Lottie Moon Christmas Offering: What $300 Can Do
Shrieks of joy rise above the song as a conga line forms. There’s not much room for dancing. The classroom is the size of a doublewide trailer. About 50 people bob up-and-down and sing, “This is the day the Lord has made.” The men and women collapse onto the floor in...
The aroma of CHRISTmas
By Diana Davis PENSACOLA, Fla. (BP) -- What's the best Christmas scent? Is it cinnamon? Pine? Nutmeg? No, it's much better than those! The "aroma of Christ" is something every Christian spreads like a sweet perfume. Read carefully: "But thanks be to God, who always...
Margin, exercise critical for pastors during busy, stressful holiday season
By Tobin Perry GALLATIN, Tenn. -- Miss a Sunday School Christmas party, lose a church member. That’s a lesson 25-year ministry veteran Larry Yarborough refused to concede to when confronted by a typically well-adjusted church member who left the church after...
Our Obligation to the Nations: The Gospel and the Great Commission
EDITOR’S NOTES: 2014 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions emphasis: - Theme: One Sacred Effort — Find your place in God’s story - Focus Scripture: Matthew 28: 19-20 (HCSB). Jesus’ “Great Commission” for all believers: Go, therefore, and make...
A Creed Without Compromise
by Erich Bridges KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP) -- Here's a creed worth adopting -- if you dare. As a follower of Christ: I am called not to comfort or success but to obedience. Consequently, my life is to be defined not by what I do but by who I am. Henceforth: I will...
Survey: Food ministries aided 1 in 4 families
by Bob Smietana NASHVILLE -- As the holidays approach, food pantries across the country will collect donations to help those in need. Chances are some of the folks who donate also know what it's like to go to bed hungry. Nearly one in four Americans (22 percent) say...
Floyd releases ebook for prayer, revival
by Diana Chandler SPRINGDALE, Ark. (BP) -- Southern Baptist Convention President Ronnie Floyd has released a motivational tool book to help pastors and churches across the SBC engage in concerted prayer for the next great awakening in advance of the 2015 annual...
ERLC, Ministry Grid partner to provide ethics training
by Tom Strode NASHVILLE (BP) -- Southern Baptist ethics and leadership training entities are partnering to help pastors and churches address ethical issues from a Gospel perspective. The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) announced Nov. 6 a partnership...
A Month of Preaching That Will Call Your Church to be All God Wants You to Be
By Dr. Ronnie Floyd, President of the SBC The most influential voice in the life of a church is the voice of the preacher when he preaches the Bible, God’s Word. This preacher is usually the pastor of the church. Every pastor I know wants to call His church up to be...
The Hidden Truth About Metal Health Inside Our Southern Baptist Churches
"When I was diagnosed with depression, I felt as though I finally understood why I felt alone," said one man, after seeking help through his Doctor. "However," he continued, "I still was afraid of telling anyone in my Church about my condition because of the fear of...
