Senate Chaplain Barry Black spoke about incorporating Scripture into our lives at the Columbia Union Conference’s 2019 Leadership Summit, Sola Scriptura. During the summit Black and others spoke to 170 members of local conference, healthcare, education and union executive committees.
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Alec Ryrie, a professor at Durham University, presented "How Do You Know the Bible is the Word of God?" at the Columbia Union Conference 2019 Leadership Summit themed Sola Scriptura.
"The way to know Scripture… Is to encounter it to with our whole selves. ... immerse yourself in it, to be swept along by it," shared Ryrie.
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Bogdan Scur, a professor at Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, Md., presented "A Case for Biblical Exegesis in the Local Church" at the Columbia Union Conference 2019 Leadership Summit.
"If we aren’t sure about what we should believe because we’re confused about Biblical passages, we will be confused about the nature of God," said Scur.
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Pardon Mwansa, vice chancellor or Rasungu University in Zambia, shared the following presenation at the Columbia Union Conference 2019 Leadership Summit.
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Cindy Tutsch, shared "Waldenses: Who Were They and How do They Speak to 21st Century Ecclesiology?" at the 2019 Columbia Union Conference Leadership Summit.
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Pardon Mwansa, vice chancellor of Rasungu University in Zambia, spoke at the Columbia Union Conference 2019 Leadership Summit.
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Story by Ricardo Bacchus
The Visitor magazine production team recently hired a new employee. Have you met him yet? He has a pink nose, big ears and a long tail.
Introducing Victor, the Visitor mouse!
KIDS! In 2020, use your 20/20 vision to search for Victor, who will be hidden within the printed pages of the Visitor. For each issue, the first 15 kids to find Victor will receive a gift, sponsored by LivingWell in Silver Spring, Md.
But wait a minute! It can’t be that easy. In fact, this is not the time to be as quiet as a mouse!
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Story by V. Michelle Bernard
Last fall, 170 students, local, conference, health care, education and union leaders attended the Columbia Union Conference 2019 Leadership Summit, held in Columbia, Md. Attendees discussed and dissected the role of sola scriptura in guiding the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s development and organization; local church life; and their personal lives.
Story by Jerry Woods
Normally Washington Capitals Hockey fans or Washington Wizards Basketball fans pack themselves into Capital One Arena in downtown Washington D.C., but on a recent night, it was Christian music fans filling up every seat of the arena. Over 13,500 WGTS listeners sang along with every song on the Unity Tour featuring Hillsong Worship, Casting Crowns and Elevation Worship.
“I've been to many sporting events in D.C., but to see all of Capital One Arena filled with people praising Jesus was something that still gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. It was an incredible night to be a part of,” said WGTS Midday Show Host Becky Alignay.
Story by Heidi Shoemaker/Ricardo Bacchus
This week the Ohio Conference Executive Committee voted Roy Simpson to be the conference's new treasurer. He comes highly recommended by conference finance and personnel committees, as well as by treasury colleagues.
Simpson has been with the Ohio Conference since 2015, serving as assistant treasurer before becoming interim treasurer this fall.
More information about Simpson to come.