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Spiritless Baptist associations and what the church should know

September 22, 2024

A spiritless Baptist association is possible. In my opinion, a spiritless association emerges when an assortment of primarily uninspired congregations make up the majority of its membership. 

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Study: How are churches responding to today’s opioid crisis?

September 19, 2024

More Americans are dying of opioid abuse, but fewer churches are serving those with opioid addictions, according to a Lifeway Research study.

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Lifeway camps offer largest missions offering to IMB, NAMB in recent years

September 18, 2024

Ben Mandrell, president and CEO of Lifeway Christian Resources, presented checks totaling $678,283.32 to International Mission Board President Paul Chitwood and North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell on Sept. 17.

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First person: 7 reasons preachers need to listen to other preaching

September 15, 2024

We usually have access to solid, strong sermons from others, Chuck Lawless says. Check out these reasons why it’s good for us to listen to others’ sermons regularly.

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Study: What does the average church small group look like?

September 13, 2024

“When it comes to Bible study groups, it’s less about the name we give the ministry and more about what the groups actually do,” said Ken Braddy, director of Sunday School and network partnerships at Lifeway.

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Location blindness — and why the Church needs to overcome it

September 12, 2024

Have you ever noticed a business, restaurant or church only after needing its services, despite passing by it daily? This is called “location blindness.”

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Why preaching still matters in a digital world — even on television

September 10, 2024

When I started working in television, preachers and preaching were about the only thing on Christian TV. …

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Pay at Baptist churches outpaces inflation, study shows

September 10, 2024

Compensation for full-time Southern Baptist senior pastors, full-time staff ministers and full-time office personnel outpaced inflation over the past two years, according to a new study.

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Why are struggling Baptist associations overwhelmed?

September 8, 2024

“Struggling associations need intervention from outside the association. Their director or strategist may easily burn out and need personal support,” writes George Bullard.

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Many hit worship songs are a ‘team effort,’ come from ‘Big Four’ churches

September 7, 2024

In January 2023, Chris Brown and a group of fellow songwriters working on a live worship album for Elevation Church, a nondenominational megachurch in Charlotte, North Carolina, sat down for a writing session …

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