Before Sunday, church leaders should reflect on 7 questions
December 2, 2023
Here are some self-reflection questions for church leaders — especially those who are preparing to preach or teach this weekend — to consider…
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Poetic reflections on Thanksgiving
November 23, 2023
For decades, Chicago Tribune columnist Joan Beck memorialized each year with a poetic column of thanksgiving. The verses below are our attempt to follow her example and remember the blessings of 2023.
Your Voice: To whom are you thankful?
November 23, 2023
“Thanksgiving is more about WHOM we give thanks to than WHAT we give thanks for,” shares Adam Dooley, author and pastor of Englewood Baptist Church in Jackson, Tennessee.
Thanksgiving: Food, faith and football
November 23, 2023
It’s Thanksgiving, which unfortunately sometimes gets lost in between Halloween and Christmas. Thanksgiving yard decorations don’t get the love the other two holidays do.
12 ways to regularly practice Thanksgiving
November 22, 2023
We have so much for which to be grateful today. I fear, though, that we too often limit our expressions of thanksgiving to only this day.
Time to review your ‘good list’ and add a few more blessings
November 21, 2023
A church in our community hit a rough stretch several years ago. The staff, already ministering to members after a series of tragedies in the church family, suddenly faced the pastor losing his wife and infant during childbirth …
First person: May we always remember — To live is Christ
November 18, 2023
Carved on my parents’ headstone in a rural church cemetery in southeast Missouri are the profound words of Philippians 1:21, “To live is Christ. To die is gain.”
First person: ‘Invaluable’ lessons I learned from Adrian Rogers
November 16, 2023
Dr. Adrian Rogers’ love for Jesus Christ was palpable. You heard it in every sermon and felt it in every conversation.
Assessing pros and cons of AI in ministry
November 16, 2023
First, let’s clarify what artificial intelligence is and isn’t. Most people think of science fiction-level AI when discussing this topic. However, we are not close to a scenario like Skynet taking over the world.
First person: A sabbatical was the best gift I received as a pastor
November 9, 2023
In the fall of 2021, Neill’s Creek Baptist Church in Angier afforded me a 12-week sabbatical. This provision was included in the covenant when I was called as senior pastor in February of 2011.
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