First person: Reflecting on Jim Bakker and ‘overnight’ impact of SBC’s TV network
October 7, 2026
Jim Bakker’s death brought back many memories of the PTL Club.
Mark Snowden
First person: Why I hate drywall and why you should too
September 15, 2026
Standing around with pastors during a break at an associational pastor’s conference, one pastor lamented that his church had stopped growing. When I asked why, he said his building could only hold so many people. When I asked him why a little thing like drywall would prohibit growth, it was like scales fell off his eyes.
First person: Could you visit Iran? Start praying.
March 1, 2026
‘When the doors are opened, seek out ways to visit Iran. In the meantime, seek out Persians who are living among us.’
First person: Preparing for a missions trip with reproducible, sustainable evangelism
March 24, 2025
Two concepts should drive everything that is taught and caught related to traveling to another location, presenting the gospel, teaching others how to share and expecting evangelism to continue once you return home.
First person: Crossing the ‘digital divide’ in church life
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“Certainly, I do not see AI as a fad. It will not go away. Our culture will find ways to use it, but church leaders cannot ignore it,” Mark Snowden, director for the Cincinnati Area Baptist Association.
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