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Keys to make summer count as a college minister

June 24, 2024

These “keys” are pointed more for campus-based ministry; however, they can prove to be helpful to church based collegiate ministers as well.

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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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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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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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First person: How to thrive amid the challenges of fatherhood

June 15, 2024

Pastor Adam Dooley explores the challenges and blessings of fatherhood. He also shares a few tips on how to navigate the tough times.

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First person: 5 things we did at this year’s SBC Annual Meeting

June 14, 2024

Here are five things we did at this year’s SBC annual meeting …

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First person: God the Father and Father’s Day

June 14, 2024

How do you picture God the Father? As distant and wrathful? As needing Jesus to talk Him off the ledge of judging us?

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First person: A little advice for new graduates

June 5, 2024

The truth is if you want a meaningful, worthwhile life, you must work hard.

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‘The road not traveled’: An urgent plea for a brighter future for the SBC

May 31, 2024

“To truly understand and attack the problem of crippling decline looming large over the future of the SBC will require Southern Baptists to embrace two radical steps,” says Chuck Kelley, president emeritus of New Orleans Seminary.

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First person: Considering the Law Amendment from the pew

May 28, 2024

While the goal of the Law Amendment is to bring clarity, Dani Bryson insists that it will bring chaos instead, as it will expand the role of the Credentials Committee beyond any necessary use.

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