Blog Archive

Discipleship

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 who seek to imitate Him

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Disaster Relief

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

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Church Revitalization

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 capable leadership becomes difficult, ministries

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Church Revitalization

Character Traits in the Church

Do churches (or other organizations) have character traits? Much like behavior patterns, organizations as well as individuals have character traits and the organization will in many cases take on the

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Men

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

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A baptism from Eastern Europe
Missions

Ten Reasons: Now More Than Ever

In challenging times, questions concerning the Southern Baptist Convention are often asked. As one loyal Southern Baptist who is committed strongly to giving through the Cooperative Program, I would like

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