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Staying in Shape
A few weeks ago, my toddler son and I decided to go for a walk in our neighborhood which happens to have a lot of


More Than Enough 
Several years ago, I was serving as a youth minister, and we were looking to make the youth area more, “youthy.” I think we’ve all


Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers at work in Florida, ‘inundated’ with requests
Arcadia, Florida, was Candace McIntosh’s home for nine years after college, the place where she experienced her first sense of community as an adult and


Five Practices Essential to Effectiveness
Peter Drucker, one of the greatest minds of executive leadership of the twentieth century identified five practices essential to business effectiveness that can improve anyone’s


Preparing to help hurricane survivors
Thanks to WSFA-TV in Montgomery for this report about Yellow Shirt Army volunteers preparing to deploy under the leadership of State Missionary Mark Wakefield, Alabama


Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
For many, the Navy Seals have now become the gold standard as elite special forces operators. They have their own unique culture, learned from their


Daughter follows in mother’s steps, leads Alabama Baptist secretaries organization
For Traci Jackson and her mother, Nancy Cornett, leadership is what you might call a family affair. Jackson and Cornett are both longtime members of


Children’s discipleship begins with Scripture memorization, Bible skills
Belinda Stroud introduced several childrens’ outreach options during Pinnacle Alabama, August 5–6 at Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center. Stroud, who is responsible for Bible Drill


Knowledge and Creativity do not a Leader Make
While knowledge and creativity are important in leadership, both flounder without the key of effectiveness. I have known many knowledgeable men and women in leadership