Month: June 2016
Retooling VBS to include ESL provides opportunities for Alabama Baptist churches to reach Mixteco families
Hallay Cagle remembers when it hit her. “A little boy came in and he was in first or second grade, and his mom was really upset,” she said. The mom
ESL ministries provide Alabama Baptist churches with way to reach internationals
Kristy Kennedy said she doesn’t have a number. She doesn’t even have a ballpark figure. “I just kind of hear about it as I travel around visiting churches,” she said.
Church Planting: An “Outside-In” Process
Discipleship is an inside-out process, whereas planting churches should be an outside-in process. We begin with a heart for reaching the far-from-God in church planting. Let me quote my
Why YMLink?
Hi my name is Scooter Kellum and I’m the youth ministry strategist for the Alabama State Board of Missions. I work in the office of Collegiate and Student Ministries
Save the Dates for Inaugural Week of Prayer
“Things don’t matter, but people do.” That was a quote often cited by martyred international missionary Dr. Martha Myers. She lived out sacrificially the fact that people really do matter.
Spring Break mission trip alters life after college for one student
Shannon Culbreth arrived on campus at the University of Alabama at Birmingham nearly five years ago. She became involved in Baptist Campus Ministries (BCM) during her sophomore year. Shannon served
Four Key Facts about Resolutions Adopted by Convention Meetings
At annual meetings of the Southern Baptist Convention and of various state conventions, including Alabama, resolutions adopted by messengers are often misunderstood. A resolution is non-binding. It is a snapshot
Why I Believe in the Cooperative Program
“I believe in the Cooperative Program, because it is one of the most effective tools to help churches fulfill the mission mandate of Acts 1:8. When we give through the Cooperative
Life Changing Ministry on College Campuses
Three years ago, I began praying that if God wanted to use me in ministry outside of what I was already doing at my church then I was willing to