Wisconsin Church Plant Prepares Young Couple For International Service
By Tobin Perry MADISON, Wis. – Richard and Lauren Sawyer* had much in common with next-door neighbors Aaron and Tia Jozwiak. The young couples were preparing for a lifetime of ministry by attending Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. Both reached...
Cooperative Program giving falls below budget
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Year-to-date Southern Baptist Convention Cooperative Program contributions to the SBC Executive Committee are 3.44 percent below the year-to-date CP budget goal, and 2.72 percent below contributions received during the same time frame last year, SBC...
A Simple Conversation With Eternal Impact
By Larry Robertson, TBC president & pastor in Clarksville Tennesee The only difference between “what’s the point” and “that’s the point” is a single letter. We should not, therefore, overlook the importance of seemingly insignificant events or encounters. We may...
Winter Olympics: Baptists trek to Sochi to share their faith
by Evelyn Adamson SOCHI, Russia (BP) -- Amid tight security, the 2014 Winter Olympics commenced with impressive opening ceremonies, while Baptist volunteers from across the United States arrived to be part of the international festivities. Inside Sochi's "ring of...
Guest Editorial: The New Buzz On Cooperation
by Nate Adams, Executive Director of the Illinois Baptist State Association Bees are far more important than most of us realize. Known as models of cooperation and hard work, these buzzy, busybodies are the major pollinators in any ecosystem that contains flowering...
Freedom in Forgiveness
By Amalie Parmerlee, The Salt Company Women’s Ministry Leader, Ames Angie’s* parents divorced when she was really young, and since the divorce she has had three step-dads. However, her biological father had partial custody of her while she was growing up. Since she...
The Salt Company Ames Sending 66 Students Overseas
By Meghan Hoppenworth, TSC Global Coordinator, Ames After conducting over one hundred interviews, hours of discussion and decision-making, and finalizing numbers, locations, and teams; Salt Company will be sending 66 students on 16 teams to 10 countries in the summer...
Student Give Night
By Jenn Lee, The Salt Company Coordinator, Ames As Salt Company approached the end of 2013, we found ourselves waiting for God to provide. Over the course of the year, the ministry had continued to grow and expand. Therefore, our financial needs were also being...
Knocked Over by a Mack Truck, a Call To Prayer For Churches Without Pastors
Somewhere around fifteen years ago, I realized that, here in Illinois, about one out of every seven of our SBC churches was without a pastor; this statistic held fairly steady for several years. This realization did not knock me over with a feather, but with the...
Transitional Interim Pastor: Help for Churches that are Between Pastors
The pastor has just left your church. The period between his departure and the arrival of your next pastor is commonly referred to as the interim period. It would better be referred to as the “transitional” period. This is an excellent opportunity for a congregation...
