORGIA. – The Rev. David and Bettie Pearson, volunteers with the Floyd Medical Center Auxiliary for 11 years, were named the Good Samaritan Volunteers of the Year on April 16, 2014. The award was presented at Floyd’s annual luncheon as part of National Volunteer Appreciation Month. The luncheon honors the...

It’s a “GOD” Thing!

It’s a “GOD” Thing! by Executive Director, Rob Appel   Have you ever experienced a time where you know it was God intervening on your behalf? Or, if you had gone ahead with your own plans, it might not have turned out so well, or not at all? Since this is the “Youth Issue,” this story does have to do with younger people—our own Stained Glass music...

Making Choice Choices

Making Choice Choices by Steven James   As we round the final turn and head for the finish line of Conference week in St. Paul, let’s explore some final choices that we can make by using our Scripture Memory verses.   The Most Important Choice and Its Voice – Joshua 24:14-15; Joshua 24:22 The first “choice” choice we must make is to choose the Lord,...

I’m Being Followed

I’m being followed By Casey Greene   Have you ever been “followed” by a Bible verse? No, it’s not literally following you, but suddenly it’s everywhere. You see it on a random poster you never noticed before. Then the pastor speaks on it Sabbath day. A few days later you see it in the passage you just happened to open up to. It’s alarming, and exciting....

Why Are SDBs so few in number?

Why Are SDBs so few in number?

May 23, 2014

Why are SDBs so few in number? by Clinton R. Brown     As I visit Seventh Day Baptist ministries in other countries, they will explain how they have a hard time in their communities with people not presuming they are Seventh-day Adventists. They share that the Adventists have built schools, universities, and churches in their region, so when you start...

Pastor Profile: Ericessen A. Cooper

Pastor Profile:  Ericessen A. Cooper

May 23, 2014

  Name: Ericessen A. Cooper Birthdate and place: December 30, 1962    St. Andrew, Jamaica Family: Wife: Crystal Children: Chenille, Jibreel, Kaila Education: Kingston College (High School) – Jamaica, 1978 Hunter College – B.A. Communications, 1985 Ministry Experience: Youth Fellowship President (1982, 1987-96), Youth Advisor (1997–2000), Moderator...

Correcting Mistakes, Part 3

Correcting Mistakes, Part 3 by Oscar Burdick          Note from Nick: This is the last of three articles correcting significant errors published about English SDB history found in Seventh Day Baptists in Europe and America, Volume 1 and 2, which was published by the General Conference in 1910.        We remind you that a document containing corrections...

Serving more than food (or Cheesecake)

Serving more than food (or Cheesecake)

May 23, 2014

Serving more than food (or Cheesecake) by Katrina Goodrich       Confession: Last year was the first time I had ever been to the Women’s Banquet. For those of you who have never gone to General Conference or never attended the banquet, it is typically an evening meal where women of the Conference dress up, leave children and husbands to their own...