Loren Seibold
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What’s Next for the Compliance Document?
by André Reis | 19 October 2018 | Now that the controversial text of the document detailing a three-phase disciplinary process against “non-compliant” entities and their top officials has been approved by the General Conference Executive committee, what comes next? It seems to be a done deal at this point, as the General Conference Working […]
Compliance Floor Speeches, Part 3
The following were speeches made during the discussion of the compliance procedures on Sunday, October 14. Randy Roberts, pastor, Loma Linda University Church Brother Chair, Many of us have been praying about this process and the document before us today. I can assure you that I have been praying, and I am confident that you […]
Dr. Ranko Stefanovic on the Revelation Sabbath School Quarterly
by Ranko Stefanovic | 17 October 2018 | As most of you know, during these last few days, there has been much discussion regarding the Sabbath School Quarterly on Revelation to be studied the first quarter in 2019. There was some discussion about the Adult Bible Study Guide (ABSG) over some last minute changes to […]
Two Union Conferences Respond to “Compliance” Rules Voted by GC
18 October 2018 | Two of the largest units of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination in the United States have issued statements in response to the “Compliance” document voted by the governing body of the denomination on Sunday during its annual meeting. Officers of both the Columbia Union Conference and the Pacific Union Conference responded in […]
GCAC18: Battle Creek, Days 2 and 3
by Loren Seibold | 16 October2018 | My apologies that I didn’t write a report yesterday—Monday. I confess that after the vote on Sunday, some of the energy drained out of me, and left me a bit less motivated than I was on Sunday. Let me start with a couple of policy items from Monday. […]
Autumn Council 2018: A Pyrrhic Victory?
By Dan M. Appel | 14 October 2018 | In 279 B.C., King Pyrrhus of Epirus led his soldiers into battle in support of the Samnites against the Romans at the Battle of Asculum in Apulia. He won the day on the battlefield against the Roman army under the Consul Publius Decius Mus. But, in […]