By Todd Stiles I’m probably opening a can of worms. Lifting the lid of a Pandora’s box. Setting off a firestorm. That’s usually what happens when the topic of “worship” comes up among church-ites. Of course, it really isn’t...
Read MoreWe need to be willing to do church differently than we may feel is comfortable and easy. by Ed Stetzer Consumer-driven forms of Christianity are creating much angst. The prevailing model of how we do church in our Western...
Read MoreBy Thom S. Rainer If you want to make certain guests never return to your church, say one of these sentences to them when they visit. Indeed, these unfortunate and ill-timed comments almost always guarantee that you will offend...
Read Moreby Dave Miller Have you ever noticed how many weird, messed-up, difficult people God saves? I could start a forum in the comments and we could share stories about the odd people we’ve encountered in our ministries, couldn’t we?...
Read Moreby BCI Staff Pastors and their wives from 23 churches across the state of Iowa came to Des Moines on April 23 for a weekend of relaxing, reconnecting, and refreshing by sharing good food, good company, good worship, and good...
Read MorePastor Jamie Cheramie came to Calvary Baptist Church in Glenwood in March, 2015. He was born and raised in South Louisiana where he was saved at 14 years of age, called into the Gospel ministry at 16, and followed God’s...
Read MoreHow does the raising of Lazarus affect the way we share the gospel? by Ed Stetzer Just as the Father spoke life into the void through his Word in creation, so he speaks new life into his people through the Word-made-flesh, Jesus...
Read Moreby Laura Sikes LONG ISLAND, N.Y. – Crawling underneath houses to put in insulation, mudding and sanding dry wall and installing a fence are not typical spring break distractions. But for college students Makayla Campbell and...
Read MoreWHAT Do you pastor a church that is taking responsibility for a church plant as a Sending Church? Would you like to know more about how to be an effective Sending Church or are you a Supporting Church that would like to become a...
Read Moreby Diana Chandler WASHINGTON (BP) — Pleas for revival and religious freedom were heard repeatedly at the National Day of Prayer service today (May 7) in Washington, including the keynote address by Southern Baptist pastor...
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