Laypeople – the key to an effective association
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Relationships and networking are very important in life. When my daughter was in law school, she needed a summer internship between her second and third
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Revolution: What your church can do for your association
February 10, 2023
During a recent online gathering of Baptist association leaders, one pastor exclaimed, “I get it! It is not about what your association can do for
Hearing, following guidance of Holy Spirit in Baptist associations
January 29, 2023
Where is the voice of the Holy Spirit clearest: in the administrative offices of a national entity or institution, in the programmatic events of a
10 funding streams: New climate for financially supporting Baptist associations
January 15, 2023
My previous column, “Climate Change Needed for Funding Baptist Associations,” suggested that shifts in denominational funding call for associations to adopt the principle of multiple
Climate change needed for funding Baptist associations
December 26, 2022
The funding of our Baptist denomination has significantly shifted over the past four decades, and the climate has changed. The historic climate codified in the
The spiritual draw to serve a Baptist association
December 18, 2022
I consider myself a purist about Baptist denominational staff ministry. As a purist, I am an idealist with high standards for denominational service. I expect
An advocate: Best title for the staff leader of Baptist associations
December 2, 2022
Recently I came across a file from when my father served on the staff of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina just after World
First Person: My Baptist association hero
November 21, 2022
One morning more than 40 years ago, I arrived at the Baltimore Baptist Association office a little later than was typical for me. I had
The importance of nurturing relationships between congregations and associations
October 27, 2022
Baptist associations nurture, care for and challenge congregations to be the best they can be in representing Christ. They coach them to soar with faith,
Baptist associations are about solutions
October 25, 2022
In the mid-1990s, I was in the national office of the Evangelical Free Church of America to speak about denominational transformation. While waiting for the
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