SWORD is the ministry of the Church of God (7th Day) by and for the young adult members of our church (ages 18-35, single or married). Thanks for coming by and we hope you find something of interest that may be a blessing to you.
(The following is the testimony of young adult, Jamin Trujillo of Laredo Texas. She shares her personal experience on the SHINE Missions Trip to Haiti on March 25-April 1, 2013.) After returning from Haiti, I have only to say that the mercy of God was with us. In a span of a week I [...]
Life can get monotonous. For everyone. Day in and day out of routine. I remember driving to work or school in my single years, and clearly as day, I remember thinking, ‘is this all there is to life?’ will there ever be more? Will I always live here, and do the same things? And [...]
I have heard and experienced this for myself, that when you have a chance to join a missions or serving event, you often return from that endeavor to bless, more blessed yourself. More fed. More changed. More moved. Young adult ministry like all other ministries of the Body of Christ takes a lot of hard [...]
Today, as we are here going about our daily business at work, school and at home, there is a team of international volunteers throughout our Church (Church of God 7th Day) who are in a different place they are not accustomed to. They are leaving the familiarity of their personal lives to go and impact [...]
As you get ready and continue planning activities and events for your group of young adults, we urge you to check out what the Church of God 7th Day Conference’s theme is! Let’s incorporate some of the teachings that the conference is promoting so that way we could all be on the same page. And [...]
There is a motto here in Austin that rings: Keeps Austin Weird. Coming back to this weird city after a year of living in the nurturing and tight knit community of Spring Vale Academy has inspired Oscar Davila to make and keep Austin something else: United in Christ. November 20, 2011 was the first Austin [...]
Recently, my husband and I sat down to view a DVD a friend of mine from Church recommended. The name of the documentary is “Divided” and we were honestly a little skeptical about it because we knew from speaking with our friend, that this film challenged the way we do Church. Also, we honestly expected [...]
Young Adult ministry is often new and unexplored territory in many Churches today. If you find yourself in a position where you want to begin a young adult ministry for your church, but have no idea where or how to begin, we pray this article will help pave the way for your congregation’s new and [...]
There is a suburb located smack-dab between Ft. Worth and Dallas Texas and we want to highlight the young adult’s ministry that is beginning to bloom at the Familias Victoriosas Church of God 7th Day. In addition to starting weekly studies and monthly outings, they have posted a brand-spankin’ new blog. We urge you to [...]
