
First Person: Lessons from getting my master’s degree
Graduating this spring with my master’s degree was not on my bucket list. With about 25 years of professional experience

New Hampshire churches deemed ‘essential’ in future states of emergency
Churches and other houses of worship will be considered providers of essential services during future states of emergency in New

‘Ministry is difficult, but it’s not complicated,’ Baptist leader says
“Ministry is difficult, but it’s not complicated. It’s supposed to be simple. Share the gospel, make disciples, and build churches that send people to share the gospel, make disciples, and build churches,” Jeff Iorg said.

Arkansas woman spreads God’s love through writing letters to strangers
Allison Bond’s grandma, who died in 2015, told her to “always do good.” Heeding that wisdom, Bond decided to do

First person: Preparing for a missions trip with reproducible, sustainable evangelism
Two concepts should drive everything that is taught and caught related to traveling to another location, presenting the gospel, teaching others how to share and expecting evangelism to continue once you return home.

‘Poor in spirit’ can’t coexist with ‘rich in pride,’ Allen tells pastors
One day when Adrian Rogers was in high school, he walked up and down his football practice field and prayed

First person: 10 mistakes I made as a young pastor
“I’m not sure why I’m writing this one, since it can probably only embarrass me – but perhaps it might help a young leader not be as dumb as I’ve been,” writes Chuck Lawless.

Barber challenges messengers to not miss the beauty around them
Sometimes the truth hurts, Bart Barber shared during his president’s address June 13 during the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting