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“Associational mission strategists tend to come from pastorates or from church or denominational staff. Thus, they may believe the key to deep, meaningful fellowship is people like them. It is not,” writes George Bullard.
“I think when we don’t connect the Bible to people’s lives in real time, we miss opportunities for people to even think about their mental health,” said Jay Barnett.
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for Feb. 23, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
GuideStone shared new research conducted last year among members that found pastors overwhelmingly wished they had started saving for retirement earlier.
“When the crash happened, I got an alert on the Citizens app [and] I immediately knew that one of my members lived in that area, so I reached out to her,” said Philadelphia pastor Gerald Waters.
Police in Pakistan this week arrested a mentally challenged Christian on blasphemy charges despite being aware of his condition, Morning Star News reported.
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