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 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 morePastor Dennis Page Pays a Price For His Faithfulness in Michigan
But I'm not willing to submit to something and be disciplined for something I'm not guilty of. At the end of that meeting I handed them my resignation.
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 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 moreHow The Roman Church Handles Heretics
I find it alarming that we, as a world church, are not even giving those we deem as potential threats to unity of the body of Christ the opportunity to defend their position—like the Church of Rome reluctantly did during the dark ages.
Read moreInterview with Ivan Raj About the "Will You be Made Whole?" Conference in Phoenix
"And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure."
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.
Read more50 Shades of Apostasy
Though our GC president has challenged us to Hold Him Accountable, where is the mechanism where we can dialogue and pursue truth? How can we hold leaders accountable?
Read moreEurope is Watching The Village Church and Michigan Conference Saga
I know many brothers and sisters all over Europe and I can assure you that in every single country there are brothers and sisters who are following this whole situation closely and are outraged by the recent events.
Read moreVillage Church Elders Send Letter to Conference Affirming That MISDA Tried To Have Conrad Vine Stripped of His Church Offices
In the last meeting, when Dr. Conrad Vine was present, the MISDA President affirmed that the insurance for the new clinic would not be approved until Dr. Conrad Vine was removed from his positions.
Read moreNew Update From Pastor Ron Kelly
In the meantime I want to encourage you to watch a series of sermons that I preached a few years ago entitled True Men Wanted.
Read moreRon Kelly's Son Speaks About His Father Getting Fired By the Michigan Conference
They have attempted to cripple a church that was thriving and doing God’s work. They have done this DIRECTLY against the wishes of those who attend that church.
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