Church Life Archives - Page 70 of 111

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

MBC’s High Street Press releases new resource on Christ’s return

April 22, 2023

The Missouri Baptist Convention, through its High Street Press imprint, has released a new resource for personal or group study titled, “What Every Christian Should

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2 assumptions to avoid when discipling young adults

April 22, 2023

Churches realize they need to reach young adults in their community, and a vision of winning and sending young adults out as disciple makers is

Attorney urges churches to be proactive in sexual abuse prevention

April 19, 2023

Attorney Greg Love said the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, and “what is predictable is preventable.” “When we consider protecting our boys

Tips for following up with church visitors

April 18, 2023

At our church, one of our guest services mottos is: The first visit should set up the second visit. My entire guest services paradigm changed

‘No time to waste’: Looking ahead to May 4 National Day of Prayer

April 18, 2023

On May 4, Americans will gather at courthouses, schools, parks and churches to publicly pray for our nation. Such an intentional focus on prayer is

New Mexico pastor stresses need to ‘help dads get to the next step’

April 17, 2023

“You have to get dad.” That’s what Beau Lamb told a breakout session during the recent New Mexico Evangelism Conference sponsored by the Baptist Convention

Missouri missions leaders spotlight discipleship, transforming communities

April 16, 2023

Missouri directors of missions recently gathered at the Baptist Building in Jefferson City to learn how to more effectively help their association churches implement discipleship