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Seven Reasons Churches Are Too Busy
By Thom S. Rainer If local churches were humans, most of them would experience burnout. Many congregations are too busy to be effective. Many have a hodgepodge of seemingly unrelated activities. As a consequence, there is no clear plan or process of discipleship in...
Rethinking Church Plant Funding
What do you do when the well runs dry? You dig another well. By Ed Stetzer Since the turn of the century, many denominations have made a strong effort to funnel resources toward church planting. This support helps to secure facilities, execute marketing campaigns,...
NAMB, IMB to partner on Send North America Conference
By Joe Conway ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Send North America Conference, still a full seven months away, is fast approaching a capacity sell out. And now the missions gathering has gained a major partner for the Aug. 3-4conference to be hosted at Nashville’s Bridgestone...
Tony Evans, Trip Lee, 6 others added to ERLC summit
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Megachurch pastor Tony Evans and hip-hop artist Trip Lee are among additional speakers for a racial reconciliation summit sponsored by the Southern Baptist Convention's ethics entity. "The Gospel and Racial Reconciliation" will be the theme of the...
Fabricated: ‘I did not go to heaven’
by David Roach NASHVILLE (BP) -- LifeWay Christian Resources' decision to stop selling a discredited book about a 6-year-old's supposed vision of heaven is being cited as a reminder that followers of Jesus should rely on the Bible rather than subjective experience for...
GuideStone announces release of its Ministers’ Tax Guide
By Roy Hayhurst DALLAS - The 2015 edition of GuideStone’s annual Tax Return Preparation and Federal Reporting Guide, Ministers’ Tax Guide for 2014 Returns is now available. In this helpful handbook, both active and retired ministers will find step-by-step...
Seeing Singles
by Diana Davis A stunning fact you may not know: According to U. S. Census data, more than one-fourth of all adults have never been married (27%). Another six percent are widowed and twelve percent divorced or separated. Most churches minister well to those 56% of...
‘Do not be anxious….’
by David Roach NASHVILLE (BP) -- Most of us know that the Bible says not to worry. Jesus put it memorably when He said, "Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble" (Matthew 6:34). But often...
Christmas backpacks keep blessing Appalachian students
By Kristen Camp ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Weeks after the holidays have passed, backpacks filled with school supplies given by Southern Baptist churches continue to bless students living in the Appalachian region. Teams from Appalachian Regional Ministry (ARM) traveled all...
