First Baptist Church Hendersonville, Tennessee, announced Sunday (Aug. 11) it will be the first church in the state to ever give more than $1 million in one year through the Cooperative Program.
Strong Baptist associations exhibit praiseworthy clarity about their mission and vision. They strive for congregations to see the association as a family of congregations, says George Bullard.
A new study by researcher George Barna conducted by Arizona Christian University’s Cultural Research Center, reveals that evangelicals are fewer in number, less biblically grounded, and less politically engaged than previously believed.
Most current U.S. Protestant senior pastors worked outside of ministry as adults for only a short time, according to a Lifeway Research study. Only 3 in 10, however, began vocational ministry as the senior pastor.
In an ever-growing digital age, churches should consider investing in digital missions. The Church must adapt and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ through whatever means are available, says Phil Cooke.
“The current trend of setting Jesus against the church says nothing about Jesus and a lot about the state of Christianity today. It lacks biblical literacy,” writes Rick Harrington.
Tennessee Baptists have developed a new podcast series dedicated to providing resources, insight and news about what is going on in the world and how the gospel can best address it.
Around three in 10 (29%) U.S. Protestant churchgoers say their church’s ministry activities and methods would fit best in a time period before the turn of the new millennium, according to a new study from Lifeway Research.
Potential visitors to your church will likely look the church up online before attending. Make sure your church website includes these four important images to really give them a glimpse of what they’re getting into.
There are several types of Baptist associations, each marked by their ability to make true Kingdom impact. Read what the characteristics of a soaring association are and see if your association falls into this category.
