Your Voice: Letter sent to Tennessee General Assembly related to gun violence April 26, 2023 Dear Members of the Tennessee General Assembly: As president of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, head of the public policy arm of the SBC and Read More
Your Voice: Making a difference in the lives of others April 10, 2023 I got a very kind note from a friend the other day. She told me how much she enjoys reading my devotional books and also Read More
Your Voice: A closer look at dinner and family March 13, 2023 It may be that the best thing you can do for your kids is to sit the whole family down and have dinner together. Research Read More
Your Voice: Longevity at church offers benefits February 27, 2023 Serving 20 years as a pastor at the same church (nearly 12 years as senior, six years as associate and two years as youth pastor) Read More
Your Voice: Pastors, don’t ignore this group in your sermons February 11, 2023 Week in and week out, the same group of unconverted people come to our worship services — and we practically ignore them. We’d never treat Read More
Your Voice: Bivocational pastors are heroes January 28, 2023 Most of our SBC churches average about 65 or less in attendance. My experience has been that the pastors who lead these churches are the Read More
Your Voice: Hope, prayer and core convictions January 14, 2023 Hope and prayer in the midst of a crisis By Jeff Iorg Gateway Seminary When all else fails, pray. That’s the response most people make Read More
Your Voice: Lessons from the ‘Jesus Movement’ December 17, 2022 In the early 1970s at a park on the north side of Flint, Michigan, a guy with long hair and tattered jeans approached me and Read More
Your Voice: Actions are essential for Christian unity December 4, 2022 By Ruba Rihani Special to The Baptist Paper International Human Rights Day, observed Dec. 10, coincides with the Christmas holidays and is an important reminder Read More
Your Voice: Practical ways to equip the next generation of ministers November 17, 2022 By Phillip Slaughter We desperately need to equip more ministers if we want to replace those who are retiring or leaving the ministry for a Read More