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Study: Church growth key factors include small groups, intentional participation

March 8, 2023

As churches continue ministry in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are finding it increasingly difficult to grow their small groups. However, churches continue

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‘Total surrender’: MS church baptizes 104 during worship service

March 8, 2023

In what some would describe as “an extraordinary movement of the Holy Spirit,” Crossgates Baptist Church Brandon, Mississippi, recently baptized 104 believers during a worship

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10 areas of focus for a prayer walk or prayer drive through your community

March 7, 2023

Many of us regularly walk through our neighborhoods, and almost all of us drive through our communities on a daily basis. What we often fail

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Bivocational ministers, spouses retreat provides ‘recharge’ to record number of attendees

March 5, 2023

In 1996, the first retreat for bivocational ministers and wives was held at Fall Creek Falls State Park in Spencer, Tennessee, drawing about 20 couples.

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NM church holds free garage sales for community throughout the year

March 5, 2023

A dozen years ago Herb Gage, pastor of Cavern Baptist Church in Carlsbad, New Mexico, told the congregation his wife had heard of a church

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Cowboy church pastor adjusting to changing landscape ‘where the people are’

March 4, 2023

When Wes Brown planted a church on 16 acres of farmland, there wasn’t much nearby but wide-open space. Fifteen years later houses are going up

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Reasons why your church doesn’t need a printed bulletin

March 4, 2023

Many churches have stopped handing out printed bulletins. During the pandemic, churches couldn’t distribute printed bulletins because attendance moved online. When we returned to in-person

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Disciple Now weekend in Mississippi sees dozens of confessions, baptisms

March 1, 2023

The much-publicized reports of revival that have taken place on college campuses around the country may be spreading into Mississippi. Crossgates Baptist Church, Brandon, baptized 107

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GA woman turns from ‘very dark’ life to serving Christ full time in ministry

March 1, 2023

Debbie Verrelli is among an army of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers who help survivors reclaim their lives and restore their homes after natural disasters

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Responding to sexual abuse: 3 critical mistakes church leaders make

March 1, 2023

Seemingly every day there is a new report of a church mishandling reports of abuse. If you are a church leader, that should alarm you.

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