The court concluded that while the law’s language referencing “fetal heartbeat” is medically vague, the legislative intent and prior statements by both lawmakers and abortion providers consistently aligned with a six-week threshold …
The answer to the growth dilemma is obvious. When it is shared with congregations, they often reject it in favor of doing things to help existing congregations remain or become vital and vibrant.
“One moment is not going to change the entire trajectory of what we do, but it can remind us of some very important things. The beauty of Baptist life and cooperation is that everybody is autonomous … we work together because we want to.”
Stephanie Edwards navigates rows of tall, unfinished wooden shelves, touching the world with each reach into one of the hundreds of cardboard boxes filled with exotic goods.
Failure has a way of getting into our heads if we’re not careful. It sneaks in through the side door, whispering things like “You’re not enough” or “You’ll never get it right.”
This ongoing ministry has been marked by personal investment, practical support and a desire to meet physical and spiritual needs.
Mary Lane Moore added that many in their small church of 50 members cannot go to the missions field due to health or work, but that didn’t stop God from calling them to be a part of it in some capacity.
As I’ve reflected on the first year of shepherding my congregation, here are four confessions that in the Lord’s kindness may benefit every pastor, minister, leader, and lay person.
“This religious liberty issue goes beyond Baptists.”
Building relationships across state lines and serving as one family is what Bethlehem Baptist Church in Clarksville and Emmaus Church in Manchester, N.H., have been doing together for the past four years.
