Learning to be ‘fishers of men’
By Pastor Barry Fleming Seale Baptist Church in Alabama When my grandson, Samuel, was eight, he came to me with
First person: Santa by calling — when a role becomes a ministry
I wasn’t supposed to be Santa. I was a school photographer — just filling in when the scheduled Santa didn’t show up. I put on the beard, told my other photographer she’d have to take all the pictures, and stepped into the role. It was meant to be temporary. But God had other plans.
NC churches work with pregnancy centers to support women in their journeys
“The heroes of the pro-life movement are the men and women working in pregnancy care centers across this nation day after day, meeting women with unplanned pregnancies at the point of their need …”
North Carolina pastor helps churches develop on-mission discipleship
Marcus Redding can easily tell you the first time he remembers being in the same room with someone as they turned
Steven Curtis Chapman: ‘He is good, even when life is not’
“Here’s the hope that we have…our God is faithful, and he is good, even when life is not,” Steven Curtis Chapman said.
West Virginia Baptists offer ‘pilot’ missions project for high school girls
The pilot project is July 12–20, with March 15 the deadline to apply.
ICYMI: How not to respond to hurting people
A family of four dies unexpectedly on the highway. A routine visit to the doctor’s office reveals a terminal illness.
Mississippi holding ministry assistants conference in March
Attendees can network, share best practices and learn the latest methods for positively impacting their ministry. Training sessions will help sharpen their abilities as they serve in churches, associations or other agencies.