“Associational mission strategists tend to come from pastorates or from church or denominational staff. Thus, they may believe the key to deep, meaningful fellowship is people like them. It is not,” writes George Bullard.
Chuck Lawless shares why having someone with you whenever you’re doing ministry matters.
“I love pastors and evangelists, but sometimes someone needs to say, ‘That’s enough.'” says Christian media expert Phil Cooke.
SBCAL was started in 1960 as a way to train directors of missions and to provide networking opportunities for leaders of associations. Today, there are 780 members of SBCAL.
Baptist associations should commit to “discern next” in 2025 to achieve the lead role within Baptist life and fulfill the Great Commission.
Here are five practical ways to increase engagement in 2025. For the sake of the gospel.
In the world of Southern Baptists, Baptist associations are advanced Christianity. For them to thrive, you’ve gotta want them bad, ‘cause it’s gonna be a challenging journey.
“Our journey has always been about using technology to support the Church’s mission,” said Andrew Rogers, co-founder of Faith Assistant.
The spontaneous revival that started that night — and ran for two more nights — resulted in changed lives as baptisms were held four consecutive Sundays, new members joined the church and a renewed emphasis on reaching the area …
Plenty of people are more than happy to criticize just about anything – especially from the comfort of hiding behind a fake social media name.
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