Remote and Necessary Adventist Education Of the 120 Adventist schools within the Northwest, fully 40 percent are designated as remote and necessary. These small schools receive additional funding from the North Pacific Union Conference according to a process set in motion more than three... Read more
The Face of a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Sitka, Alaska, 171.66 miles away, accessible by boat or airplane.Enrollment: 10, expecting 12–13 next year. Grades: 1–8.Staff: One teacher, one volunteer.Remote Value: Our students really have few options other than publi... Read more
The Face of a Remote and Necessary School Nearest Adventist School: Billings, Montana, about a three-hour drive from Glendive.Enrollment: 9 In grades: K, 1, 3 and 5.Staff: One teacher, one aid, one parent volunteer.Remote Value: In a smaller school setting, a teacher gets to know her stud... Read more
The First Steps Create a Prayerful Life and Legacy PlanWhat do you want the legacy of your life and death to include? What philosophy do you want your children to learn and live by? How will you not only take care of your family's needs, but empower them to be re... Read more
Leaving a Lasting Legacy Today, Americans are perhaps more uncertain about their financial future than ever before. And yet it is also likely no other generation has managed more material assets with less training. As one Christian financial firm bemoans, "In a single gen... Read more
Sidebar Christian stewardship includes cultivating healthy families, as illustrated in this guideline statement voted by the General Conference."The Bible clearly indicates a distinguishing mark of Christian believers is the quality of their human relatio... Read more
Beyond Broken We were the young, fun, pastoral couple. People used to look at us and think we had it all together. Once when we were at some pastoral in-service meetings, a pastor friend of ours came up to us and said, "You guys are just the perfect couple." We... Read more
Want More? Here are five more ideas for earth-friendly stewardship:Help out in a community service ministry — When we show kindness to those in need we show respect for their Creator as well.Return tithe and offerings regularly — It breaks us away from our s... Read more
Earth Friendly Faith Seventh-day Adventists are tied to creation and the Creator by their very name. Yet many, caught between liberal and conservative rhetoric, struggle to find a simple, balanced approach to being good stewards of the earth. Here are five practical s... Read more
