Pastor Erton C. Köhler’s first press conference as General Conference (GC) president was a clear break from the Ted Wilson era. The event (when Köhler finally arrived after fending off well-wishers and others on the way to the press area) was brisk, multilingual (he spoke in fluent English, Spanish, and Portuguese), and—most notably—open. Köhler took […]
ST. LOUIS, Missouri – The General Conference (GC) announced that the selection of its next president will be confirmed through traditional smoke signals emanating from the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis during the July 3-12 GC Session. The decision enables what administrators call “a time-tested communication method.” White smoke will signal successful presidential […]
by Mark B. Johnson | 12 March 2024 | “I am officially running for president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, and we are going to make our church great again. It can happen. Our church has tremendous potential. We have tremendous people. “And they’ll be proud, and they’ll love it…they’ll be doing so […]
by Edward Reifsnyder | 9 January 2024 I’ve never heard anyone say anything good about the way the Seventh-day Adventist Church selects the President of the General Conference (GC). Let’s be judgmental right up front, and affirm that the tithe-paying constituency should be comfortable with the process. One conference president who has served on the […]