National Day Of Prayer, May 7 2015
The 64th annual National Day of Prayer, May 7, 2015, will have profound significance for our country. It is an unprecedented opportunity to see the Lord’s healing and renewing power made manifest as we call on citizens to humbly come before His throne. Our theme for...
Gospel proclamation vs. Gospel demonstration
By Ed Stetzer Serving the hurt and reaching the lost are not on opposing sides. The Dilemma There is an interesting conversation going on right now in a lot of churches. Many people, and specifically people in leadership are asking, “How do we balance gospel...
The story of a life
By Chris McRae, BCI Discipleship Team Leader If life is story – with an introduction, body and conclusion; with character development, action, dialogue, plot, narrative; with question, tension, climax, and dénouement; with birth, life, death and rebirth; with voice,...
Making sure children actually hear the gospel and not just a bunch of bible stories
By Ed Stetzer We must not only teach children the stories of Scripture. We must teach them the Story of Scripture. Children have a faith that is ready to go. Let’s not waste that opportunity by delivering a humanistic Gospel. We talk a lot about contextualization...
10 Tips for pastoral care visits
By Thom S. Rainer Pastoral care visits are a lost art for many pastors and church leaders. While not limited to pastors making them, these visits are often expected—or even required—for church staff. So today, we cover how to make these visits and proper hospital...
Ronnie Floyd’s message to the Executive Committee
By Ronnie Floyd On Monday, February 16, I spoke to the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention. I’m thankful to be able to share that message with you via video. Dr. Ronnie Floyd is currently serving as the President of the Southern Baptist...
Is It Time to Rethink Church Business Meetings?
By Thom S. Rainer It is unwise to assume all churches do things the same way. I certainly know that the readership of this blog includes leaders from tens of thousands of different churches. Even within the same denomination, there are countless different approaches...
Baptist Relief responds to local ice storm crisis
By Kristen Camp ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Roads froze, trees fell and thousands of homes and businesses lost power as record-breaking, freezing temperatures swept through the southeast this week. Lynchburg, Va., dropped to 11 below zero Friday morning, setting an all-time...
Homemade Pizza: a discipleship analogy
By Pastor Gene Stockton Have you ever made homemade pizza? What about making homemade pizza with 5 grandchildren under the age of 5? In any case, Cheri and I were scheduled to hang out with the grandkids on a Friday evening, so Cheri planned a homemade pizza night. We...
‘Where was God?’ Film shows hope after disaster
Sam Porter, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Disaster Relief director, announces that the film documentary "Where was God?" is making its way outside Oklahoma. This story follows several families and individuals who recount the timeline of destruction and share...
