As the child of a United States Army solider and as a denominational employee, Jeannie Wright has lived in many places, from Panama (where she was born) to Hawaii, to (in no particular order), Alabama, California, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She has worked in corporate America, in academia and for the Seventh-day Adventist Church....
Southwest Region Conference: Elder Harold Goodloe, from South Central Conference, to New Orleans Ephesus Pastor Laurent Grosvenor, from South Central Conference, to Austin Alpha South Central Conference: Elder Ennis V. Johnson, from Southwest Region, to Jackson New Heights Elder Roger Wade, from South Central, to Youth/Young Adult Ministries, Mid-America Union Ms. Jeannie Wright, from South Central, to Associate Vice President of Human Resources, Washington Adventist University
Black Lives Matter originated as the result of a hashtag from social media from three ladies, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi as a call for action after the killing of Trayvon Martin and subsequent acquittal of George Zimmerman. #Black Lives Matter caught the nation by storm and was at the forefront of many...
“The Living Know That They Shall Die”- But Their Survivors Do Not Have A Clue: Three Ways to Minister to the Bereaved “For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know not anything”. Ecclesiastes 9:5. That text is one of the first texts that any Seventh-day Adventist uses in a Bible study...
(Introducing Elder Robert Chandler, Treasurer, Northeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists} “…And Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.” 1 Kings 19:19 The story of Elijah casting his mantle upon Elisha has been taught many times over the years. Often, the message being that he, Elijah, was in essence turning things over to...
The Office for Regional Conference Ministry has begun a study of the dynamics for growing African-American Seventh-day Adventist Churches in the United States. This study began back in the fall of last year when the Executive Director of the Office for Regional Conference Ministry, Elder Dana C. Edmond, asked each of the nine Regional Conference...
South Central Conference Pastoral Assignments – New Hires • Pastor William Branch [from DLAP to full-time Pastor] – First (Tunica, MS) & New Beginnings (Coldwater, MS) Dec 29, 2018 • Associate Pastor Marc Raphael – Oakwood University Church (Huntsville, AL) Jan 5, 2019 • Associate Pastor Byron Crockett – First (Huntsville, AL) Jan 12, 2019...
Last month, we discussed the tragic event-the death of Lucy Byard-that served as the catalyst for a very good thing: The origin of Regional Conferences. I am indebted to Edwards Woods III, Religious Liberty and PARL Director, for the Lake Region Conference, for making me aware of the recent 75th anniversary of her passing. Make...
Order My Steps A very popular song, recorded by many gospel artists and sung in many local churches is “Order My Steps”. Some of the lyrics say: Order my steps in Your word dear Lord Lead me, guide me every day Send Your anointing, Father I pray; Order my steps in Your word Please, order...
