by John Pethtel | Mar 15, 2020 | Church Development, Church News, Conference News, Council on Ministry, General Council, Pastoral Services, School of Ministry, SDB Exec Blog, SDB News
To my SDB Pastor Colleagues, After meeting with General Council on Friday, March 13 and in considering the timelines for many closures, the uncertainty of travel, the restrictions of bi-vocational employers, and the advice of the state of Colorado Health Department,...
by John Pethtel | Mar 13, 2020 | Church News, Conference News, General Council, Pastoral Services, SDB Exec Blog, SDB News
Dear Seventh Day Baptists, I wanted to take a moment to address the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and what our response as the bride of Christ (the church) should look like amid the fear, concern, and chaos that we are witnessing throughout North America. As I am...
by Carl Greene | Mar 11, 2020 | SDB Exec Blog, Uncategorized
One of the great disappointments in life is when your hero lets you down. I do want to be careful on the word hero though. When I refer to a hero, I do not mean that perfect person that I want to emulate. I am referring to someone who has done something great, or...
by Carl Greene | Mar 4, 2020 | Church Development, Church News, Pastoral Services, SDB Exec Blog, SDB News, Uncategorized, USA (FL) - Miami SDB Church
This past Sabbath, February 29th, I had the honor of participating in the Pastoral Installation Service of Pastor Ben and Sister Marcella Figueroa at the Miami Seventh Day Baptist Church. The theme of the service was appropriately focused on: “It’s a New Season! ...
by Carl Greene | Feb 26, 2020 | Christian Education, Church Development, Conference News, Education, School of Ministry, SDB Exec Blog, Uncategorized
“Kingdom-seekers teach another’s truth. They sow God’s seed, not their own ideas. Different farmers may have different ways of sowing, but the seed is vital. So the kingdom-seeker is not preoccupied with style or method, but with communicating God’s truth. And...
by Carl Greene | Feb 19, 2020 | Christian Social Action, Conference News, SDB Exec Blog, Uncategorized
As posted on January 15th, 2020, there was a very real and present need in Puerto Rico following a series of earthquakes. Infrastructure and personal property, which was just beginning to be rebuilt after the disastrous hurricanes in 2017, was struck once again. And...
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