Opinion: What’s to come of the Baylor-BGCT relationship?
While my guess is as good as anyone else’s, the relationship is likely to continue largely unchanged, but not without some tension along the way. Governance and sexuality are recurring sources of the tension.
‘Preach the Word and love the people’: Pastor seeks to keep it simple
Living less than a mile from the church, Charlie and his wife Teresa decided to attend one Sunday. The couple wasn’t unfamiliar with Wildwood. What they found was a congregation of just 25 people, nearly all over age 70.
Stop, analyze and verify: Is your church the next target?
“It is a real issue facing our churches”: As congregations increasingly manage finances and communications online, cybercriminals are taking notice.
Five metrics that actually move the church’s mission
Pastor, let me say this gently. Some of the numbers you’re celebrating may not mean what you think they mean.
Explore the Bible Sunday School Lesson for February 26
I Am the Resurrection John 11:32–46 The funeral director and I awaited a family’s arrival for a graveside service. He
‘Chatham Strong’: When tragedy hits home
Three children and one teenager were killed April 2 in the village of Chatham, Illinois, when an SUV drove through the site of an afterschool program. Eric Reed, editor of the Illinois Baptist, reflects on the tragedy.
‘Heartbroken’: Florida Baptists urge prayer for FSU campus following deadly shooting
A shooting Thursday (April 17) on the Florida State University campus has injured an unknown number of people, with the extent of injuries unknown at this time.
Gospel singer, songwriter Squire Parsons now experiencing ‘Sweet Beulah Land’
Parsons’ “Sweet Beulah Land” was voted song of the year in 1981 by readers of Singing News Magazine, where he was voted favorite baritone (1986–1987), favorite male singer (1988) and favorite songwriter (1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995).