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10 funding streams: New climate for financially supporting Baptist associations

January 15, 2023

My previous column, “Climate Change Needed for Funding Baptist Associations,” suggested that shifts in denominational funding call for associations to adopt the principle of multiple

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Seven lessons from 70 years: Arkansas couple celebrates decades of marriage, ministry

January 15, 2023

James and Mattie Walker have been married 70 years and have been in the ministry together even longer. In 1949, while he was a student

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Mississippi church finds special way to bless others envelope by envelope

January 14, 2023

A Mississippi church offered its members a unique ministry opportunity this past December. Each person who attended one Sunday, from the bed babies to the

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Pastor becomes ‘living example’ of faith through cancer journey

January 13, 2023

Chris Winford started last year with a prayer that the Lord would make him a man of deeper faith. “Little did I know I was

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Prioritizing prayer: California Baptists seeking requests from churches in 2023

January 13, 2023

Prayers for a search team to find a new pastor, for church growth, for new leaders and for children’s ministries were a few of the

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Missions houses at MS church become home away from home for furloughed missionaries

January 13, 2023

Columbia, Mississippi, wasn’t originally home for Tom and Gloria Thurman.  But thanks to a ministry at First Baptist Church Columbia that’s grown over the years,

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3 things to consider before downsizing your ministry staff

January 12, 2023

Anytime the economy is struggling, including inflationary times, it’s perfectly normal for leaders to look at downsizing their organizations. Right now we’re seeing massive layoffs

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New next-gen curriculum designed to ‘flip the script’ for churches

January 11, 2023

Lifeway Christian Resources revealed a new, next-gen curriculum line, Hyfi, on Jan. 10 at the annual Children’s Pastors Conference. Chuck Peters, director of Lifeway Kids,

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Want more people in the pews this weekend? Try these 12 tips

January 11, 2023

We’re now beginning to see attendance at some churches meet or exceed pre-pandemic numbers, but some churches continue to struggle. In either case, here are

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Songwriter’s heart for worship leads to music career

January 10, 2023

One day when Jonathan Gamble was 14, he walked into the youth room at Iron City Baptist Church in Anniston and asked Lance and Terra

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