The Ideal Pastor’s Wife
by Diana Davis What does the ideal pastor’s wife look like? Believe it or not, every pastor’s wife is one-of-a-kind. She’s definitely not a clone of your previous pastor’s wife, or any other pastor’s wife you know. God created her uniquely—her personality, giftedness,...
The Church and Mental Illness Part 2: Medicine and Therapy
By Ed Stetzer How do pastors feel about mental illness medication and therapy? In my last post, I began discussing the results of some recent research conducted byLifeWay Research on the church and mental illness. I laid out information that reveals the current...
NAMB’s focus on ‘gospel conversations’ among 2014 highlights
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – As 2015 rolls in, the North American Mission Board reflects upon a year that included an increasing emphasis on helping Southern Baptists develop evangelistic conversations, the kick off of its Send North America Experience Tour, and the launch of a...
Year-end charitable gifts: ‘Time of the essence’
WINCHESTER, Va. (BP) -- The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (www.ecfa.org) is encouraging donors to churches and other faith-based nonprofits to utilize two special opportunities to give to charities this December while also lowering their 2014 taxes....
Midwestern celebrates graduation, honors professor
by T. Patrick Hudson KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) -- Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary celebrated its 56th commencement exercises on Dec. 12. The event was highlighted by seminary president Jason Allen's keynote address and the honoring of longtime faculty member Jim...
NAMB: Celebrating God’s work in 2014
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – At each year’s end we see a lot of “list” stories looking back on the best and worst the year has brought us. Some of these stories can be useless and annoying, but the idea is still not a bad one if we keep the right focus. I encourage you to take...
One Sentence That Pastors and Church Staff Hate to Hear
By Thom S. Rainer The moment they hear it, they feel the “cringe factor” throughout their body. Even as the first few words are spoken, the recipient feels his or her emotions plummeting. It is the one sentence that is uniformly dreaded by pastors and church staff. It...
2014 BCI Pastor’s Survey
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer Recently I sent a survey to nearly 100 of our pastors and other leaders and asked them to pick among a list of books as a gift for participating in the survey. Funding was made possible by NAMB. Here are the results of...
Observations about Trials
By Todd Stiles Here are four observations about trials we glean from Hebrews 3:7-19. Trials are essentially spiritual crossroads. The testing of our faith is always a fork in the road, an intersection of sorts where we must put what we believe into practice....
Open Letter to Iowa Baptists from Dwight and Mara Williams, IMB Missionaries serving in Spain
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Iowa Baptist Convention, Greetings from the Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia! We are currently on a stateside assignment, serving as Missionaries in Residence at Bluefield College, Bluefield, Virginia. We have been here since...
