by Carl Greene | Nov 18, 2020 | Christian Education, Christian Social Action, Church Development, Conference News, Council on Ministry, Education, Pastoral Services, SDB Exec Blog, SDB News, Uncategorized, Women's Society
What is an important next step for us as a General Conference as we press further into church planting over the coming months? The answer is straight forward but requires an explanation: health. Health is honestly on my mind after our family recently ran two kids...
by Carl Greene | Oct 28, 2020 | Church Development, Conference News, Council on Ministry, General Council, SDB Exec Blog, SDB News, Uncategorized
While some announcements are simply the news that you have to share (which is usually bad news), other announcements are a joy to share because they reflect significant progress or something to celebrate. This is one of those joy filled announcements. On behalf of the...
by Carl Greene | Oct 21, 2020 | Christian Education, Church Development, Conference News, Council on Ministry, Education, General Council, Pastoral Services, SDB Exec Blog, SDB News, Uncategorized
Here is a quiz for you. What famous person received this criticism during their lifetime? “Alas, this man will never get anything done, for he is thinking about the end before he begins.” If you guessed Leonardo da Vinci, you would be correct. In fact, the genius...
by Carl Greene | Oct 7, 2020 | Church Development, Council on Ministry, SDB Exec Blog, Uncategorized
June 2020. My family entered the world of backyard chicken raising. Yes, we were a part of that 758% jump in Amazon searches for baby chick supplies.[1] But it has been so worth it. Look at the picture, chickens have such a cuddly, warm—well, they have personality...
by John Pethtel | Jul 31, 2020 | Christian Education, Christian Social Action, Church Development, Church News, Conference News, COSAR, Council on Ministry, Education, Featured Missions, General Council, History, Pastoral Services, School of Ministry, SCSC, SDB Exec Blog, SDB Missions, SDB News, Tract & Communication Council, Women's Society
We hope that you have enjoyed and benefitted from our Virtual Conference Week. The Directors and a team of amazing volunteers helped to make this week happen for you. Please visit the Virtual Conference Week 2020 page and you can get a recap of each day’s events...
by John Pethtel | Apr 7, 2020 | Church Development, Church News, Conference News, Council on Ministry, Pastoral Services, SDB Exec Blog, SDB News
This week for a majority of Christendom is Holy Week. Starting yesterday, with Palm Sunday (a celebration of the triumphal entry), and ending seven days later with Easter Sunday (a celebration of the resurrection), Holy Week has a significance for many Christians....
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