‘Retreading:’ Barnhart retiring from SBOM after years of associational ministry
Rick Barnhart said when Gary Swafford first called him from the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions and asked if he would be interested in moving up from the coast […]
Alabama Baptist mission board to exit X
June 7, 2024 PRATTVILLE, Alabama – Rick Lance has announced that all Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM) accounts on X – formerly known as Twitter – will be […]
An Argument for Family Worship
Quite frequently, we wonder how we are to combat a life of cultural indoctrination in our youth groups with a few, often lackluster, meetings. It is an encouragement to know […]
The Importance of Children’s Choirs
Recently, we had a girls trio – 11-12 years of age – sing with our adult choir in worship. In the selection, the girls had solo and ensemble sections, then […]
106 college students from across Alabama head to missions field after REACH commissioning
Chris Mills said he feels like he says this every year, but every year he’s more excited about the group of students who are scattered across the nation and world […]
BCMs across the state offer students chance to ‘build upon what God has done’
About five years ago, Zane Miles began to really see the significance of Baptist Campus Ministries and what they do on college campuses around the state. He had been discipling […]
SBOM names new director of LeaderCare office, campus minister for Auburn
The Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions called two new state missionaries in mid-May — Bryan Blass, who will serve as director of the office of LeaderCare, and Kennedi Kruger, who will serve […]
New JSU campus minister sees God’s redemptive work through seasons of ministry
More than a decade ago, Shannon Hughes struggled with something that she said has made her more prepared for campus ministry today — she thought she was failing at it. […]
YM Link on Mission mobilizing students to serve in Huntsville, Indianapolis
Josh Meadows said he gets excited about YM Link on Mission each year because it’s a chance to introduce students to missions. But this year there’s double the reason to […]
Garland exhorts pastors to be change agents
The 21st century Church must answer two questions: “Who are we?” and “Where are we?” according to church consultant Dan Garland. “The local church pastor is the primary change agent, and […]
