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When Glory Took a Hike

by Larry Downing  | 19 October 2018  | Our investment in foreign missions has brought unexpected returns, with interest! Those who observed or participated in the recent General Conference (GC) Fall Council listened with interest as pastors, administrative personnel and other representatives to the General Conference Executive Committee responded to the proposed adoption of the […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Past with a Future, Day 1—Afternoon Report

14 October 2018 I could go through every comment. But you can get that on Twitter. I’m going to sum up this discussion in three points: #1. Elder Wilson started out super nice. Apparently he heard that he came across last year as heavy-handed. This time he was positively unctuous. Lots of “We have been greatly […]

The Past with a Future, Day 1—Morning Report

By Loren Seibold  | 14 October 2018  | When I was a child growing up on the Great Plains, there was a town not far from us that every year held what they called “Pioneer Days.. It was innocent enough. There was a parade through town of antique cars and tractors and horse-drawn buggies and […]

Now What?

by Edward Reifsnyder© | 11 October 2018 | The General Conference (GC) proposals regarding compliance have been adopted by the General Conference Executive Committee (GCC). Here is what I hope would happen next. I believe the appropriate response by the NAD would be to take two actions as discussed below. First, the NAD Executive Committee […]

Compliant or Complicit?

by Christopher C. Thompson  |  11 October 2018  | My mouth has gotten me into a lot of trouble over the years. This is not something that I am particularly proud of; it’s just a fact. I have too many stories to illustrate this. Here’s one. When I was in the 10th grade, my first-period […]

Loma Linda University Church on Compliance: A Perspective

Jim Walters  |  11 October 2018  | Last Sabbath’s day-long discussion of the GC compliance document at the Loma Linda University Church was characterized by candor with kindness—and if participants had to choose, kindness won. Senior pastor Randy Roberts, in the afternoon Q&A, was asked whether his congregation “would submit” to the General Conference. He […]

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