By Mike Ebert BALTIMORE – Joel Kurz watched in disbelief Monday night as the Baltimore neighborhood where he has pastored since 2008 erupted in violence and flames. “The CVS Pharmacy that was looted and set on fire is the place...
Read MoreBy Todd Stiles “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2 The things I have learned in the last 10+ years...
Read MoreKATHMANDU, Nepal –– Baptist Global Response (BGR) teams are starting to assess relief needs in Nepal in the aftermath of a massive 7.8 earthquake that shook Kathmandu Valley April 25. An initial $50,000 has been released to...
Read MoreWhat role do denominations play in the work of the local church and the broader mission of God? By Ed Stetzer One of the great, untapped resources in nearly every denomination is younger leaders and pastors. They are part of...
Read MoreBy Mark Clifton A dying church robs God of His glory. Yet it doesn’t have to. Those two truths have driven my journey with legacy church planting for the past decade. Each year about a thousand churches disappear from the...
Read Moreby Tom Strode NASHVILLE (BP) — For seminary student Jamin Eben, the inaugural Student Leadership Conference cosponsored by two Southern Baptist entities proved doubly beneficial. Eben, a third-year master of divinity...
Read Moreby Lonnie Wilkey/Baptist and Reflector ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) — The pastor’s heart in Kevin Ezell would not let him say no when the Nashville-area Long Hollow Baptist Church asked him to serve as interim pastor. The...
Read MoreWe must stop ignoring mental illness and start graciously offering hope. We must stop ignoring mental illness and start graciously offering hope. By Ed Stetzer Churches, we need a new approach to mental illness. Or, maybe not...
Read MoreBy Chuck Lawless At many conferences and meetings I attend, I am expected to wear a nametag. The business world thinks about nametags, but the church world gives them too little thought. Here are ten reasons EVERYONE in church...
Read MoreThom S. Rainer, president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources has just released a free church facility audit. This audit is specially designed to help churches improve the overall guest friendliness on their website and...
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