Page: CP rebounding despite challenges
By David Roach NASHVILLE (BP) -- The average Cooperative Program gift from churches has rebounded from a low of 5.41 percent of undesignated receipts, and there are indications that Southern Baptists feel renewed interest in cooperative ministry endeavors, Frank S....
12 Reasons Why Churches Don’t Address Decline
By Chuck Lawless I have never met a church leader who said to me, “I really want my church to die. I’m not that concerned that we haven’t grown in years.” At the same time, though, most churches in North America are plateaued or in decline. Many of those churches have...
Register for the Send North America Conference
Every Life on Mission Matters August 3 and 4, 2015 Nashville, TN REGISTER HERE The Send North America Conference is a two-day gathering of the church in North America. The heart of this gathering is to see a movement of people from within the church...
The Cooperative Program: Learn about it, see what it does
By Staff/SBC LIFE NASHVILLE (BP) -- October is "Cooperative Program Emphasis Month" on the Southern Baptist Convention's calendar when churches are challenged to study the Cooperative Program -- to learn about it, see what it does, pray about their part -- perhaps...
Seeking Resumes for Two New Full-Time Positions with the BCI
The Baptist Convention of Iowa would like to assist churches by providing an experienced Discipleship Team Leader to develop a team to consult with pastors and other ministry leaders in churches to strengthen their discipleship and small groups ministry. The Baptist...
Introduction to Ministry Grid
By Lifeway Church Tech & Media
EVANGELISM: 3 Circles & Engage24
by Kevin Ezell ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) -- For too many church leaders, one of the most challenging areas of mission is engaging our people in evangelism. We can point to many causes for this, but many times the lack of evangelistic effectiveness goes back to leaders not...
Mental health & the church: ‘People are looking for mercy’
by David Roach NASHVILLE (BP) -- Pastors must learn how to help troubled souls and remove the stigma associated with mental illness, Rick Warren and Tony Rose said in a video discussion with Russell D. Moore, president of Southern Baptists' Ethics & Religious...
NAMB Calls Every Believer to Life On Mission
By Adam Miller ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Liz Olear has learned you can’t separate faith from other areas of life. Following several months of missionary service through a North American Mission Board (NAMB) Generation Send missionary internship where she also participated in...
Got a beef? Ask Mitch what to do.
By Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer My new hero in dealing with confrontation is Mitch Green. Recently I wrote an article that Mitch Green of Country Roads Baptist Church in Lenox read. He immediately responded directly with me and let me know that he...
