Why churches are ‘quiet quitting’ their Baptist associations
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Is your church ‘quiet quitting’ your Baptist association?
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Nonnegotiable: Serving all congregations in associational ministry
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Associations are the soul of the Baptist movement
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Let’s make more noise in our association
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Mark Twain is credited with saying, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” The Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting takes place in a few
Your associational type makes a difference
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Quick! Without thinking for more than three seconds, tell me the name of the Baptist associational handbook that tells how an association must function —
Urgently needed: Church lay leadership certification
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Nathan, chairperson of the pastor search committee for a neighborhood church with a wonderful history that was now struggling to survive, asked to speak with
Helping churches define engagement rather than attendance
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One recent Sunday, my wife and I decided not to attend live, on-site church. A crisis in our family had taken place 200 miles away
Interdependence: Has your association lost that lovin’ feeling?
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In 1964, music producer Phil Spector commissioned songwriters Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann to write the song, “You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling.” It was then
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