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...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
Mar 20, 2018
The entire Seventh Day Baptist Community from around the world is mourning the tragic passing of Pastor Jonas Sommer, his wife Clarice, and their children Marcos and Paula. An auto accident in their homeland of Brazil is responsible for claiming their lives on February 15, 2018. Pastor Jonas was the President of the Seventh Day Baptist World Federation. ...
Mar 20, 2018
Rev. Carl Greene Hebron SDB Church, PA I am intrigued by some of the interview questions ascribed to major companies. For instance, an interview at Whole Foods Market might entail this question: “Would you rather fight 1 horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses?” Keep thinking about that one while you consider a question that might be posed in a Trader Joe’s...
Mar 20, 2018
By Pastor Scott Hausrath “Doh! Did I actually eat that entire bag of chips?” “Did I really get that intimate with my girlfriend?” “Why in the world did I cut and run after that fender bender?” These are some of the questions I’ve asked myself after making choices that were clearly not God’s will for me. Why is it that I, that we, so often make choices like...
By Katrina Goodrich “It is women who make Jesus known in the world and yet it is men who critique their spirituality.” Hearing this statement was like a punch to the gut as I was scrolling through my facebook feed, lounging on my couch, relaxing after a long day of work, and listening to this video that automatically started playing on my feed. Mike McHargue...
Feb 23, 2018
By Brenda Rankhorn I’m sure most, if not all of you, have ridden a bike. Before my sons were out of school for the summer I had made a habit of taking a bike ride in the mornings. I enjoyed these early morning bike rides so much that I had found several 5-6-mile bike routes that I could take. I would attach my water jug to the bike and set an app on my phone to...
Feb 23, 2018
By Rob Appel Executive Director Last May I received a birthday card from my daughter and her family. When you opened up the card, the song by Pharrell Williams entitled “Happy” started playing. My youngest granddaughter procured the card immediately and it is now her card. Why? Because when she opens it and the music starts playing, her whole face beams! It...
Feb 23, 2018
by Jeremiah Owen Ten years ago, thoughts about broadcasting your church service would have involved lots of dollar signs — and some animated discussions about mortgaging the church property! With the advent of Facebook Live, YouTube Live and many other livestream options, the question is more about who will be in charge of setting up a cell phone on a tripod....
By Sarina Villalpando Maranatha Community Church in Colton, CA I’m going to start this by saying, I’m not a professional historian or researcher and I might not have all my facts straight but thought I would spread the knowledge I have gathered. Understanding where things came from, why they are important, how they came from point A to point B and all the...