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 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 5, 2020 | Church Development, Conference News, Council on Ministry, Education, Pastoral Services, School of Ministry, SDB Exec Blog, SDB News, Uncategorized
Save the dates! This update about our Annual SDB Pastors Conference is provided by the Director of Pastoral Services, Rev. John Pethtel. I am personally looking forward to the opportunity to soak in the content of this event, and especially eager to experience the...
by John Pethtel | Feb 14, 2019 | Church Development, Church News, Conference News, Council on Ministry, General Council, Pastoral Services, School of Ministry, SDB Exec Blog, SDB Missions, SDB News
Team 21 is part of the ADVANCE initiative to promote, support, and fund church planting among SDBs. We are seeking out people who will donate $21 each month towards church planting, pray at least 21 minutes each week (3 minutes per day average) and for 21 days...
by John Pethtel | Jan 8, 2019 | Church News, Conference News, Council on Ministry, Pastoral Services, School of Ministry, SDB Exec Blog, SDB News
Our 2019 SDB Pastors Conference will take place from April 26-28 in Milton, WI. The theme will be MOBILIZE. All serving or retired pastors and their spouses are welcome to attend. Anyone who is training for pastoral ministry or is feeling a call to pastoral ministry...
