by Dr. Sydney Freeman, Jr. & Dr. Michael C. Mickens  |  29 May 2026  |   In early Adventism we find a crucial corrective to the eroding influence and participation of the laity in the administration of the church. Theodore Leveterov suggests that ordination among early Sabbatarian Adventists was less concerned with hierarchy than with the […] Source: https://atoday.org/the-church-professional-clergy-part-2-the-priesthood-of-adventist-believers/

In a lot of high-control religious spaces, shunning isn’t unusual. Someone questions things, drifts, or leaves—and the temperature drops. The invites slow down. Conversations get a little shorter, a little more awkward. People don’t necessarily say anything outright, but something shifts. If we’re being honest, Adventists aren’t immune to that. It doesn’t always look dramatic. […] Source: https://atoday.org/should-we-shun-those-who-leave-adventism/