Lauren Kinlocke of the Fort Lauderdale, FL, SDB Church, has served as the General Council Secretary for the last 16 months. She took notes, asked clarifying questions, and created helpful minutes. As she served, she traveled to our in-person meetings, ate with us, laughed with us, and prayed with us. We are grateful that she […] The post Thank you, Lauren Kinlocke! appeared first on Seventh Day Baptist General Conference ..read more

A first for SDBs: The SDB General Conference has been selected to receive a Reflective Leadership Grant from Leadership Education at Duke Divinity School. These grants support an opportunity for structured reflection for leaders of Christian organizations that are advancing their mission in the midst of today’s rapidly changing context. Fifty Christian leaders from a […] The post SDB General Conference Awarded Leadership Grant appeared first on Seventh Day Baptist General Conference ..read more

The Winter Virtual Delegate Forum is a virtual assembly of individuals from Member Churches of the SDB General Conference USA & Canada to gather together to receive information and updates from the General Council & Conference Directors and give feedback to the General Council & Conference Directors. This year, based on action taken during our […] The post Winter Virtual Delegate Forum 2025: Save the Date – January 5, 2025 appeared first on Seventh Day Baptist General Conference ..read more

The Scripture Memory Program materials for the 2024-2025 Conference year have been mailed and are available on the SDB General Conference website for download in both English and Spanish. The verses provided are geared toward adults, however, they may be shortened for any age/grade levels that wish to participate.  The materials are marked to be […] The post The 2024-2025 Scripture Memory Program Is Obviously About to Begin! appeared first on Seventh Day Baptist General Conference ..read more

Seventh Day Baptists are kicking off a busy season at the SDB Center in Janesville, WI. This past week we hosted a first ever visit by the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) to SDB Conference headquarters. Randall Bach, NAE Ambassador to Denominations, and his wife Barbara visited with SDB Executive Director Carl Greene and his […] The post Hosting at the SDB Center appeared first on Seventh Day Baptist General Conference ..read more

In this issue of the Sabbath Recorder: “Taking the Stage at Conference” by Johnmark Camenga: Reflect on the power of worship intertwined with service and the challenging yet transformative work of the Spirit. “Jesus Calls His Church to Make Disciples” by Andrew Camenga: A call to live out the Great Commission in all aspects of […] The post Sabbath Recorder – September 2024 appeared first on Seventh Day Baptist General Conference ..read more

The Fall 2024 Helping Hand is available.  This quarter’s publication, entitled, “Worship in the Covenant Community,” covers the months of September, October, and November.  Digital versions of the English language version are once again available as a PDF here or for Amazon Kindle here.  Potential subscribers for the Spanish language editions should contact Director Nick Kersten for information […] The post Fall 2024 Helping Hand Is Available! appeared first on Seventh Day Baptist General Conference ..read more

When it comes to discipleship, sometimes we miss obvious, practical steps. We can complicate things and get so focused on programming or what we wish we had at our disposal, that we miss the simple resources we already have on hand to use for God’s glory. As I have been reading through the Gospel of […] The post Crowding Heaven with Practical Steps appeared first on Seventh Day Baptist General Conference ..read more

Here is an update on our SDB Annual Conference Offering  as we join God in His work of unearthing missional discipleship. We have an exciting fall season of SDB ministry ahead with Vital Preaching, Emerging Leaders, church revitalization initiatives, a new SDBU semester, church planting work, and more. The Conference Offering represents our partnership of […] The post SDB Conference Offering Update appeared first on Seventh Day Baptist General Conference ..read more

One of the important emphases of our General Conference in the past couple of years has been identifying and equipping our younger and emerging leaders.  Young adult life is a time of transitions and setting the patterns which will shape the rest of a life.  SDBs have understood the importance of investing in young leaders […] The post Seeking Emerging Leaders appeared first on Seventh Day Baptist General Conference ..read more