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African American ministries urge TX church leaders to reframe discipleship

March 26, 2023

“Do you want to be well?” Ralph West asked that simple question — the same question Jesus asked the invalid in John 5:6. West challenged

Edith Mitchell continues to serve the Lord at age 101

March 25, 2023

At 101 years old, Edith Mitchell has always had a passion for music and serving the Lord. Mitchell, who resides in Mountain Home, Arkansas, started

Churches, don’t miss the ministry of first impressions

March 24, 2023

I visit a lot of churches in my work. A few weeks ago, during a visit to Shepherd Church in the Los Angeles area, led

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Study: Growing number of pastors losing confidence, considering leaving ministry

March 23, 2023

Pastors are feeling increasingly dissatisfied with their jobs, and more than 40 percent have considered leaving the ministry in the past 12 months. That’s according

‘Hunt Harvest’: Outdoorsman events around AR draw hundreds to hear gospel

March 21, 2023

Twenty-seven people recently surrendered their lives to Christ in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. It happened at First Baptist Church, where nearly 200 men gathered for what

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First Person: The beauty of country churches

March 20, 2023

I was reared in a good ole country church called Six Mile Baptist. You have seen churches just like it: gravel driveway and parking lot,

First Person: Why is face-to-face evangelism more difficult these days?

March 20, 2023

I could list all kinds of reasons why evangelism is difficult. It can be frightening to try to speak truth into someone else’s life. We

Becoming ‘students of the gospel’: 10 components of biblical evangelism

March 19, 2023

“The message of the gospel is a message from God that leads us to salvation,” said J. Mack Stiles, a former church planter and current

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‘Particularly gifted’: New book outlines importance of every Christian knowing theology

March 19, 2023

When Phylicia Masonheimer founded the Every Woman a Theologian ministry and then wrote a book with the same name, it had nothing to do with

MS Baptists launch multicultural ministries department

March 18, 2023

Paula Smith has been settling into her job as the first director of the newest department at the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board (MBCB) — the

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