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G. ALEXANDER BRYANT NAMED NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION PRESIDENT
By Kimberly Maran — Columbia, Maryland . . . On July 9, 2020, the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s General Conference Executive Committee met virtually to receive the name of G. Alexander Bryant, the recommendation for division president, from both the North American Division’s nominating committee and executive committee. Bryant was confirmed in a vote of 153 to 3.
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WYOMING CAMP MEETING 2020 STARTS NEXT WEEK
By Jon Roberts — Cody, Wyoming . . . At least one camp meeting is being planned in the Rocky Mountain Conference this summer, although it won’t take place under a big tent, or inside a gym, but virtually, in individual homes.
The Adventist church has held camp meetings, or tent revivals, since the denomination was founded. This year, with the pandemic affecting large public gatherings, many camp meetings across the country are being cancelled or members are being offered other options to bring them together.
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NAD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS NAME FOR NEW DIVISION PRESIDENT
Columbia, Maryland . . .The Executive Committee of the North American Division (NAD) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church voted on July 7, 2020, to recommend the name of G. Alexander Bryant for the position of NAD president. Bryant’s name was presented to the executive committee by the nominating committee, which met on July 6. The General Conference (GC) Executive Committee will meet virtually on July 9 to receive the recommendation and elect the new NAD president.
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BEFORE YOU PICK UP THE STONE . . .
By Chris Morris . . . “The one without sin among you should be the first to throw a stone at her.”
These were Jesus’ words in response to the Pharisees in their desire to punish an adulterous woman while simultaneously discrediting Him.
Here’s the thing, though. Technically, Jesus was obligated to condone the stoning of the adulterous woman. Leviticus 20:10 and Deuteronomy 22:22 both delineate the God-given consequences for committing adultery. Why doesn’t he do so?
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GLACIER VIEW RANCH IS OPEN
By Jessyka Dooley — Ward, Colorado . . . While the ongoing pandemic has cancelled or closed most of the summer camps around the world, GVR remains open with a limited staff.
In May, a month when we would be planning, organizing, and making final plans for summer camp, the Youth department was instead busy calling the families who had pre-registered for summer camp, informing them that the pandemic had claimed another victim of normal life–GVR.
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LET’S LISTEN: STUDENTS AND ALUMNI TALK RACE AND CAMPION
By Jill Harlow – Loveland, Colorado . . . At Campion Academy, as we seek to become more Christ-like, we want to do more than just write statements against racism, we want to listen and learn how we can do better. In my interview with Rob Pride from our last issue, he recalled that racial issues were never something discussed at Campion when he attended and he challenged us to have those conversations. So this week, I sat down with two current students and an alumnus to talk about their experience being black and attending Campion Academy. |
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