Shane Anderson
Shane Anderson is the lead pastor of Pioneer Memorial church on the campus of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan.
Words Really Do Matter
This proposed constitutional change could pave the way not only for doctrinal deviation but for congregationalism, a form of governance every bit as harmful to global unity as papalism.
Shane Anderson
October 16, 2026
“War in Heaven”
What happened when, and why it matters
Shane Anderson
September 3, 2026
The Seal and the Mark Versus the Sheep and the Goats
What matters more in the end? Sabbathkeeping or helping others?
Shane Anderson
August 28, 2026
A Mother, a Liar, and a Very Sharp Sword
As painful as conflict is, sometimes it is a sign of health.
Shane Anderson
July 21, 2026
Protesting the Church
Church leaders are not immune to failure, but how should church members respond when leadership goes wrong?
Shane Anderson
May 15, 2026
Artificial Intelligence and the End of the World
AI has led to more fulfillment of the prediction that “knowledge shall increase” than perhaps anything else in human history.
Shane Anderson
April 17, 2026
Seven Reasons People Don’t Join the Church
The top seven reasons that people don’t join the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Shane Anderson
March 28, 2026
Surprising Lessons From Annual Council
I was worried about the stuffiness and pretense that I might find at Annual Council.
Shane Anderson
February 3, 2026
A Warning From the West, Part 3
Most churches in the West are stuck in pastor dependency—and it’s choking the harvest. In this third installment of Shane Anderson’s “A Warning From the West,” he writes that the New Testament shows a better way: every member engaged, elders leading, pastors planting new churches. It’s simpler than we think—and it’s time to start.
Shane Anderson
November 21, 2025
Why We Are Here, Part 6
At a time when the devil’s deceptions are greater than ever, God’s end-time people are called to reveal the truth.
Shane Anderson
October 17, 2025
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