Click through a collection of leadership and ministry blog posts!
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What the Bible Has to Say About Murmuring Protests
By Bruce Koch, family ministries coordinator When I was a child, I have fond memories of May Day in Pennsylvania. We created flower-filled May baskets and had a special musical program at school. Several children would weave together ribbons around the May Pole. Our association with the first of May is a little different today.…
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A Dessert Theatrical Approach to Relational Evangelism
By John Kurlinski, Bremerton Adventist Christian Church pastor Bremerton Adventist Christian Church, located not far from navy shipyards in western Washington, wanted to create a safe place for church members to invite family, friends and neighbors. To do so, they developed a dessert theater, featuring Percival the Plague Angel, one of seven of the…
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I Had a Dream About You
By Craig Carr, Washington Conference vice president for administration We are very grateful to God that He blessed the Washington Conference with a 5% tithe gain from 2016 to 2017. This is a testimony to the individual and collective faithfulness of people all across western Washington. Praise God! Doug Bing, conference president, invited Jerry Russell…
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God Answers Tithing Prayer
By Jerry Russell, Washington Conference vice president for finance The Washington Conference financial staff learned awhile back about the importance of praying with purpose and specificity for things that were on our hearts. This past year, we prayed for a five percent annual tithe gain. This seemed like an impossible goal to us because…
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The Man Who Changed the World
By David Yeagley, Washington Conference young adult ministries director Early in the morning of September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov sat in front of the computer monitors in a secret bunker outside Moscow. As a Lieutenant Colonel in the Soviet Air Defense Force, it was his job to monitor a satellite early warning system designed…
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The Lesson is in the Leftovers
By Jerry Russell, Washington Conference vice president for finance The story of the boy with five loaves and two fishes is found in all four of the gospels, and all four accounts are very similar. Jesus, motioning to the large crowd, tells his disciples in Matthew 14:16 to “get them something to eat.” The…
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Auditing Your Heavenly Data
By Heidi Baumgartner, Washington Conference communication director As you evaluate your life data, does it reflect the values of heaven? Every day with every interaction or transaction online or offline, we leave a little trail of “data cookie crumbs.” These crumbs of evidence can be studied to detect trends, habits, and associations. Maybe this…
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Heroes Come in All Colors
By EuGene Lewis, Washington Conference regional ministries director and Emerald City Community SDA senior pastor Black History Month has always been somewhat of a mixed bag for me. While I believe with all my heart it is a good thing to celebrate the accomplishments of our African American heroes, they deserve it and much…
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Running the Good Race
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president Two years ago I ran in my first 5K. It was one of those color runs that as you navigate the course of the race they throw different colors of dye at you. By the end of the race you are covered with all sorts of bright colors.…
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The Gospel According to Duke
By Jerry Russell, Washington Conference vice president of finance When I was a kid we had a Dachshund named Duke. One of Duke’s biggest fears was water. He wouldn’t even go into our bathroom because that is where the water was. One day, while I was swimming in a lake with my family, Duke awoke…
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Persistence
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president, and administrative team Jesus tells a series of stories illustrating that we are to ask for one thing: the Holy Spirit. When I was a child, I looked forward to seeing the Christmas catalogs come in the mail. My sister and I would sit for hours looking at…
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How to Start a Ministry
How to Start a Ministry Starting a ministry presents great opportunities to grow and share your faith! The most important thing you can do in starting a new ministry is to spend quality time in Bible study and prayer as you prepare plans for developing your ministry. 10 Questions to Help You Start a…
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Marketing Your Ministry
Marketing your ministry is a great way to let people know who you are, what you do, and how your target audience can be involved. Here’s a little homework to get you started in marketing your ministry! Three Basic Questions People Want to Know: • Who are you? • …
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120 Ministry Ideas
You are looking for ways to get involved in ministry, and wondering what the options are. Here’s a good place to start with 120 ministry ideas! How is God calling you to serve? Ministry for a target group 1. Second-time visitors to church2. Close relatives and friends of new converts3. People going through…
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The Best Bible Study Resources for Adults
Not your average novel It’s the world’s best-selling book and yet it is generally the least read in any household. Written several thousand years ago, it could certainly seem irrelevant at first glance. The fact that it is a tome can also be an enormously daunting prospect, especially when you are time-poor. But the…
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Our Evangelism Commitment
Washington Conference is committed to evangelism, involving our nearly 23,000 members in ministry, and sharing the Three Angels’ Message with 4.98 million residents of western Washington and beyond. In addition to the annual evangelism offering, Washington Conference also sets aside a portion of the conference budget for supporting evangelistic series, discipleship programs, church…