People in the time of Christ misunderstood his coming. This is a challenge for us today. Popular churches do not gravitate towards unpopular truth.
Read moreLake Union Declines to Weigh in on Village Church's Support of Conrad Vine As an Elder
What is missing in this letter from the Lake Union is significant. They declined to state that MISDA is correct in their interpretation of the Manual, in their attempt to ban a local elder in his own congregation.
Read moreLetter to Michigan Conference Leaders From A Village Church Member
Over the past year, just about every wrong decision has been made regarding VSDA and its leadership and there is now irreversible damage. Lives have been permanently altered and trust has been destroyed.
Read moreBlueStar 2.0, Friday and Sabbath.
Satan offered Jesus the earth in the wilderness temptation. Jesus wasn’t impressed. He is the Creator of the cosmos.
Read moreSDA 95 Theses
He was neutral on the situation with Vine in Michigan until speaking with both men. Micheff declined to talk. Conrad took the time to be interviewed by Jared.
Read moreConrad Vine's Defense at the Village Church Business Meeting
It is the prayer of the Village SDA church members that the MI SDA Conference will step back from the brink and recognize that due process must be respected for all members.
Read moreAtlantic Union Seeks to Ban Conrad Vine, Oversteps Authority
The Northern New England Conference believes that the AU acted outside their authority as outlined in the Church Manual.
Read moreRon Kelly's New Ministry: Advent Mission Institute Looks Very Interesting
Through careful planning and faithful stewardship, we are building infrastructure that will serve God's people for generations to come, providing spaces for worship, education, health, and community fellowship.
Read moreThe Church Manual and the 2025 General Conference Session
Sadly, this is the long-standing policy of Rome: Rule or ruin and if ruin, then scavenge whatever remains.
Read moreAdventist Frontier Missions Announces New President
Adventist Frontier Missions (AFM) is pleased to announce that Brad Mills has accepted the call to serve as president of the organization beginning August 1, 2025,
Read moreLarge International Newspaper Publishes a Story on Conrad Vine
Banned Adventist pastor Conrad Vine experiences church ‘cancel culture’. However, “For us to have healing in our church we have to speak the truth in love,” says Vine.
Read moreThe Tragic Firing of Ron Kelly, By an Australian
Church leadership acted hastily, driven by assumptions and presumptions about his loyalty rather than any factual evidence, essentially treating him as guilty without trial.
Read moreArrogance and Agenda, An Opinion from a Church Member
To put this in simple language – we were minding our own business as a church, going about with missions and outreach, and the Michigan Conference (at the behest of who….?) pulled out all the stops and halted everything.
Read moreTo The Editors of Fulrum7 And My Fellow Adventist Church Members
It is imperative that we church members let our voices be heard and cry out openly about the abuse of power that has taken place in our conference.
Read moreMission or Maintenance?
To be hot for Christ, means to be charged for his service.—not after a lengthy consultation with Risk Management and the Church Manual, but by the conviction the Holy Spirit places on your heart.
Read moreRon Kelly and the Future of Adventist Mission
What do I tell my conservative leaning young adult friends who felt that Village Church and Pastor Kelly were a lifeline to a denomination that they felt viewed them as discardable? “Toe the line, or get out!” ??
Read moreEnduring Till the End In An Increasingly Hostile Environment
If the leadership at the top had responded to the pandemic by supporting liberty of conscience and promoting the health message, I wouldn’t be up at six in the morning writing this article.
Read moreAn Accurate Timeline of The Village Church / Michigan Conference Saga
After Ron Kelly’s closing argument that relocation was not a logical remedy for a pastor accused of bullying and fomenting dissent, MISDA doubled down on their defamation and fired him.
Read moreMark Howard’s Broadside Video Against Vine & Kelly
Ron Kelly was removed from his position because he was insisting on the due-process rights of not only Dr. Vine, but all local SDA church members, from arbitrary disciplinary action by a distant conference.
Read moreLeadership, Controversy, and Transparency: Reflections on Elder Vine, Church Governance, and Religious Liberty
I consider both of those actions to be poorly considered efforts to achieve an end without the benefit of bringing the laity along. Questions and even accusations in return were predictable and unavoidable once that approach was taken.
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