First Person: The beatitudes for pastors
January 24, 2023
In so many ways, pastoring is the greatest job in the world — mostly because it is not a job, but a calling. We have
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‘Fueling’ ministry: KY church gifts bus to help meet need at Baptist school
January 24, 2023
God’s perfect timing resulted in a Kentucky Baptist church being blessed by recently giving a much-needed 34-passenger bus to a local boarding school in Oneida.
‘Lights, camera, action’: AL family talks experience as extras in ‘The Chosen’
January 23, 2023
People from around the world continue to provide financial support for “The Chosen,” and thousands have served as volunteer extras on set. One mother from
6 ways your church communication can comfort people
January 22, 2023
Over the years, it’s been shown time and time again that during difficult times, people seek spiritual advice, comfort and help from media resources. Whether
Lessons on ministry leadership from ‘the toughest race on earth’
January 18, 2023
Endurance, longevity in ministry, and life-long integrity seem to be characteristics of the few — not the many — in church ministry today. As each
First Person: Lego lessons in following Jesus
January 17, 2023
I didn’t grow up building with Legos. As a matter of fact, the only thing I knew about the little blocks of plastic was that
‘Prayers being answered’: Church music leader keeps faith after legs paralyzed
January 17, 2023
Chip Mixon was helping his son build a house, lost his balance and tumbled off of a scaffold. The fall from a height of more
Pregnancy center provides warmth, hope to homeless population
January 16, 2023
HopePlace Pregnancy Care Center in Warren, Arkansas has been ministering to women in crisis for the last 10 years. The center serves as more than
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
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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