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
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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
Artificial intelligence and Baptist associations
March 27, 2023
Artificial intelligence applications such as ChatGPT are growing rapidly. The creators themselves are surprised by the fast-growing interest in this resource. Part of their surprise
First Person: Consider how compassionate investing honors God
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I never heard the following terms in a seminary classroom — performance transparency, donor-advised fund, fiduciary, asset allocation, values-based investing, evergreen model, duration bonds and
Pattern: Defining memberships in associations
March 15, 2023
The pattern of membership in our Baptist denomination is straightforward. Individuals are members of churches. Churches are members of an association, and they affiliate with
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
Revolution: What your church can do for your association
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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
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