The Regional Conference Presidents Council is shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Elder Maurice Valentine, Vice President, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist.

I know that not everyone is appreciative of the Pastor that they have. Pastoring is a divine calling that is given to people who are quite human. The tension between what Pastors are expected to be, what they should be, and what we sometimes are can produce tension in the places where Pastors serve.

On October 4, Dr. Paula Olivier was elected the Chairperson of the Black Adventist Youth Directors Association (BAYDA). This group plans the collective events for Regional Conference young people-such as United Youth Congress and the National Bible Bowl tournament.

ORCM Executive Director, Elder Dana C. Edmond, came by to welcome the students into the Dudley Center. He spoke briefly about the building and Regional Conferences and shared with them that the responsibility for continuing Regional Conferences would ultimately be theirs.

On September 23-24, approximately 450 delegates met at the Keene SDA Church, on the campus of Southwestern Adventist University, in Keene, Texas for the 5th Quadrennial and 26th Regular Session of the Southwest Region Conference.

Beneath the Suit aim to provide a deeper and more personal perspective on individuals in prominent positions.

The rental car company made the assumption that I knew how to operate an electric car. But the reality was that I had never been in an electric car before-I had zero idea of how they operated.

On August 16, the Huntsville First Church Midday Prayer Meeting Group had a different type of meeting during Prayer Meeting time.

One of the core values of the Office for ORCM and RCRP office staff in Huntsville, Alabama is the concept that a good culture in the office is developed in part by doing things together out of the office.

Mrs. Sabrina Cotton DeSouza was recently elected to serve as the Associate Treasurer for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.