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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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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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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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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Jan 23, 2017
By: Pastors Joel and Judith Houts Part 1 is in the January Sabbath Recorder The Agape Ministry Iglesia Bautista del Septimo Dia has asked for membership in the Conference. This is a hope to let you get to know them better. As we tried reaching new people, our people were being harassed by others. One gentleman stopped coming as a result and joined another...
Jan 23, 2017
by Michaella Osborn Boulder SDB Church, CO This summer I had the opportunity to serve on an SCSC project in Jamaica. I’ve had a passion for cross-cultural ministry for as long as I can remember, but this was my first experience actually doing it. When I got home I remember feeling like now that I’ve had this experience my life would magically change. I thought...
Jan 23, 2017
This month, we are happy to print the first article submitted in response to our request for local church history stories! See the January 2017 Sabbath Recorder for more information or contact Nick Kersten if you have your own story you would like to submit for consideration!” By Donna Sanford Bond SDB Church of Shiloh, NJ “Ilou,” Daddy said, “We’ve been...
Jan 23, 2017
Here are several questions you should ask yourself as you ponder a call to pastoral ministry: 1. Do I meet the qualifications laid out in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1? This is the place to start. If your character is not mature, stable, and (in a non-perfectionist way) exemplary, then you are not ready to be a pastor. This does not necessarily mean you are on the...
Jan 23, 2017
by Patti Wethington SDB Church, White Cloud, MI I’m praying your entry into 2017 has been enjoyable. For me, I spent my New Year’s celebration in Samobor, Croatia, with my daughter, Leanna, and her husband, Tomislav’. We stood on the balcony of her third floor apartment which overlooks the city and enjoyed a cascade of fireworks from multiple locations....
By Donna VanHorn Hallmark didn’t invent Valentine’s Day. But the greeting card giant, along with thousands of other retailers, has figured out over the years how to profit big-time from the February holiday’s sentimental theme. It is estimated this nation’s consumers, in 2016, spent a record $19.7 billion in honoring their special someone. A breakdown shows...
Dec 22, 2016
by Courtney Mattus SDB Church of Shiloh, NJ Ten years ago, the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Shiloh was given the opportunity to support Mark and Lera Hamilton, missionaries in Belarus, by participating in a shoebox ministry. The congregation packed shoeboxes that were sent overseas and distributed to children by the Hamilton family to spread the love of God....
Dec 22, 2016
by Theo Wilson Miami SDB Church, FL The evening of September 22, 2016, was one to remember, as brethren worldwide traveled to South Florida to celebrate Miami Seventh Day Baptist’s thirty-five years of ministry. This event truly marked a special milestone for the church and its existence, as it truly has made an impact on many lives and the surrounding...