
Deadly weekend storms sweep across US; Baptist response underway
Baptist Disaster Relief efforts in several states are underway today (March 17) following a weekend of devastating storms that hit communities across the country. More

Baptist Disaster Relief efforts in several states are underway today (March 17) following a weekend of devastating storms that hit communities across the country. More

“Ministry is difficult, but it’s not complicated. It’s supposed to be simple. Share the gospel, make disciples, and build churches that send people to share the gospel, make disciples, and build churches,” Jeff Iorg said.

During the week, in addition to the professions of faith, there were 109 decisions to recommit lives to focus on Christ, other decisions made, and prayers lifted to the Lord.

The events of the day created an increased urgency for evangelism, an invitation, and a salvation that only God could orchestrate, said Lead Pastor Russ Harbin.

The lab, according to the website, is a one-day workshop “that will help you develop a vision and plan for leading your church to send.”

The event was created in 2014 as a way to share the love of God with people living with disabilities. According to the foundation, the event “celebrates their worth and value. When someone hears that they are loved and that they have a purp

“We are to love people and we started going after people,” said pastor Chris Pritchett. “When someone gets burned out of their house, if they qualify, we put them in one of our houses until they get back on their feet…”

“That’s a big responsibility to lead people to Jesus. That’s what our call is as worship leaders,” said pianist Cindy Tyus at First Baptist Church, Moultrie, Georgia.

Ryzhkov is the pastor of Calvary Russian Baptist Church, a growing congregation of believers in the Alpharetta/Cumming area, but his ministry extends far beyond his local church and reaches into Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

One of the primary reasons stained glass windows are still popular today is that they tell the gospel story, observed Andrew Young, owner of Pearl River Glass Studio in Jackson, Mississippi.
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