Five essential elements of Transformational Small Groups
Small groups are not automatically effective. It takes intentionality to make them accomplish their mission. By Ed Stetzer Transformational discipleship involves moving people from sitting in rows, where they are simply in proximity to one another, to sitting in...
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering: Because of Who He Is
God deserves the worship of all people, and the gospel is the only hope for the billions of people who have yet to hear. “Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful works among all the peoples” Psalm 96:3 (HCSB). 2015 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering goal: $175...
2015 BCI Annual Meeting Presidential Address Video
Lloyd Eaken, 2015 BCI President and pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Anamosa delivers the Presidential Address at the 2015 BCI Annual Meeting.
“God’s got it.” Retired couple grateful for help from SBC family.
by John Ambra Kathie Mansell needed a side dish to go with her meatloaf. Her father, a missionary pilot from Brazil, was in town and coming for dinner with a friend, but the newlywed college student didn’t have any other food on hand. It was then that she remembered...
Missionaries to Africa with Iowa roots encourage you to participate in the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Greetings fellow Iowans! We can now say, “We have planted our roots in Des Moines”. We are Jerry and Debbie McFerron. We have met some of you already and others we look forward to meeting, as God permits, in the years to come. Jerry’s roots are in Iowa and God...
Three reasons why big events are ineffective in most churches
By Thom S. Rainer Tens of thousands of churches will have events to celebrate the Christmas season. The events will range from simple Christmas Eve candlelight services to major musical productions. And most of them will fail their intended purpose. When I speak with...
What happened to evangelism in the Southern Baptist Convention?
By Ronnie Floyd What happened to evangelism in the Southern Baptist Convention? It was our commitment to evangelism in the past that set us apart from all other denominations. The events and experiences churches offered to their community were done with the specific...
O.S. Hawkins’ The James Code offers Scripture principles for putting faith into action
by Roy Hayhurst DALLAS — Perhaps no book in all the Bible has created quite the allure and controversy as the New Testament epistle of James. The book by Jesus’ half-brother, the natural-born son of Joseph and Mary, was famously derided as an epistle of straw by the...
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering sermon resources now available
RICHMOND, Va. (BP) — As churches plan their services and special events for the rest of the year, IMB has released sermon resources from IMB President David Platt free of charge to help church leaders promote the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International...
Overcoming the Discipleship Deficit
The church must be more vigilant about making disciples and leading people to become more like Jesus. By Ed Stetzer The topic of discipleship is one of increasing importance among many believers, and rightfully so. This topic deserves our attention even more today as...
