A Word to the WAC

Click through a collection of leadership and ministry blog posts!

  • May We Become a “Going” and “Growing” Church for Jesus

    May We Become a “Going” and “Growing” Church for Jesus

    By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   A young person we know once purchased a t-shirt emblazoned with the words “Pacific North Wet” instead of “Pacific North West.” It seemed […]


  • Three Reactions to the Birth of Jesus

    Three Reactions to the Birth of Jesus

    By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   How would you have reacted to the news of Jesus’ birth? The night Jesus was born, there were three different reactions that happened. […]


  • Tacoma Central Welcomes New Members to Church Family

    Tacoma Central Welcomes New Members to Church Family

    By Katie Henderson, Washington Conference communication intern   The family of God is a little bigger this Thanksgiving after 10 people were baptized at Tacoma Central Seventh-day Adventist Church. Their […]


  • The Best Definition

    The Best Definition

    By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Do you ever run across a word that’s so odd that you can’t stop thinking about what it means? A colleague gifted me […]


  • A Blessing and a Challenge

    A Blessing and a Challenge

    By Jerry Russell, Washington Conference vice president for finance   Have you ever been in a financial tight spot? During the recession of 2008-2009, giving was down due to the […]


  • Fueled by the Love of Jesus

    Fueled by the Love of Jesus

    By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   When you’re reading, do the words ever seem to jump out at you and make you think a little deeper? This is what […]


  • First Responders Worship

    First Responders Worship

    By Randy Maxwell, Washington Conference Prayer Ministries coordinator, and Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   It is doubtful anyone has had a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, quite […]


  • 12 Realities of a Pastor

    12 Realities of a Pastor

        October is Pastors Appreciation Month and is customarily celebrated on the second weekend of October. It’s a time to express appreciation in a meaningful way to your pastor. […]


  • Six Ideas for Restoring the Family Altar

    Six Ideas for Restoring the Family Altar

    By Randy Maxwell, Washington Conference prayer ministry coordinator and Renton pastor   Because family worship has gone the way of the 8-track or VHS, our children don’t know who God […]


  • A Totally Involved Family

    A Totally Involved Family

    By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Does your family ever have annual reunions? My family traditionally gathers together in July. Every second weekend of July, we would visit with […]


  • Eclipsed by God’s Glory

    Eclipsed by God’s Glory

    By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Do you remember the first time you saw an eclipse? Maybe you have recent vivid memories of the total solar eclipse that we […]


  • A Few Minutes a Day

    A Few Minutes a Day

    By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Have you ever visited a church with acoustics that made you stop and listen in awe? A few years ago, I had the […]


  • God’s Miracle Grow

    God’s Miracle Grow

    By Craig Carr, Washington Conference vice president   Have you ever wondered how we can be farmers for God in today’s world? While spending time with Jesus one morning, I […]


  • The Best Education

    The Best Education

    By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Do you remember sending your kids off to the first day of school? Some parents sending their children off for the first time […]


  • Eagerly Listening

    Eagerly Listening

    By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Thousands of Adventist teachers listened to a worship presentation at the National Teachers’ Convention as the speaker challenged them to walk with God […]


  • Representing Jesus in Troubled Times

    Representing Jesus in Troubled Times

    By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Last week I watched a news article about a young African American woman who had been caught in a sudden downpour. She took […]


  • Ancient Words

    Ancient Words

    By Doug Bing, Washington Conference president   Have your kids ever kept singing a song so much that it gets stuck in your head? I remember when my children were […]


  • When “I Sight” Became “Jesus’ Eye Sight

    When “I Sight” Became “Jesus’ Eye Sight

    By Heidi Baumgartner, Washington Conference communication director   It was a week that started with averted eyes and ended up with Jesus’ eyes. Recently, I was one of four representatives […]


  • God’s Protected Species

    God’s Protected Species

    By Pam Scott, Washington Conference associate treasurer   One warm August night my husband and I were walking along the waterfront in Tacoma, Wash. The sun had set and the […]


  • A Highlight of Their Summer!

    A Highlight of Their Summer!

    By Katie Henderson, communication intern   What if camp was the only place you could really reconnect with your friends? What if you made lifelong friends with your fellow campers […]


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