Grace Church Des Moines celebrates 35 years of being a sending church
During the celebration of Grace Church's 35 years of ministry in Des Moines, Pastor Phil Winfield stated: "Grace has always been a sending church." Whether that refers to missionaries all over the world or to church planters in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Norwalk and...
Focus One Sunday Morning in 2015 on Prayer in Your Church
By Ronnie W. Floyd, President of the Southern Baptist Convention God’s Word is clear: “…For My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.” (Isaiah 56:7)Jesus declared it this way: “It is written, My house will be called a house of prayer. But you are...
Missionsfest in Toledo draws volunteers from 11 states
by Julie Walters (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) – Nov. 11, 2014 – When Helen Henley, a member of Sunrise Baptist Church in Midland, Mich., heard Missionsfest would be in Toledo, Ohio, she “felt it was too close not to be a part.” Henley was familiar with the city and the...
These people give everything they have
By Margaret Colson EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s story package about the lives and ministries of the Christ-followers at The Lighthouse at Conestoga Mission in Monroe, Georgia, is the culmination of a year’s journey by writer Margaret Colson and photographer Mark Sandlin....
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...
