First person: When someone in your small group ‘hijacks the room’
May 16, 2026
One of the fastest ways to kill a small group isn’t bad theology, poor leadership or even lack of preparation.
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First person: Ways your church can stay connected with graduates
May 15, 2026
Over the last several weeks, our churches celebrated with high school seniors as they graduated.
Bond continues card-writing ministry, expands to helping raise foster care awareness
May 14, 2026
Allison Bond recently expanded her card-writing ministry to include some new work — serving as director of letter stewardship for The Long Road Home project, a horseback ride in Arkansas that raises foster care awareness.
First person: Here’s my ‘crazy’ suggestion to try this Sunday
May 14, 2026
I know some readers won’t like this post. Most of us have a habit of sitting in the same place in church on Sunday, and I realize that nobody else is calling for changing this pattern.
‘It’s been a radical change’: BCM student shares story of transformation
May 13, 2026
Brandon Arnold, a Baptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) student leader with GraceLife ministry at Towson University (TU), said he attended church, wore a cross around his neck and called himself a Christian in high school while living with what he now describes as “false assurance.”
First person: Embracing a sustainable pace
May 12, 2026
What does the pace of your day usually look like? Sane? Sensible? Sustainable? Or are you rushing through life at a pace that will inevitably lead to a crash?
‘Trail magic’ becomes gospel opportunity to reach hikers on the Appalachian Trail
May 11, 2026
Ask an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker heading north in the spring, “Where are you headed?” They will invariably answer with a grin, “Katahdin!” The mountain is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail.
Editorial: What’s the purpose of a Baptist institution?
May 10, 2026
“Far too many Baptist institutions are about self-preservation. We need to be about the point of our existence.”
First person: A ‘colorblind’ constitution
May 9, 2026
This month marks the 130-year anniversary of one of the most infamous cases in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Pastor, outdoorsman helping others avoid pit of addiction
May 8, 2026
Dangling a dead — but “nice 4-plus footer”— timber rattlesnake from a branch, Alabama pastor Matt Kelley declared the venomous reptile “almost got me.”
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