In 1996, the first retreat for bivocational ministers and wives was held at Fall Creek Falls State Park in Spencer, Tennessee, drawing about 20 couples.
Nolensville Road in south Nashville is a busy four-lane highway. Along with fast-food restaurants, medical clinics, fitness centers, and pawn shops, the highway is also
Todd Latham, a bivocational pastor in southwestern Kentucky, preaches regularly to mostly unsaved and unchurched people. Some have not only never opened a Bible but
Michael Crawford, executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware, resigned Feb. 3 “due to moral failure involving marital indiscretions,” convention and mission board officers announced
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
Hispanic churches in the United States face unique challenges but are finding success in building community within their congregations and reaching those outside their walls.
Everyone around the small town of Lake Arthur, Louisiana calls Jered Thomas “pastor.” As of Jan. 1, they also call him chief of police. Thomas,
My previous column, “Climate Change Needed for Funding Baptist Associations,” suggested that shifts in denominational funding call for associations to adopt the principle of multiple
