Baptism is an important "rite of passage" for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, so perhaps it is not surprising the proposal of the Church Manual Committee for an alternative set of baptismal vows engendered some hot debate.
"If music be the food of love, play on...." The words of Shakespeare re-echoed in my mind as delegates discussed the Church Manual revisions on music.
In the heart of St. Louis a massive edifice reaches toward the heavens. Six hundred and thirty feet high, it has dominated the skyline since its completion some 40 years ago.
Pioneer. Trailblazer. Crusader. Newly-elected associate secretary to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Dr. Rosa Taylor Banks, embodies these words and more.
As Christians, our primary identifier should not be race, ethnicity, nationality or gender, said Dr. Leslie N. Leslie Pollard.
Delegates to the 58th General Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church today expressed their "shock and horror at the mindless acts of terror, brutality and extremism seen in London today," according to a statement read to delegates by Pasto