Why wise churches take sabbaticals
October 8, 2023
Professors get sabbaticals. Some pastors are granted sabbaticals or study leaves. Why not also allow them for churches?
Church Life
Pastor appreciation: Dozens of ways to show gratitude to families in ministry
October 7, 2023
Pastor Appreciation Month: Pastors often work long hours, attend to the needs of their congregation day and night, and sacrifice personal time and resources for the betterment of their flock.
Opinion: The challenge of staffing a music ministry
October 6, 2023
If you’re having trouble staffing a music ministry, you’re not crazy, and you’re not alone. Staffing a church’s music ministry is more difficult than most people realize. And it’s getting harder all the time.
First person: Connecting young adults to small groups in your church
October 5, 2023
“If young adults do not get or remain connected to others within the church after they leave high school, they are much more likely to leave the church.”
Restore Church and the impact of ‘microchurches’ in Indiana
October 4, 2023
The State Convention of Baptists in Indiana recently launched a new initiative designed to connect with the churches in the state to help them take the next ministry step.
Pastor offers ‘lifechanging’ hope, refuge for injured soldiers
October 2, 2023
When wounded military personnel recovering in the Soldier Recovery Unit at Fort Stewart, Georgia, are physically able, they venture into the great outdoors courtesy of a big-hearted veteran from South Carolina …
East Tennessee churches minister to migrant workers
October 1, 2023
For approximately 30 years, churches in East Tennessee Baptist Association have been ministering to migrant workers in Cocke County — in one form or another.
‘God has been faithful’: Louisiana church sees 85 couples renew wedding vows
October 1, 2023
A total of 85 couples said, “I do,” again, during the renewal of wedding vows with the witness of the First Baptist Church at the congregation’s Pineville and LeCompte campuses in Louisiana.
Single mom’s ‘first stop’ in Mississippi helps birth ministry out of tragedy
September 30, 2023
O’Shea Lowery’s life was forever changed on April 27, 1990. “When the sun came up that morning, I never imagined the sorrow that would soon overcome the hearts of 24-year-old me and my children,” she recalled.
Changed lives take time, ‘patience’ in historic Nevada town
September 28, 2023
“To reach people, it takes a lot of honesty, one-on-one conversations and consistency,” pastor Austin White told The Baptist Paper. He could have added “patience.”
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