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
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‘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
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
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
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
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,
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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