Adventist Today

The Wilsons Speak Out: A Revealing ANN Interview on Faith and Leadership

by Björn Karlman | 10 July 2025 | Anyone who thought Ted Wilson planned on retreating to the shadows post-presidency was proved wrong today when Adventist News Network (ANN) published “Reflections From Our Former President Pastor Ted Wilson”—a lengthy interview with Ted and Nancy Wilson, hosted by Sam Neves, the […]

ATSS: Loren Seibold & Friends: A General Conference 2025 Roundtable

9 July 2025 | The Adventist Today team has spent the week covering the events of the General Conference here in St. Louis. We’ve seen new leaders be elected and changes being made in Adventist policy. More important, we have brushed shoulders with lovely people from around the globe, talked […]

LIVE: Day 8 Updates from GC Session 2025 in St. Louis

Hi, I’m Björn Karlman, AT exec director, and I’ll be providing live updates for day eight of the 62nd General Conference (GC) Session. Thanks for joining us! MOST RECENT UPDATES APPEAR FIRST: UPDATE: As the afternoon session is dedicated to regional caucus meetings away from the main stage, we are […]

Random Observations from Way, Way Upstairs on Day 7

by Loren Seibold | 9 July 2025 | A collection of thoughts and ideas and observations that have been piling up on my mental desk: I have seen my church… …and it’s not white anymore. All ya gotta do is walk around this building, and you’ll see mostly faces of […]

St. Lucia Church Reels from Devastating Fire

9 July 2025 | On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the St. Lucia Mission Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church burned down. According to one account: Units from the St. Lucia Fire Service and the St. Lucia Police Service responded quickly and worked tirelessly to contain the blaze, which spread rapidly through the […]

Finding Common Ground in the Nosebleeds

Pictured: Stephen Bohr and Björn Karlman by Björn Karlman | 9 July 2025 | Sitting in the nosebleed seats of the America’s Center convention center—AKA the assigned General Conference Session “external media” area—I found myself next to a new friend whose publication sits firmly on the ultra-conservative wing of Adventism. […]

LIVE: Day 7 Updates from GC Session 2025 in St. Louis

Hi, I’m Björn Karlman, AT exec director, and I’ll be providing live updates for day seven of the 62nd General Conference (GC) Session. Thanks for joining us! MOST RECENT UPDATES APPEAR FIRST: [5:45 PM CDT] The names are voted through and the associate directors take to the stage, joined by […]

I’m Mad as Hell, and I’m Not Going to Take It Anymore

by Loren Seibold | 8 July 2025 | Please forgive me: I’m going to whinge a bit. Because I’m fed up. The General Conference (GC) Session brings people from all around the world into one place. These are, presumably, some of the most faithful, generous, mission-minded Seventh-day Adventists in the […]

LIVE: Day 6 Updates from GC Session 2025 in St. Louis

Hi, I’m Björn Karlman, AT exec director, and I’ll be providing live updates for day six of the 62nd General Conference (GC) Session. Thanks for joining us! MOST RECENT UPDATES APPEAR FIRST: And that’s it for today, everyone. Thanks for following! [5:38 PM CDT] Here are the voted officers of […]

AT Asked the GC Executive Secretary and Treasurer If They’d Be OK With a Woman Taking Their Job. Here’s How They Responded.

Image: L-R: GC Treasurer Paul Douglas, GC Associate Director of Communications Sam Neves, and GC Executive Secretary Rick McEdward by Björn Karlman Yesterday, the announcement of division presidents for all 13 world divisions doubled as a sad reminder: not a single woman among them. At the July 7 General Conference […]

Monday: More Church Manual—[Yawn]

by Loren Seibold | 7 July 2025 | This is a big noisy meeting in an inferior space—spread out and confusing and noisy with bad acoustics. But as I look around, I’m moved by people from all over the world—not the big conference and union and division people with fancy […]

LIVE: Day 5 Updates from GC Session 2025 in St. Louis

Hi, I’m Björn Karlman, AT exec director, and I’ll be providing live updates for day five of the 62nd General Conference (GC) Session. Thanks for joining us! MOST RECENT UPDATES APPEAR FIRST: [5:06 PM CDT] In a bold move for both grammar enthusiasts and evangelists, Agenda Item 421, recommending changing […]

Comments of the Week June 30-July 6

Comments of the Week June 30-July 6 “Thou shalt not make unto thee any cut out image.” –Tihomir Odorcic joking about the cardboard cutout photo of Doug Bachelor Comments on articles about the General Conference (GC) Session, as well as several photos of the Adventist Today (AT) staff goofing off […]