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Restructuring Proposal Summary
Restructuring Proposal Summary

Some of us greatly enjoy reading and analyzing the details of bylaws. However, we’re the unusual ones.

As co-chair of the ACGC Task Force on Restructuring, I recognize that many of our pastors and church members would prefer to have a more concise look at the bylaw changes that have been proposed by the ACGC Executive Council for consideration at the 2026 Triennial Convention. To help with that, I have prepared a one-page handout summarizing the proposed changes. A PDF is available at ACV.

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Nathaniel Bickford, ACGCNathaniel Bickfordrestructuring, bylaws, Advent Christian, General Conference
Robert J. Mayer - "Please support the 2026 Declaration of Principles"
Robert J. Mayer - "Please support the 2026 Declaration of Principles"

I write to support the 2026 Declaration of Principles. It is by far the best Advent Christian theological statement written in the 166-year history of the Advent Christian Church. The 2026 Declaration is a clear, concise exposition of the Christian faith through an Advent Christian lens…

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Robert Mayer, ACGC, Adventism, Theology, UnityThomas Loghry2026 Declaration of Principles, Advent Christian, Advent Christian General Conference
Kevin Skipworth: Declaration or Drift — Why 2026 Matters
Kevin Skipworth: Declaration or Drift — Why 2026 Matters

The conversation delves into the significance of the 2026 Triennial for the Advent Christian church, highlighting the pivotal role of the 2026 Declaration of Principles (DOP) in shaping the denomination's future. It emphasizes the need for clarity, conviction, and unity in upholding the church's heritage and essential beliefs, while navigating doctrinal differences with charity and wisdom.

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Adventism, ACGCKevin Skipworth2026 DOP, Declaration of Principles, Triennial, Trinity, Advent Christian, Gospel Grit
Recollecting an Advent Christian Political Theology: A Retrieval of Advent Christian Thought on the Relationship Between Church and State
Recollecting an Advent Christian Political Theology: A Retrieval of Advent Christian Thought on the Relationship Between Church and State

When studying the Advent Christian tradition, one is hard-pressed to find any self-conscious attempts at political theology. In larger treatments found in pamphlets and books, implicit political theologies might emerge in the midst of discourses on world events, the Kingdom of God, and of course pacifism, but there are very few (and by my count no) books consciously dedicated to the subject. In smaller treatments found in various Advent Christian periodicals, one does find some forthright consideration of the relation between the church and politics, but as is the case with most of the books above, it is difficult to measure the influence of these writings. The lone exception when it comes to measuring influence may be I.C. Wellcome’s popularly received pamphlet Should Christians Fight?

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Tom Loghry, Ethics & Society, Church HistoryThomas LoghryI.C. Wellcome, Political Theology, Pacifism, Church, State, Government, John Couch, Henry J. Goudey, A.C. Johnson, G.L. Young, J.A. Nichols, C.H. Hewitt, Herbert H. Holland, Robert J. Mayer, C.V. Tenney, Advent Christian, abolition, slavery, Civil War
Gun Violence and Our Futile Answers
Gun Violence and Our Futile Answers

There is no need for me to give a lengthy account of the rampant gun violence and other massive acts of violence in America. You know about Las Vegas, Manhattan, and now Sutherland Springs. You know about the countless events that have preceded these more recent ones. It is horrific and is increasingly so as we grow ever more numb to it and it grows ever more normal to us. How tragic that our children have never known a world without all of this. Can they ever know such a world?

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Tom Loghry, Ethics & Society, Missions, Church PracticesThomas Loghryguns, gun violence, gun laws, hedonism, nihilism, Advent Christian