Lay leaders and the key to ‘discerning next’
“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.
Church planters in a ‘hard’ place: ‘God was preparing us for this all along’
“You must be out of your mind.” No one said it. But it had to be what most reasonable people were thinking when they heard what Christian and Laura Rowland had decided to do.
Comedian uses touring show to spark laughs and life change
Sometimes it can feel as if the days of the variety show — like those of Carol Burnett and Red
First Person: The church must renew focus to reach ‘nones,’ ‘dones’
In his popular podcast “The Briefing,” Albert Mohler recently analyzed U.S. Census data and other polling information now available concerning
Underground churches, smuggled Bibles continue to reach people oppressed by communism
Vazgen Zohrabyan was nine years old, living in Soviet Union-controlled Armenia, when the Iron Curtain began to crumble in 1990.
Southern Baptist TEXAN editor, editor-elect prepare for upcoming three-month transition period
After 21 years as editor of the Southern Baptist TEXAN, Gary Ledbetter will be transitioning to a part-time advisory position
Louisiana church sees 55 baptisms in one day after crusade
The baptisms came two weeks after the crusade, held March 16-19 in the Denham Springs High School football stadium. The four-day spiritual encounter, including all related outside events, yielded 1,316 persons decisions for Jesus.
Big questions remain for SWBTS as fall semester nears
SWBTS enters fall semester facing a variety of challenges, unanswered questions.