by Carl Greene | Jun 2, 2021 | Church Development, Conference News, SDB Exec Blog
I would love to know your favorite rhubarb recipe. The following is not mine. My family enjoyed the sweet gooey goodness of smores roasted over an open campfire in our backyard. I savored a stalk of Rhubarb that I roasted on the end of a skewer. Savored might not be...
by Carl Greene | May 26, 2021 | Church Development, Conference News, Education, Pastoral Services, SDB Exec Blog
Fascinating Barna research data that came out in May 2021: “three-quarters of non-practicing Christians (74%) say they would be interested in churches if they offered preaching and programs on mental health.”[1] That is a lot of people who are searching. Will we...
by Carl Greene | Apr 7, 2021 | Church Development, Conference News, Council on Ministry, General Council, News, Pastoral Services, SDB Exec Blog, SDB News
Janesville, WI. The Seventh Day Baptist General Conference of USA and Canada has been awarded grant funding through a partnership with the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). As announced by Brian Kluth, Spokesperson for NAE Financial Health, “The National...
by Carl Greene | Mar 31, 2021 | Christian Education, Church Development, Education, News, SDB Exec Blog, SDB News
Here are some links you can use to catch up or get ahead across the upcoming days. 1) SDB Directors Nick Kersten and John Pethtel discuss how to identify leaders in churches and how coaching and mentoring are valuable tools in developing them. For the recorded event,...
by Carl Greene | Feb 17, 2021 | Christian Education, Church Development, SDB Exec Blog
Join Ellie and Carl as we talk about sledding misadventures and failed cow dancing in an effort to provide mid-winter encouragement in ministry. We face plenty of bumps and bruises along with times of wondering if our message is having an impact as we minister as...
by Carl Greene | Feb 10, 2021 | Christian Education, Church Development, SDB Exec Blog
Furniture making is like leadership development. Based on a quick Google search, this claim is fairly unique—yet also autobiographical. This tale is of a novice woodworker who completed a wooden breakfast table with some scratched hands and a unique (slightly...
