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Roger Alford announces departure from Christian Index

March 22, 2024

Roger Alford, editor of The Christian Index for the past three years, announced his departure Friday (March 22) from the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s newsjournal, effective at the end of the month.

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First person: The spiritual value of madness

March 20, 2024

Legends of bluebloods and dreams of Cinderella captivate our imaginations during the Big Dance like no other competition … and the spiritual lessons in the background of each hardwood matchup are even more valuable and enduring.

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Engaging in the public square with grace, love

March 14, 2024

As we think about engaging in the public square with wisdom and grace, check out these helpful suggestions for orienting our lives and communities.

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First person: AI flaws present Christians with unique opportunity

March 13, 2024

In recent weeks, Google’s AI system Gemini has made quite a splash in the news. Several have been understandably concerned the output from the prompts revealed deeply concerning biases …

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Planning a ‘short devotion’ at an event? Here’s some advice

March 10, 2024

The point of the devotion time is to slow everyone down, focus people’s thoughts in the right place, and start the event with our priorities in place. However, so many people completely miss the point of a devotion …

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Rusty Sumrall thankful for calling to serve associations

March 9, 2024

Rusty Sumrall was called to Christian ministry during high school, and during college he was called to pastor three small country churches, but he arrived in seminary knowing he did not want to be a pastor …

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A Baptist association perspective on the Great Commission Resurgence

February 25, 2024

The Great Commission Resurgence Evaluation Task Force is currently studying the effectiveness of the resurgence. One lens they must use is the perspective of Baptist associations. 

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Your Voice: How do we pastor through an election year?

February 24, 2024

First-person articles, comments, letters to the editor, blog excerpts, social media posts and more…

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First person: Why we need more leaders in ministry

February 15, 2024

“Do church and ministry leaders need to grow in their leadership skills and ability? My answer is an emphatic ‘yes’ and here is why…,” says Todd Gray.

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First person: True love according to Scripture, not Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2024

For a society that prioritizes love so enthusiastically, one would think we would have a greater understanding of exactly what we’re talking about. 

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