First Person: Ministering to your community as school starts back
August 6, 2022
As the school year is upon us, what are some ways you and your church can engage your community through local schools? Before I was
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First Person: Live carefully! You never know who’s watching
July 1, 2022
A man took the bus to work. Since rain was predicted, he went to get the umbrella, but his wife stopped him. “You have taken
‘Night terror’: First-person account of handling sexual abuse in the church
July 1, 2022
Young people were abused by our youth minister on my watch. It was worse than a nightmare. This was going to be a night terror,
John Yeats to Southern Baptists: ‘Thank you for allowing us to serve you’
June 30, 2022
For 25 years, Team Yeats (Sharon and I) sat at the recording secretary’s desk to record the proceedings of the Southern Baptist Annual Meeting. We
First Person: Missionary celebrates ‘the Sovereign Planter’
June 30, 2022
More than a year ago, we invited you to praise God with us for a new church plant in Lisbon, Portugal — the blessing that
A pastoral response to the SBC abuse investigation
June 1, 2022
Within a short time of the surprising and disappointing accounts released in the SBC’s investigation of handling abuse claims within the denomination, this question came
First Person: Dealing with disappointment
April 26, 2022
Last week, Freddie Freeman hit his first home run as a Los Angeles Dodger in his first at bat against his former teammates. What a
Reflections on missions trip to Ukraine: ‘Is this really happening?’
April 9, 2022
The Ukraine relief mission trip to Poland was unlike any I have experienced in some 65 years on this earth. Seeing and listening to so
First person: Serving the Lord in times of war
March 29, 2022
Ever wonder how pastors should lead in times of war, especially when the pastors are serving those directly impacted by the war? Consider these four
First Person: Trusting the Storyteller when we don’t want to move
February 17, 2022
I recall a time my faith was really tested back in August 2019. Through that testing, God reminded me again that He is an all-powerful,
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