Click through a collection of leadership and ministry blog posts!
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Called to Love and Connect
By Bob Grady, SAGE president, with Heidi Baumgartner As seniors, we have lived long enough to see it all! We have been through the joys and sorrows of a […]
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The Case of the Not-so-Cute Garden Bunnies
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president Sometimes I am not a fan of cute little bunnies. I know that sounds terrible because they are pretty cute and when I […]
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Kevin the Neighborhood Cat
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president Read this Right Meow! Recently the cat people in my life have discovered another cat that has been wandering in the neighborhood. Our […]
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Praying for the Family in the Year of Disaster
By Craig Mattson, Washington Conference vice president for education In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul begins with an appeal; an appeal that seems almost unachievable in the […]
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A Recipe for Success with Seeds
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president Early this morning I decided to do some baking. I am not really much of a baker. I like to cook and […]
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Heaven Begins on Earth
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president The taste of freshly baked apple pie is heavenly. The majestic sounds of Handel’s Messiah playing in a concert hall is an amazingly […]
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Called Out to Call Out
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president Have you ever been called out? That term has a number of different meanings, I suppose. For some it may mean being called […]
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How Love Does Battle
By Jodi Inwankiw, women’s ministry director For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not […]
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Be Present for the Harvest Time
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president While working my way through college I spent two summers working on a farm. It was a farm where a number of crops […]
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An Abundance of Opportunities to Grow
Sheri Crooker, Washington Conference Instructional Coach Treasured Educators and Fellow Servant Leaders in Ministry, Welcome to this week’s edition of Tuesday’s Takeaway; a weekly email typically prepared for, and […]
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A Minor Prophet with a Major Voice, Yesterday and Today
By EuGene Lewis, regional ministries coordinator and Emerald City SDA Church senior pastor The death of George Floyd is the latest in a long history of unarmed black Americans dying […]
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Bapti-Zoom by the Holy Spirit
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president Recently I witness a new thing: A baptism. I know what you are thinking. Baptisms aren’t new. They have been around for centuries. […]
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Listen for God’s Thoughts Made Audible
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president Do you ever think out loud? I do. If you were to pull up beside me while I am driving to different places […]
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Spark a Conversation on Intergenerational Ministry
As churches are looking ahead to the future, there are lots of considerations for nurturing a healthy intergenerational church. Larry Green, a ministry friend of David Salazar, Washington Conference’s […]
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Help for Parents with Teens: Growing With Book Review
By David Salazar, Washington Conference youth ministries director Help for Parents of Teens & Young Adults With extra time together at home, you likely need some parenting encouragement for […]
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God Loves You with a Love Stronger than Death
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president The last two weeks have been painful for our family with three good friends who lost the patriarch of their families. We have […]
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A Time to Seek Meaningful Connections
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president This past weekend Wilma and I were supposed to attend our academy alumni reunion. Like most events it was canceled because of the […]
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The Clouds in Our Lives
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president When the word first came from the Governor of Washington that we were to Stay Home and Stay Healthy, the weather was not […]
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A Gift of Life, a Gift of Light
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president My heart was warmed recently when the news featured a father and his son from Lincoln, Nebraska, who went to a busy intersection, […]
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A Lingering Presence
By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president No doubt you have heard many things about a certain virus that is making daily headlines. You, like me, have likely read a […]