
First person: Caring for your pastor
Good pastors are hard to find. Some churches that are without a pastor have spent two years or longer in a search for their next one.

Man Cave Ministry nurtures growth through hope, help and healing
Steve Ward loves to nurture growth. A professional landscaper by trade, he also leads Man Cave Ministry in Asheville, North

‘Everyone’s pastor’ recalls five decades of serving rural ‘lighthouse’
When Danny Lundy accepted the call to serve as pastor of Oakland Baptist Church in Perry, the men and women

Church finances: Guarding against fraud, missteps
When it comes to church finances, trust is everything. Every dollar given in tithes, offerings, or designated gifts is an act of worship, and our churches have the responsibility to handle those resources with integrity.

Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for June 11
Moses and Joshua Numbers 27:12–23 I was recently in the company of a woman who is a master quilter, having

‘Message of Hope’: Florida church embracing ‘community around us’
First Baptist Church, Apopka was in a time of healing when David Schorejs accepted God’s call as pastor in 2014

Who sinned during the lost years of congregations?
I saw the signs of future sin way before we entered the lost years of the congregation my family helped launch when I was in high school. It was certainly not intentional sin. It was all unintentional. We caught it before it became an ongoing sinful practice.

Giving back: Campus missionaries learn by doing
Luke Love and Mary Rachel Gean are serving this semester as campus missionaries with the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at the