Guidestone Financial: Hawkins provides 96th report to SBC messengers
By Roy Hayhurst BALTIMORE — Citing good news across all ministry areas within GuideStone Financial Resources, President O.S. Hawkins delivered the 96th annual report to messengers meeting June 10-11. GuideStone provides retirement plans, life and health products,...
Ten Tips to Becoming a More Productive Pastor
by Thom Rainer The work of pastoral ministry is a joy, but it’s also demanding. Every pastor is on call 24/7. Expectations of members are high and sometimes unreasonable. Pastors are thus expected to “run the race” constantly. But how can a pastor keep the pace in...
Using Mobile Devices in Ministry
The International Mission Board has just published a guide to using your mobile devices in ministry. Check out their Mobile Ministry Made Easy Guide and all of the other resources at southasianpeoples.imb.org/landing/using-mobiles. These are valuable tools for...
An Awakening in Cuba
'A powerful influence for Christ' By Will Stuart “I found it surprising, almost shocking, to find some of the greatest expressions of faith within 100 miles of the United States.” IMB President Tom Elliff. The storm took everyone by surprise. It turned streets in...
Missionaries Commissioned at Rare Joint IMB/NAMB Service
By Shannon Baker BALTIMORE -- The International Mission Board and the North American Mission Board commissioned approximately 100 during a rare joint commissioning service sponsored by the Woman's Missionary Union, June 8, at the Baltimore Convention Center. In an...
World Cup outreach pumps college soccer team
by Marie Curtis NATAL, Brazil (BP) – A college women's soccer team kicked off Baptist outreach efforts for the FIFA World Cup –- starting today (June 12) through July 13 in Brazil -- with a weeklong mission project combining soccer and evangelism.When 10 players from...
Convention Wrap Up: SBC elects Floyd, prays for revival & restoration
by David Roach BALTIMORE (BP) -- Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention elected Arkansas pastor Ronnie Floyd as president and heard repeated calls for prayer and revival -- highlighted by outgoing President Fred Luter's presidential sermon.Messengers also gave...
Record Breaking 2013 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
By Erich Bridges RICHMOND, Va.—Southern Baptists gave an unprecedented $154 million to the 2013 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions, breaking the record for the largest total in the offering’s 125-year history. The 2013 offering,...
Gospel conversations emphasized at NAMB presentation
by Adam Miller BALTIMORE (BP) -- North American Mission Board President Kevin Ezell exhorted messengers at the 2014 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting to join in reaching communities for Christ through "Gospel conversations.""We have much to celebrate,...
Sarah, an Emerging Leader – The Salt Company Iowa City
#testifytuesday I was raised in a fairly traditional Lutheran church. I went through the motions of youth group, church, and other “religious” activities. Going through school (high school especially) I was very much living for myself. Despite my involvement in youth...
