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Bigal Registered user Username: Bigal
Post Number: 75 Registered: 9-2006
| Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 9:54 am: | |
The local pastor of the Gentry SDA church here is Arkansas reported yesterday that the NAD membership trend follows Europe, but about 10 years behind. He said that in Europe they now guage membership by how they are limiting their loses rather than how they are gaining membership. This local pastor reported his information form R.S. Folkenburg who was recently at a conference here in Arkansas. I appears like the trend for the NAD is that membership will continue to slide. Alan |
Mwh Registered user Username: Mwh
Post Number: 654 Registered: 4-2006
| Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 10:00 am: | |
Interesting. |
River Registered user Username: River
Post Number: 1177 Registered: 9-2006
| Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 10:08 am: | |
Alan, What is NAD please? And how is it down there in my home state? River |
Bigal Registered user Username: Bigal
Post Number: 76 Registered: 9-2006
| Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 10:23 am: | |
Sorry, North American Division (NAD) of Seventh-day Adventist. Hot, humid and hopeful for rain. What part of AR were you from? Alan |
River Registered user Username: River
Post Number: 1178 Registered: 9-2006
| Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 12:29 pm: | |
Van Buren county, went to high school at South Side then to Petit Jean Tech and then to college in Ca. I am a little spread out. Kinda like the song by Johnny Cash "I been everwhere" It has been in upper 70's to lower 80's here with about a week of rain last week. I wore a long sleeve shirt to church this morning because it was a little chilly! River |
River Registered user Username: River
Post Number: 1179 Registered: 9-2006
| Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 12:37 pm: | |
NAD of HGW----North American Division of Heresy Gone Wild. |
Bigal Registered user Username: Bigal
Post Number: 77 Registered: 9-2006
| Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 2:39 pm: | |
You sound like me. Born in Pennsylvania, moved to Oregon during my high school years then to California for College. I lived in Tx for a short time and now Northwest Arkansas. This has allowed me to experiance several types of SDA church types. None of which I want any part of anymore. Alan |
Flyinglady Registered user Username: Flyinglady
Post Number: 4064 Registered: 3-2004
| Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 - 4:25 pm: | |
I can really understand that Alan. I have been in SDA churches near Loma Linda,La Sierra, CA in Alexandria and Manassas,VA, Florida, Wichita Falls, Tx, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and ones in between. Thank God He has me where he has me. When I am in Arkansas, I go to the Bible Fellowship Church with my son and his family. Diana |
Melissa Registered user Username: Melissa
Post Number: 1602 Registered: 7-2003
| Posted on Monday, July 30, 2007 - 8:45 am: | |
My brother was a razorback. Got his undergrad and masters. My mother is from a town called Piggott. It's on the eastern edge of the state. So, I've spent many vacations in Arkansas. Unfortunately, I don't care much for demolition derbies, so there's not much to do...at least in her home town. |