by Nicholas Kersten | May 14, 2025 | News
For the past two years, as part of our continuing efforts in leadership development, we have been gathering a cohort of young and emerging leaders to network with one another and to connect with the work of our General Conference. These impressive leaders have...
by Carl Greene | Oct 9, 2024 | SDB Exec Blog
Twenty-one people participated in the SDB Vital Preaching Retreat hosted at the SDB Center in Janesville, WI from September 13 -15, 2024.[1] This dynamic group includes SDB young adults who are refining their gifts and skills as faith communicators. In just over a...
by Nicholas Kersten | Aug 9, 2024 | Christian Education, Education, SDB News
One of the important emphases of our General Conference in the past couple of years has been identifying and equipping our younger and emerging leaders. Young adult life is a time of transitions and setting the patterns which will shape the rest of a life. SDBs have...
by Nicholas Kersten | Nov 30, 2023 | Christian Education, Education, School of Ministry, SDBU
The SDB School of Ministry, which is overseen by the Christian Education Council, is proud to announce that Registration for SDBU for the Spring 2024 semester is now open. Classes in both the Ministry Leadership and Pastoral Leadership Certificate programs are being...
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...
