Adventist Today learned late today that two North American Division Union Conference Presidents, Dave Weigley of the Columbia Union Conference and Ricardo Graham of the Pacific Union Conference, have been nominated for the first ever “Public Reprimand” from the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, for services rendered on behalf of women’s ordination in the North […] Source: https://atoday.org/graham-weigley-nominated-for-public-reprimand-for-support-of-womens-ordination/
Day 2: 2019 General Conference Executive Committee
by Loren Seibold | 14 October 2019 | As I said yesterday, a church business meeting like this one (and indeed, all the church governance meetings I’ve ever attended) isn’t just about decision-making. Yet this one, more than most, is about pageant, as much as about seeking collective wisdom. I hope you’ll forgive me for […] Source: https://atoday.org/day-2-2019-general-conference-executive-committee/
GC Annual Council Considers Revised Statement on Abortion
14 October 2019 | One item on the agenda this week during the Adventist denomination’s General Conference (GC) executive committee annual meeting is a “Statement on the Biblical View of Unborn Life and Its Implications for Abortion.” A committee related to the denomination’s Biblical Research Institute (BRI) has been working on this document for some […] Source: https://atoday.org/gc-annual-council-considers-revised-statement-on-abortion/
Woman Allegedly Sets Fire to Adventist Church, Tries to Stab Law Enforcement Officers with Pen
13 October 2019 | A woman in Hall County, Georgia, allegedly set fire to the Gainesville Seventh-day Adventist Church on October 6 after being caught breaking into a nearby shed. Atlanta news site AJC reported that Dana Elaine Lawton was found lying on the floor of the church by deputies. She was carried out of […] Source: https://atoday.org/woman-allegedly-sets-fire-to-adventist-church-tries-to-stab-law-enforcement-with-pen/
Day 1: 2019 General Conference Executive Committee
by Loren Seibold | 13 October 2019 | You may stop and wonder when you hear that the theme for this year’s General Conference Executive Committee is “Faithfulness in Christian Lifestyle”: Why does a business meeting have a theme? And why this particular theme? Why, in a day and age when we’re trying to promote […] Source: https://atoday.org/53599-2/
