by Katrina Goodrich We are incredibly blessed as a denomination to have an established program like Summer Christian Service Corps (SCSC). It’s been equipping young adults for leadership for over 50 years and has made a transformative difference in the lives of its participants and those who come into contact with them. This isn’t the sort of program that many...
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The “Whys” of Child Protection
by Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History In the December issue of the Recorder, I suggested that it was a good and necessary thing for local member churches of our General Conference to implement child protection policies to guide and direct their ministry to our youngest participants. That column introduced a broad topic, and in response,...
Why Your Church May Struggle to Find Leaders
Mar 23, 2017
by John Pethtel There’s a big difference between a volunteer and a leader. A volunteer in your church will move stuff around. A leader will move stuff forward. Both are important, but leaders will provide exponential growth. A lot of churches are not very good at engaging, inspiring and working with volunteers. But we’re even worse when it comes to developing...
Conference 2017 – LAX via Metro Rail
Mar 23, 2017
LAX via Metro Rail Arriving to Los Angeles from LAX via Metro Rail Departing from Los Angeles LAXvia Metro Rail LAX — Los Angeles International Airport There are three LAX transportation options to get to and from the airport into the city: CHEAP: all Metro Rail $1.50, $3.00 or $4.50 REASONABLE: FlyAway Bus and Metro Rail $9.75 TRAFFIC JAM-PRONE...
Salt of the Earth
Feb 22, 2017
by Karissa Bornemann Milton SDB church, WI “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” —Matthew 5:13 (NIV) This past January, 35 young adults traveled to Milton, WI, and braved the below-zero temperatures for our...
We Are Not Doomed
Feb 22, 2017
by Katrina Goodrich In the course of my college career I took a psychology class called Motivation and Emotion. The goal of the course was fairly self-explanatory — learn about emotion and motivation and how they work together. I can’t recall exactly what spurred the discussion — if there had been a recent crisis or if it was brought up in the flow of course...
Times Like These
Feb 22, 2017
By Erin Inabnit What are “Times Like These”? We’ve all heard the sayings — the same sentiments worded slightly differently along the two general themes: self-reliance and depending on God. “In times like these, we need to band together!” “In times like these, you have to rely on God’s strength!” “It’s times like these that make us stronger!” “Its times like...
The Lord’s Prayer: Holy is Your Name…
Feb 22, 2017
by Phil Lawton I didn’t sleep well last night. I woke up this morning to the news that one of my friends had died in automobile accident. I was crushed. Not just because a friend was gone, but because it just seemed like one more thing. Lately it seems like the world is falling apart. The news is never joyful. My Facebook feed constantly reminds me that humans...