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...
On November 28, eight of the nine Regional Conference Presidents, Elders William L. Winston, South Atlantic; Benjamin Jones, Jr., South Central; Greg Mack, Southeastern; Calvin Watkins, Southwest Region; Roger Bernard, Central States; Dr. W.T. Cox, Allegheny West; Dr. Daniel Honore, Northeastern; and Dr. R. Clifford Jones, Lake Region; along with the President of Oakwood University,...
In 2018, E*TRADE launched a commercial for their Super Bowl Campaign. It was entitled, “This Is Getting Old”. It was sung to the tune of Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) sung by Harry Belafonte. The commercial basically depicted various seniors still working (firefighter, window washer, lifeguard and of course D. J. Nana) with the background...
We are living in an age where “matters” is the end word for a multitude of phrases: Life matters; Family matters; Performance matters; Money matters; Your vote matters; Education matters. The list could go on and on. However, two more prominent phrases that comes to mind are Black Lives matter and My Voice Matters. The...
Southeastern Conference Dr. Derrick Moffett to Tallahassee, (Fellowship) and Bainbridge (Ephesus) Florida Miguel Yepez to Winter Garden and Genesis Spanish District Andre McCloud to Hazlehurst (First) and Fitzgerald (Trinity Temple) District Alex Royes to Miami Gardens (Mt. Pisgah) Robert Moore, Jr. to serve as Director of Community Services and Personal Ministries Pierre Francois to...
Almost exactly 75 years ago, on October 30, 1843, a Seventh-day Adventist lady by the name of Lucy Byard, passed away in Freedman’s Hospital in Washington D.C. Though few-if any realized it at that time-the death of Lucy Byard would serve as the catalyst for the birth of Regional Conferences. In short-here is the story: Lucy Byard...
REGIONAL LEADERSHIP RESPONSE TO ANNUAL COUNCIL The nine Regional Conference leaders confirm our commitment to the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Third Angel’s Message. We believe strongly that the Third Angel’s Message gives clear evidence of the liberating power of the Word of God and that it frees man from the bondage of sin,...
