Interventions may occur during pastor transitions, strategic planning efforts or the construction of a new building. Otherwise, the underlying, less visible issues of the life cycle of congregations are ineffectively addressed.
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for August 10, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
As police officers looked on, a group of Muslims on Sunday (July 27) stormed a prayer house in Indonesia, injuring two children, sources said.
The Bibles, provided by The Gideons International, featured the school colors, and the gift bags were packed by the church youth groups. The bags included cookies, crackers, candy and messages such as “Jesus Loves You” written on them.
Now an International Mission Board (IMB) representative back on stateside herself, Dr. Claire shared her story in a series of three Connection Meetings hosted by the Missions Mobilization department.
A conservative Christian legal group asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decade-old case involving a former Kentucky county clerk who cited her faith when she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
When I ran into Kay Arthur on the campus of New Orleans Seminary about 30 years ago, I was surprised. No one had announced she would be there. We students thought we knew all the campus news, but apparently not. For me, this was a big deal.
I started full-time ministry at 20 years old, and I quickly grew enamored with the excitement and the perceived prestige of ministry. I would never have admitted it then, but I made ministry my idol – and I confess that I still run that risk this many years later.
The father of one of 20 pastors ambushed in eastern India last month was soaked in blood from the attack as he told his son, “I don’t think I will make it. I just want you to know that I will be with my Maker, and you should not worry for me.”
Standing in the middle of about 850 men and at least 16 blue kiddie pools full of enough shrimp, potatoes, corn and sausage to capsize
