by Paige Turner SOUTHEAST ASIA (BP) — They sat on the floor of a home in a “T” people fishing village with their eyes fixed on the pastor from North Carolina. The men and women appeared to listen intently as he...
Read MoreBy Kevin Ezell Southern Baptists are blessed with many resources and we are grateful for every dollar churches send to us for missions and ministry in North America. But at the end of the day we receive a finite amount of...
Read MoreThe following is taken from David Garrison’s book, Church Planting Movements. What Is a Church Planting Movement? In 1998, the International Mission Board’s Overseas Leadership Team adopted a vision statement: We...
Read MoreBy Thiago Molina During the past 20 years, God has poured out His Spirit across the island nation of Cuba until there are no longer enough churches to hold all the believers. In fact, Cuba is seeing one of the most rapid rates...
Read MoreBy Thom Rainer In an earlier post, I shared the top traits of pastors who had long-term and mostly joyous ministries at one church. Another key insight I learned from these pastors is how they think. The first article,...
Read MoreBy Joni Wilkinson, WMU Coordinator “You will make known to me the path of life; In your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.” Psalm 16:11 On October 3-4, 2014, fifty-nine ladies,...
Read MoreBy Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer You may have heard of the three self’s church indicator to show when a church has been fully established. The self’s are self-governing (not led by outside entities),...
Read MoreEDITOR’S NOTE: O.S. Hawkins, president of GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, writes about the significance of the Cooperative Program to the viability of the SBC’s financial services...
Read MoreJon and Mindy Jamison of the Baptist Friendship Center are working toward developing an intentional coaching program to aid churches in developing or re-configuring their Community Ministries. The specifics are still in the...
Read MoreBy Tim Lubinus, BCI Executive Director/Treasurer In our culture money is highly valued and often fall is budget time for churches and other organizations. In some cases rhetoric replaces reality in budget discussions. The advice...
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