Update added October 12 and 17–October 11, 2017: Adventist churches and schools in northern California reported closures and damage to facilities from the devastating fires over the past three days. The state on the Pacific coast of the United States is experiencing the worst fires in decades with some entire towns consumed and as many […]
From ANN, October 9, 2017: After six hours of debate, the Adventist denomination’s General Conference (GC) executive committee voted 184 to 114 to send a proposal for “Procedures for Reconciliation and Adherence in Church Governance (Phase II)” to the Unity in Mission Oversight Committee for more study and revision. “The body has spoken,” said Pastor […]
By Loren Seibold, October 10, 2017: I talked to several friends today who were still discouraged and upset about what happened in the General Conference Executive Committee on Monday, October 9. I do understand. It’s been long and frustrating. As one young woman said, “The GC still thinks I’m inferior to you.” She’s […]
October 8, 2017: According to Becker’s Hospital Review, Adventist Health has reached an affiliation agreement with another healthcare system, Rideout Health. Roseville, California-based Adventist Health has facilities in California, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii. Rideout Health has hospitals and clinics in California’s Yuba and Sutter counties. “We are excited to welcome Rideout Health to the extended […]
By Loren Seibold, October 9. 2017: I’d like to tell you that I’m going to stay up all night to give you every minute detail of the discussion today. Alas, that won’t happen. It was a long day—we didn’t leave until after 7 PM—and we got there about that time this morning! I’ve […]
By Loren Seibold, October 8, 2017: The temptation, when you’re in a setting where you know there’s a conflict hanging over everyone’s heads, is to read that conflict into everything that happens, everything that’s said. You can start to see sinister motives in the most innocent happenings. But when the tension lies as heavy […]
October 8, 2017 – Update added October 13: Adventist investor Dennis Troesh has been valued at a net worth of $2.2 billion by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Troesh owns 14.7 percent of data center operator Switch. On Friday the company achieved the third-biggest technology IPO in the U.S. this year. It shot up 46.5 […]
by Loren Seibold As I said yesterday, the LEAD conference this year wasn’t exactly leadership training, but featured the Adventist Mission department and its study groups that go under the heading of Global Mission Centers. This is a well-educated, deep thinking bunch, so a lot of what they presented was more informational than you usually […]
Stories from Las Vegas, California, Nashville, Washington DC and South Africa. The Breath of Life television ministry was already scheduled to launch an evangelism campaign in Las Vegas on Sunday evening (October 8) when the deadliest mass shooting incident in recent American history happened last Sunday night. “Now more than ever, we sincerely believe that […]
October 6, 2017: Florida Hospital has appealed to communities in Central Florida for supplies to aid in Puerto Rico hurricane relief. Critical goods such as canned food and baby supplies are sought for a collection drive on Sunday, October 8, at Calvary Orlando Church in Winter Park. Florida Hospital and the Adventist Church are […]
October 6, 2017: A strong majority of Adventists support the ordination of women to the gospel ministry, including those in developing nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America. That is the perhaps surprising result of a survey conducted during the summer for Adventist Today. Respondents were asked, “What is your opinion about the ordination of […]
The first two days of Annual Council aren’t business sessions. For those of you hoping to get a bit of gossip, we’ve none to tell. (We’ve heard that the action everyone is most interested in will happen on Monday. Stay tuned.) The LEAD Conference has normally been leadership training for GCEC members, many of whom […]