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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
Looking Beyond VBS
As I traveled throughout Alabama this month, I saw a great number of signs for vacation Bible school. After a couple of years of covid
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
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
4 Invitations (Part 3): Follow Me
Mark 1:17 contains this invitation: “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men” (ESV). Jesus’ invitation is to be extended by those
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
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
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 —
Lack of Purpose, Loss of Leaders
We don’t have enough leaders! A church may enter phase 2 of decline when the decline in attendance and/or membership reaches a point where replacing
by Dogwood