With far fewer churches gathering in person, Southern Baptist congregations didn’t do much baptizing during the pandemic. Those numbers have increased in recent years, but the overall decline within the Convention continues.
When it comes to church planting, it should begin with prayer, identifying potential leaders, training and sending them out. At least, that’s the way Risen Life Church does it — and church plants like Redeeming Life Church have benefitted.
Beyond the starting point of a preacher’s calling and personal commitment to Christ, there are also practical elements that every pastor should master.
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One year after death, church planter Clint Clifton’s legacy continues through son’s new church plant.
“It’s about imagining the missions opportunity of neighborhoods of people as if no church had ever existed there.”
More than 40 students from First Baptist Church Zachary, Louisiana, have embraced God’s call to be missionaries in their schools, and subsequently have begun to see a spiritual harvest from their collective outreach efforts.
For most pastors, the start of a new calendar year also indicates the start of a new fiscal year for their churches. But there is much more variety among pastors when it comes to who is involved in making the budget for the fiscal year.
Check out these five church communication resolutions to get you started right in the New Year.
“I believe if more people start to realize that the organ can be used in contemporary worship, I think we will have an increase of organists,” said 14-year-old Storeé Denson.
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