A recent opportunity to visit with Terry Dorsett, executive director of the Baptist Churches of New England, only solidified my excitement for and interest in the ministry efforts taking place in the six-state region.
Rose Hill Baptist Church in Ashland, Kentucky, has found a novel way to invest in the community it serves. Learn more.
In an ever-growing digital age, churches should consider investing in digital missions. The Church must adapt and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ through whatever means are available, says Phil Cooke.
“The current trend of setting Jesus against the church says nothing about Jesus and a lot about the state of Christianity today. It lacks biblical literacy,” writes Rick Harrington.
Looking to serve their community, Elam Baptist Church in Georgia contacted their local Division of Family & Children Services lead case manager to see what foster families needed. This led to the creation of the Compassion Linen Closet.
Despite once averaging around 10 people each Sunday, Oak Grove Baptist Church in Kentucky has been revitalized, and their pastor, Brent Lee, attributes any recent success to the power of prayer and faithfulness.
The Friendship Baptist Association in rural southwest Georgia, like many other rural associations, is confronting a crisis. It is experiencing a shortage of pastors, youth and children’s workers, and musicians.
The faith-based filmmakers who highlighted prayer in “War Room,” strong marriages in “Fireproof,” and godly fatherhood in “Courageous” have a new movie with a new theme: discipleship.
Loneliness and isolation are endemic to the ministry. Ministry isolation and loneliness is partly self-imposed and is partly imposed by the ministry itself.
Potential visitors to your church will likely look the church up online before attending. Make sure your church website includes these four important images to really give them a glimpse of what they’re getting into.
