Some Summer Difference Makers
Every year, they answer God’s call to go. They are young collegiate students from across Alabama. They come from our college and university campuses. They are trained and prepared by […]
Bicentennial: Collegiate ministries reach ‘important missions field’
Chad Stillwell said he was at a low point the day he walked across the commuter parking lot at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was offered a Coke. […]
Christian Job Corps gives practical help, ‘hope in the form of Jesus’
Elaine Dickson says a lot of stories have come from her years with Christian Job Corps, a ministry of Alabama Woman’s Missionary Union, but one woman’s story in particular leaps […]
Called conference helps students pursue future in ministry ‘from ground level’
Jamie Dew said for him, everything changed the night of June 16, 1995, when he was at a Centrifuge camp. “The night I came to Jesus, I knew two things,” […]
Pastors must continue to grow in preaching skills
Hershael York, professor of Christian preaching at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said he loves to “talk shop” with other preachers, and the act of preaching is never “mystical” or “instantaneous.” […]
Bicentennial: Alabama Baptist church planting journey gains strength
In 2018, Lamar Duke pulled together a report he’d been asked to compile, and when he finished it, he sat at his desk and wept. The numbers showed that in […]
Bicentennial: Alabama Baptists’ SBC story one of working toward greater cooperation
Danny Wood said during his 24 years as pastor of Shades Mountain Baptist Church in Birmingham, he’s known one thing for certain about the church’s budget. The first 10% was spoken for. […]
Bicentennial: Church planting among language groups grows over the years
When Richard Alford was hired in 1991 to serve in language missions with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, he had a skill they needed — fluency in the […]
2023 Revive Conference: Senior adults challenged to renew passion, Gilbreath honored for service
The 2023 Revive Senior Adult Evangelism Conference, held May 8 at First Baptist Church Birmingham, was uplifting and inspiring as always but had a special surprise at the end. Kevin Hamm, […]
Watching God work: Alabama WMU enjoys ‘sweet season,’ looks ahead to summer
Candace McIntosh says that so far, 2023 has been a “sweet season of watching God work” through Alabama Woman’s Missionary Union. “I want to brag on what God has been […]
