In November 2021, a former church bookkeeper was sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison. She pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud in connection with her embezzl...
Our recent Sabbath School quarterly spent 13 weeks teaching about stewardship, mostly focused on giving. I’m thankful for the opportunity to lead and steward a truly great mi...
Field trips present a complex set of risks for Seventh-day Adventist schools. Traveling into unknown areas can bring unexpected safety challenges, and these challenges can injure s...
Each year the NAD designates a sabbath as Safety Sabbath because just as individuals and families need to be prepared for possible emergencies, so do ministries. If your church or ...
When we purchase insurance, we are looking to transfer the possibility of a relatively large loss in exchange for known payments otherwise known as “premium.” This can ...
Anything that takes your awareness away from driving can be detrimental and dangerous. Distractions can be visual (taking your eyes off the road), manual (taking your hands off the...
You’ve been informed that someone has been arrested or that a registered sex offender is present in your congregation. What do you do?
What does 2023 hold for your ministry? Of course, no one can predict exactly what each year brings, but we can expect a unique mix of opportunity and adversity.
According to the old saying, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Keeping sports both safe and fun requires prope...
In leadership, they say assumption is the mother of confusion. If that’s true, discovering how to avoid those pitfalls is critical to effective Pathfinder leadership.