When ‘hello’ is not enough
By Dianna Davis PENSACOLA, Fla. (BP) — Your God is awesome. Your church is wonderful. Yet some of the guests who visit your church don’t return. No true connection was made. A parking lot greeter in our church...
Read MoreGuideStone announces release of its Ministers’ Tax Guide
By Jennifer Carter DALLAS ¾ The 2014 edition of GuideStone’s annual Tax Return Preparation and Federal Reporting Guide is now available. In this helpful guide, both active and retired minsters will find step-by-step...
Read MoreSolid Rock Mission Trip – Hurricane Sandy Rebuild
by Dan Doolin, Pastor, Solid Rock Baptist Church, Wapello, IA In late October, 2012, Hurricane Sandy (unofficially known as “Superstorm Sandy”) made landfall along the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. Hurricane Sandy...
Read MoreJanuary Ministry Report The Salt Company – Iowa City
We are so amazed by what God is doing in Salt Company already this semester! It has only been two weeks into the semester and God has completely outgrown our expectations already. We started out the semester with our leaders...
Read MoreHockey player goes for gold, focuses on ‘Audience of One’
by Allen Palmeri ST. CLOUD, Minn. (BP) — Anne Schleper, a defenseman on the United States women’s Olympic hockey team, is an Olympian with a plan. Schleper, 24, said she approaches her team’s quest for a gold...
Read More7 Ways to Stick with Your Daily Bible Reading
by Ken Braddy Having a daily devotional time with God requires a plan of action. So you’d like to begin spending time with God daily? It’s a noble goal and one that every Christian should strive for. Maybe daily...
Read More‘More for Christ’ commitment lifts rural church to new heights
MEXICO, Ky. (BP) — Members of Mexico Baptist Church in rural Kentucky decided in the early 1940s to begin increasing their Cooperative Program giving toward 25 percent of their undesignated offerings. By 1978 they had...
Read MoreSnowboarder seeks to inspire beyond Sochi
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (BP) — U.S. Olympic snowboarder Kelly Clark knows some of the trappings that come with athletic success. A four-time Olympian, she has seen those temptations herself. That’s one reason she...
Read MoreThree ways you can be involved in Philippines relief
By Caroline Anderson Relief efforts are still underway in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan destroyed many areas. You can be a part of helping Filipinos put their lives back together. Here are three ways you can get involved:...
Read MoreBaptist relief continues in the Philippines
By Caroline Anderson From the rubble, a nation is still recovering from Typhoon Haiyan’s devastating effects last November. The press and publicity may have moved on, but Baptist Global Response is continuing in relief efforts....
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