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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


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


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,”


Recapturing the Passion of Your Purpose
God created you with a purpose in mind. Then He gave you a passion to pursue that passion, to learn and develop the skills to excel at your passion and


Identifying Potential Leaders
Leaders are made, not born. While it is true that not everyone is a natural leader, everyone can lead in some capacity. In fact everyone does lead in some capacity,


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


Keys To Discipling Men
Research shows men’s discipleship lags behind women’s. The power of relationships can help make disciples of men in church. By Tobin Perry Dig deep into research about ministry to men