Category: Leadership


9 Suggestions to Increase Your Attendance
As Ken and I travel around the state, we are encouraged to see churches that are now “blowing and growing.” Others are lagging behind and a little “winded.” Still, other


Unfinished
In a recent conversation with my wife, Pam, she asked me a probing yet pertinent question. “If you had to use one word to describe what to believe about the


State convention annual meeting set for Nov. 15–16 in Birmingham
Rick Lance said the Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting every November is like a family gathering. And this year, that gathering is kicking off a year of celebrating 200


Lance outlines characteristics of a ‘difference maker’ in SWBTS chapel message
Be a “difference maker,” preached Rick Lance, executive director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, during his Oct. 25 chapel message at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Texas


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 training and shared among their


Three Keys to Change
I ran across an interesting book entitled Change or Die: The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life, by Alan Deutschman. The book examined case studies of heart


September 2021
Hello, again, Alabama Baptist. I’d like to just simply give you a friendly reminder that we are in this month, featuring Myers-Mallory State Missions Offering and also the weeks to


Connecting with the Core: Disciple Making
Ken Allen: Good morning, we’re gonna begin our webinar now. And certainly, it is the Christmas season. And we are grateful that in this season that you have joined us


Church Administrative Guidelines – Part 2
Mike Jackson Morning everyone, I’m Mike Jackson, Director of the Office of Leader Care and Church Help. Glad you’ve joined us today for this Part 2 of Church Administrative Guidelines.