1 city, 2 yearnings grip SBC’s Ronnie Floyd
by Art Toalston ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (BP) -- One city is central to everything Ronnie Floyd says and does as the Southern Baptist Convention's president. Columbus. Two overarching matters are tied to Floyd's focus on Ohio's capital, site of SBC's annual meeting in June:...
Easter Stats: It’s the SuperBowl of Church
by Crystal Kirkman It’s pretty evident when you look at attendance patterns that guests are more likely to attend a worship service for Easter and Christmas. LifeWay Research conducted a poll of 1,000 Protestant pastors asking for the three highest attended worship...
People of Faith
By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader We are the people of God…a holy people. That’s not bragging, it’s just reality. To be honest, I’m a little embarrassed to make that claim out loud. Why? Because you and I both know that I don’t deserve to be a part of God’s...
How Americans View Islam
By Ed Stetzer The way Americans and American pastors view Islam is affected by the work of ISIS. Yesterday, LifeWay Research released new data on how Americans and American protestant pastors view Islam in light of ISIS. USA TODAY ran a story with our data. Here's a...
Organizing for Denominational Revitalization
By Ed Stetzer Churches and denominations need a revitalization movement. That much is clear to most people. But how do we create or facilitate that revitalization? Our answer is important for the future of churches. I co-wrote a book specifically around church...
What I have learned and heard about the Southern Baptist Convention the last eight months
By Ronnie Floyd When I was elected President of the Southern Baptist Convention on June 10, 2014, I realized I was about to begin a great journey. I had the distinct privilege of following President Fred Luter, a great friend, pastor, and leader. I cannot even begin...
15 Concerns in Children’s Ministries
By Chuck Lawless Recently, I spent time with a church that is upgrading their children’s wing. In the midst of those discussions, we talked about some of the common problems our Lawless Group consulting team sees in a children’s ministry. Here are 15 of those...
How to Make Announcements in Worship Services – Rainer on Leadership Podcast #098
By Thom S. Rainer Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:59 — 19.2MB) Subscribe via iTunes • Subscribe via RSS • Subscribe via Stitcher • Subscribe via TuneIn Radio Announcements in the church service may seem like a trivial issue. But for many churches,...
Welcoming the stranger (part 2): Developing a church based immigrant ministry
This webinar is particularly for church and mission leaders who want to increase the effectiveness of their immigrant ministry outreach or are launching a new ministry. Highly practical, this webinar will provide an overview of the key issues to wrestle with and pray...
David Platt compelled by ‘5 desires’ for IMB
by Art Toalston ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (BP) -- David Platt has "five desires that are driving me" as president of the International Mission Board. Platt, speaking to editors of Baptist state papers Feb. 10, listed the desires that are key to him at the six-month point of...
