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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Dec 22, 2016
The Lord’s Prayer by Phil Lawton Our Father is the first in a series about The Lord’s Prayer written by Pastor Phil Lawton from the Seventh Day Baptist Chruch of Shiloh, NJ. Check out Phil’s blog at contemplatingkenosis.blogspot.com Our Father… These first two words set the stage for understanding the rest of the Lord’s Prayer. Every week, all...
Dec 22, 2016
by Ed Cruzan White Cloud SDB Church, MI It all began at a meeting of the Church of God of Michigan in their state conference held in White Cloud, MI, September 27-30, 1917. There was a celebration at that time when the Church of God delegates voted to “thereafter be known as Seventh Day Baptists.” Rev. D. Burdett Coon, from the Battle Creek Seventh Day Baptist...
Dec 22, 2016
by Elianna Chroniger SDB Church Alfred Station, NY In 1991, the Alfred Station Seventh Day Baptist Church got a new pastor. Now, 25 years later we are celebrating his ministry to our church. On September 10, 2016, the church took time to remember all of the things Rev. Dr. Kenneth Chroniger has done for his church and community. A reception, including a slide...
Dec 22, 2016
by Patti Wethington SDB Church, White Cloud, MI I’m pausing for a few moments to reflect on the past year. I remember the changes that took place — some of the challenges in the family; days when work seemed to never end; some events in our church that changed our understanding of community; some moments of celebration and tears of regret; the joy of a...
Dec 22, 2016
by Clinton R. Brown Executive Director Once upon a time, I took trip to do some ministry work in an economically challenged developing world country. While there I met another man on mission named Brian Winzenried. Brian shared that he made regular visits to the land where I was visiting and the focus of his ministry was discipling life application of...
Dec 22, 2016
Council on History Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History “Let me tell you what I wish I’d known when I was young and dreamed of glory: you have no control who lives, who dies, who tells your story.” — George Washington to Alexander Hamilton in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton.” For most of my tenure doing historic work among Seventh...
Dec 22, 2016
Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History The Council on Ministry is happy to announce a new scholarship has been started by Sister Jasmine Lynch of the West Palm Beach, FL, SDB Church in honor of her husband, Pastor Alcott Lynch, aimed towards aiding pastors receive leadership and pastoral training! In her establishment of the...
Dec 22, 2016
By: Pastors Joel and Judith Houts 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. I (Judith) first became aware of my call to serve God when I was about five years old. Joel’s call became real to him in the year 2000. The Agape Ministry, per se, began in Battle...