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Church engages new community through church planting, sparks generosity

June 24, 2024

Church planting was part of NewBranch Community Church’s vision from the beginning, says Teaching Pastor Ken Rucker. The question for this Georgia church, which began gathering in 2008, had always been, “When’s the right time to plant?”

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Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for June 30

June 24, 2024

Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for June 30, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.

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‘Grace of the Lord’: Bivocational pastor on church, pregnancy help ministry as vocation

June 24, 2024

 Nick Forsythe has both feet planted in vocational ministry; he just works two jobs.

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‘Memory of a lifetime’: Playing catch with baseball legend Willie Mays

June 23, 2024

Mark Tolbert shares his ‘memory of a lifetime,’ playing catch with Willie Mays. Mays passed away June 18 at the age of 93.

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First person: Self-absorption results in great loss

June 22, 2024

He preserved his smartphone at all costs, even if it meant potentially ending lives.

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Arkansas DR volunteers on-site in Fordyce after shooting

June 21, 2024

Arkansas Baptist Disaster Relief chaplains and a quick-response unit deployed to Fordyce, Arkansas, today (June 21) following a shooting at a local grocery store that left 3 dead and 11 wounded.

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Choctaw Indian Fair to boost cross-cultural ministry opportunities

June 21, 2024

For the first time, the Multicultural Ministries Department of the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board will manage a booth at the 74th annual Choctaw Indian Fair, July 10–13.

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First person: 5 things I learned in Indianapolis

June 21, 2024

As I made the nine-hour trek from Pennsylvania to Indianapolis for the 2024 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, I never could have imagined what a dynamic learning experience it would turn out to be.

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4 ways your church can determine its ‘reach area’

June 21, 2024

In order for a church to effectively serve their local body of believers, they must know their church reach — the area in which most of their members are concentrated. Here are some ways to define and map your reach area.

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First person: What drives church leaders out of ministry?

June 20, 2024

“No, no, no. Not him!” was my first thought when I heard the tragic story. It was one of my close pastor friends who was terminated from a church. I couldn’t believe the news. “Why, God? Why?”

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