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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Your Voice: How do we pastor through an election year?
February 24, 2024
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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.
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.
ChatGPT and sermons: How should pastors engage AI?
February 11, 2024
How should preachers, teachers and students of God’s Word engage AI? Here are a few possibilities …
Opinion: Only God can remove ‘elephant in the room’ for SBC Exec Comm
February 10, 2024
Filling this role is obviously a God-sized task and as Southern Baptists, we need to pray God’s wisdom for leaders within the EC as they seek God’s man for “a time such as this.” There’s really nothing “people” can do.
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