FBC Trussville’s James Long presented with Andrew Smith Legacy Leader Award
Spencer Knight said for a long time, he’d wanted to be a music minister. But then when he was at Samford University in 1993, he had “an identity crisis.” “I was working at a church as a music associate where I developed a great burden for people who would just come and hear the preaching […]
Sunday School remains ‘primary tool’ for discipleship
Sunday School has a “brand name” that communicates something important in Southern Baptist churches, and Sunday morning groups remain a key to discipleship. That’s the encouragement Ken Braddy, director of Sunday School and network partnerships for Lifeway Christian Resources, brought to Alabama Baptist leaders gathered for the Sunday School Essentials Conference at the Alabama Baptist […]
To All the Vacation Bible School Volunteers… THANK YOU!!
If you have had your eyes open while driving anywhere in town over the summer, you have no doubt seen the brightly colored banners, bunches of balloons, or wavy inflatable tube men inviting kids to Vacation Bible School at the local church. This is a tribute to anyone anywhere who has even been a Vacation […]
SBOM Adds Staff to Boost Disciple-Making Ministry
Daniel Edmonds said for his team — as with most people — the COVID-19 pandemic caused them to rethink everything. Edmonds, who serves as director of the office of Sunday School and discipleship at the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, said the type of ministry he equips churches for had to change dramatically over the past […]
Jamie Baldwin Retires After More Than 23 Years at SBOM
When Jamie Baldwin was a teenager, his world fell apart. His parents divorced, his sister and brother-in-law divorced and his girlfriend broke up with him. “It was a very tough time for me,” he said. “I would sit on my bed at night thinking about committing suicide.” ‘SHE SAVED MY LIFE’ But one thought kept […]
SBOM’s Eileen Mitchell Retires
Eileen Mitchell was the youngest of all the grandchildren in her family, and she used to love to sit with her granddaddy on the porch and listen to his stories while he shelled peas. She also loved to sit and talk with her grandmother, who lived to be 100. “I love history,” she said — […]
Ministering to Senior Adults in Challenging Times
Ken Allen Well, it is good to have you here today and we’re gonna officially start this morning. And again, we wanna make the most of our time today. I’m grateful for you being here again. My name’s Ken Allen with the office of Leader Care and Church Health. And again, on behalf of our […]
Talking with Children about COVID-19 & Re-entering Social Situations
With the lifting of some COVID-19 guidelines, some churches have chosen to gather in person for worship for the first time in several weeks. With this decision comes a variety of other decisions, such as when to bring children and youth programs back to the church building, what to do with Vacation Bible School and […]
Virtual Meeting Technology: A Check-Up for Leaders
Since the Coronavirus hit in mid-March, most of us have been meeting our small groups virtually for at least two months. Some of our experiences have been great, and some of them not so much so. Virtual meetings are new to us, and sometimes it takes a while to adjust to proper etiquette in a […]
Online Resources for Small Groups
Friends and Fellow Ministers: These are fast-moving times for life and ministry during this COVID-19 season. Perhaps, you are wrestling with decisions today about what to do next at your church in our new virtual environments. Solutions seem to be changing by the hour. So, I wanted to make sure you had in hand some […]