Month: October 2018
Creating a Culture of Discipline
In more than one of his books, Jim Collins writes of successful organizations having a Culture of Discipline. In Great By Choice, Collins remarks, “Discipline, in essence, is consistency in
Trust the Process: God’s Role and Our Role in Student Ministry
Student ministry is challenging work. I don’t know about you, but I am often asked by people who learn that I serve with students: “Why would you ever want to
Is your church transitioning? You’ve got options, resources
Daniel Edmonds said he hopes that the good things happening at Chisholm Baptist Church, Montgomery, can “paint a picture of what other churches can do in the future.” Churches that are
Upcoming State Convention Meeting to Focus On Faithfulness
John Thweatt says that as he looks across the landscape of the Alabama Baptist State Convention, the thing that keeps coming to mind is God’s faithfulness. He sees it in
Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief assists after Hurricane Michael
In the small southern Alabama town of Cottonwood, the steeple of Cottonwood First Baptist Church lay in twisted pieces in the churchyard. Less than a block away, the visitor’s bleachers
Global Hunger Sunday Provides Opportunity to Learn and Give
Croutons and crackers isn’t much of a supper. But near the end of last year’s fall festival at First Baptist Church, Woodstock, in Bibb Baptist Association, that’s all that was
Florida Panhandle Hit Hard, Southeast Alabama Receives Significant Damage from Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael made landfall along the Florida Panhandle as a Category 4 hurricane shortly after noon local time on Oct. 10, leaving devastation in its wake. At least two people
Urgent Disaster Relief Prayer Reminder
Video Transcript: Alabama Baptist, right now we know that Hurricane Michael is making landfall. The impact is predicted to be one of substantial nature. I just wanted to come before
Whose Mirror Are You Reflecting?
How do you see yourself? We all have a vision of how we look, who we are. You might call this our self-vision. I was recently reading something from Stephen
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