-
Clear Signals, Changing Lives
Clear Signals, Changing Lives Strong Tower Radio continues to introduce listeners to Bible truths and Michigan churches are witnessing the results. We praise God when someone embraces the everlasting gospel and begins a new life in Jesus, signified by baptism. At Strong Tower Radio (STR), there’s further rejoicing when those baptized have been introduced or…
-
Combating the Silent Pandemic
Vacation Bible School: Combating the Silent Pandemic As a church, we often forget that children need to be evangelized, too. There is a silent pandemic that plagues our churches. Tiny chairs and dusty felts sit unused, forgotten in a Sabbath School room that hasn’t been touched in months, if not years. Rooms which were once…
-
Corvette Owner Runs Into a Canvasser
Corvette Owner Runs Into a Canvasser This is my second summer as part of the Michigan Youth Rush canvassing team. I’d like to share one of my experiences with you. One day as I walked up to a house, I noticed a new Corvette and a red Mustang sitting in the driveway. I admired them all…
-
God’s Special Place
God’s Special Place The couple from California were in their mid to late 60’s and always by themselves. His biker-style headwrap made him seem a bit intimidating, and he was often sitting alone as if meditating on something important. There seemed to be a mysterious aloofness about the couple with a touch of tension, but…
-
Grandma, God, and VBS
Grandma, God, and VBS I did not grow up Adventist, but I never forgot my grandmother taking us to Vacation Bible School at the Long Lake Seventh-day Adventist Church every summer. Grandma was a single mother of seven children living on a farm back in the 1950’s. She was very poor and struggled to get…
-
The Impact of Public Evangelism
The Impact of Public Evangelism All the testimonies shared at our recent camp meeting soul-winning hour were powerful and encouraging, but one stood out as particularly relevant as we look forward to our Discovering Revelation series across the conference beginning October 2. As James shared his testimony on the camp meeting stage, he briefly recounted…
-
Impact of University Support Network
Impact of University Support Network At many college campuses across the state, students can easily get lost in the daily shuffle of exams and assignments. Adventist students at secular campuses have an added burden; they need to find a like-minded community that will support their spiritual growth and not hinder it. During my time as…
-
Warren ACS to Host Third Community Health Fair
Warren Church to Host Free Community Health Fair The FREE Community Health Fair at the Warren church began in 2021 when the Judson Center approached the church to see if we would be willing to participate with them in a community health fair. In the past, the Judson Center has used the playground of…
-
Church Leaders Workshop
Church Leaders Workshop The event trains & equips leaders to step up & make a difference in their local church & community. Scroll through the images above & read the captions to learn more about this exciting new initiative. Click on the arrows to the right (or left) to scroll to the next image. Captions are not…
-
We Need You!
We Need You! We like to plan vacations, or special times of fellowship. Many spend time planning their retirement with the hope of living out their days on earth in peace and comfort. But is there real peace anywhere on this earth? Jesus said, “My peace I leave with you not as the world gives”…
-
An Adventurer for Jesus
An Adventurer for Jesus Adventurers sets the stage for church participation and spiritual growth by encouraging early personal relationships with Jesus. Adventurers Club is a home and church program for parents and their kids. It includes age-specific learning involving both parents and children by Bible study, crafts and recreational activities. Adventurers sets the stage for…
-
Establishing the Calling
Establishing the Calling Behind every congregation is a pastor or team of pastors who tirelessly labor for the good of their members and the community. The pastor’s role is a selfless one, requiring both mental and physical taxation. The pastor, says Ellen White, “stands as God’s mouthpiece to the people, and in thought, in word,…
-
Where Have All the Children Gone?
Where Have All the Children Gone? As you sit in your pews on Sabbath mornings and gaze out over the audience, do you notice anything missing? Listen carefully. Do you hear the scratch of crayons in Sabbath coloring books or soft whimpers from a baby behind you? I’ll have to admit that I’m seeing fewer and fewer Sabbath bags lying on the floor in…
-
Personal Passion Blossoms into Church Ministry
Personal Passion Blossoms into Church Ministry What began as a personal passion for Monroe church members Dan and Mary Adams, has blossomed into a thriving church ministry in southeastern Michigan. In 2018, Mary worked for the Monroe County Youth Center, a juvenile detention facility. When their local congregation wanted to adopt some families for Christmas,…
-
With All Boldness
With All Boldness All three of our children have had the amazing, yet challenging privilege of canvassing with the Michigan Conference Youth Rush magabook initiative. One of those summers several years ago, our second son, Enoch, was canvassing a neighborhood in an area the conference had already cleared with the township to enter. As he…
-
Treasures on Earth
Treasures on Earth One day while Jesus was teaching the people someone in the crowd called out; “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus took the opportunity to teach an important lesson. “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he…
-
Strong Tower Radio: Vital Outreach Tool
Strong Tower Radio: Vital Outreach Tool From its beginning with one station in Cadillac, MI, Strong Tower Radio (STR) has functioned as a tool in the hand of both Michigan and Lake Region Conference church members. The enthusiastic, positive response to early exploration in the Cadillac region produced the initial STR board comprised of area…
-
Original Meat: A Business-Ministry’s Journey
Original Meat: A Business-Ministry’s Journey Ones of the hardest parts of eating healthfully is finding healthy food that tastes good, looks good, and is as good for you as promised. That’s why Julia Roach founded Original Meat, a plant-based food company. Original Meat’s name is pulled from Genesis 1:29, which reads, “Behold, I have given…
-
Public Campus Ministry: Developing Missionaries
Public Campus Ministry: Developing Missionaries According to General Conference statistics, 90 percent of Adventist young people attend non-Adventist universities. Another well-known statistic is that youth leave the church during college years. It is logical to assume that there may be a correlation between the two statistics. For this reason, public campus ministry (PCM) works with…
-
Edmore Potato Festival
Edmore Potato Festival Jesus often went out to the crowds to see how He could be of service. At the close of His earthly ministry He gave His disciples their commission, saying, “These signs shall follow them that believe; In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall…
Skip to content