Urgently needed: Church lay leadership certification
May 5, 2023
Nathan, chairperson of the pastor search committee for a neighborhood church with a wonderful history that was now struggling to survive, asked to speak with
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7 ideas for navigating Mother’s Day at your church this year
May 5, 2023
Mother’s Day is usually one of the most-attended services of the year. Every church is looking for Mother’s Day ideas that appropriately honor moms during
Southern Baptists push past 10,000 churches planted since 2010
May 3, 2023
Southern Baptists planted 745 churches in 2022 — 106 of which were replants, according to the latest report released by the North American Mission Board.
Pastor opens up about burnout, stress in ministry
May 2, 2023
Editor’s note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. May 22, 2022 will forever be etched in the memory of Keith Vaughan, pastor of Valley Grove
Children’s ministry impacts kids, families through creative approach
April 30, 2023
Andrea Anders remembers the moment well. On Easter in 2022, she and her husband, Isaac — volunteers in the kids ministry at New Beginnings Baptist
‘Worker bees’: Campers on Mission helps others know Jesus
April 28, 2023
When a group of Campers on Mission hear about a volunteer missions project, they typically load up their RVs and head to the job site.
Study: Churchgoers still tithing, but opinions vary on where and how
April 26, 2023
Most churchgoers say tithing is a biblical command and give at least 10% of their income. But they have more diverse opinions on the “where”
Explainer: Understanding the SBC Executive Committee’s ministry assignment
April 25, 2023
Editor’s note: For context related to the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee and its search for a new president and CEO, The Baptist Paper takes
‘Movement from prayer’: Extended revival in Louisiana sees 1,300 professions of faith
April 24, 2023
A 20-week extended revival and tent crusade in south Louisiana has recorded more than 1,300 professions of faith in Christ, with hundreds enrolled in discipleship
Helping churches define engagement rather than attendance
April 24, 2023
One recent Sunday, my wife and I decided not to attend live, on-site church. A crisis in our family had taken place 200 miles away
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