Loren Seibold
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Loma Linda University Church Considers the 2018 GC Compliance Efforts
7 October 2018 | On Friday night and at both church services and at special discussions held at the Sabbath School time and Sabbath afternoon, October 6-7, 2018, the Loma Linda University Church (LLUC) under the leadership of Randy Roberts, considered a document that will presented to the upcoming 2918 Annual Council of the Adventist […]
Recovering from Compliance Fever
By Loren Seibold | 5 October 2018 | Our denomination is suffering a fever right now. Everywhere you look, people are on a boil: frightened and angry over Elder Wilson’s compliance proposals. It’s disappointing how tone-deaf our GC leaders seem to be. But “the Adventist FBI”? The GC as the “beast that would ‘make […]
Staging a Show of Loyalty
By Glenda Maxson Davidson Daniel 3:5,13 & 16-18, NIV “’As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a […]
Oregon Conference Disputes GC Handling Tithe Out of Compliance with Policy
5 October 2018 | Oregon Conference has today sent a letter to the General Conference, asking that it return to a substantial amount of tithe that was given through the General Conference so the the giver could be anonymous. Giving through the General Conference is allowed, according to GC Working Policy V 09 05 5.c, […]
North American Division Women Clergy Organization Joins Dissent Against “Compliance”
4 October 2018 | The NAD Women’s Ministerial organization has joined the call for rejection of the “compliance” procedures being pushed by GC leaders. Says the statement, In anticipation of the upcoming General Conference Annual Council, many women of the church, and many women who serve the church, are sensing themselves to be powerless, and […]
Open Letter Against Compliance Review Committee Collecting Signatures from African Scholars
4 October 2018 | A letter opposing the compliance review committee initiative is currently being circulated among African scholars for their signatures. The letter was forwarded to Adventist Today by Dr. Gerald T. du Preez, education director of the Southern Africa Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and Signs of the Times editor. The introduction identifies the intended […]
Columbia Union Executive Committee Makes Appeal on Compliance
3 October 2018 | A statement dated 2 October from the Columbia Union Executive Committee begins, “The General Conference Administrative Committee’s proposed new system of committees to assure compliance and uniformity within the global church will not result in the unity it seeks.” The statement is published in full in the union conference’s magazine, the […]
Iowa-Missouri Conference Requests No-Confidence Vote in GC Leadership
2 October 2018 In a letter to constituents dated 1 October, Dean Coridan, president of the Iowa-Missouri Conference, denounces the General Conference administration’s compliance procedures. After quoting Ellen White’s strong criticism of General Conference overreach in her day (Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers pp. 291, 292), Coridan writes, “I believe we must heed her counsel and […]