To All the Vacation Bible School Volunteers… THANK YOU!!
If you have had your eyes open while driving anywhere in town over the summer, you have no doubt seen the brightly colored banners, bunches of balloons, or wavy inflatable […]
A Series of Injurious Decisions
On the other end of the phone on this particular day was a state convention leader of a mainline denomination. He was calling to ask if I would speak with […]
HBCU’s on Mission
A very small percentage of Southern Baptist missionaries are African American. In 2020, the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board (IMB), one of the world’s largest missionary sending agencies, reported […]
How Do We Respond?
As Alabama Baptists welcome the overturn of Roe v. Wade, let us be good stewards of our influence in responding with grace, civility and concerted prayer for all. What we […]
Transitioning Well: Helping Your Students Thrive on the College Campus 
We all know the statistics. We have all seen the numbers. As student pastors, you are reminded every week. It’s no surprise that there are many students who graduate from […]
Missionary roles vary in length, funding; common thread is willingness to serve
For most, the term missionary implies someone who has devoted their life full time to follow God’s calling to share the gospel where it has not been heard. Missionaries are […]
Living Water in Romania
When the pastor told David Hendon that the church’s well had run dry, he didn’t understand what they meant at first. “My dad was a well driller, but the pastor […]
Door-to-door evangelism initiative offers opportunity to take ‘the gospel to everyone’
Terry Long said it seems some people believe door-to-door evangelism only worked in the past. And he can see why they might think that — in a lot of ways, […]
I Am Prayer
Effective ministry starts with sincere prayer. This is our number one recommendation when it comes to starting or revamping a men’s ministry. The enemy doesn’t want churches to effectively reach […]
How Long, Oh Lord?: Wrestling With an Anxious Heart in Ministry
It has been said that there are only two guarantees in life: death and taxes. I believe we should amend this phrase and add anxiety to the mix of guarantees. […]
