By Janis Mansker Many years ago, I was a missionary journeyman in Africa. When my pastor, Scott Harrison, invited me to help check out a possible mission project in Kenya, I was ready to go. The children we saw are happy, yet they live
By Janis Mansker Many years ago, I was a missionary journeyman in Africa. When my pastor, Scott Harrison, invited me to help check out a possible mission project in Kenya, I was ready to go. The children we saw are happy, yet they live
By Vicki Brown Word&Way Correspondent Congregations often consider building a new structure or adding on when its sanctuary is bursting at the seams or not enough space is available to begin a new class or program. Before having construction plans drawn, church
By Vicki Brown Word&Way Correspondent Imagine you are seven months pregnant with a 2 1/2-year-old in tow. You’re juggling a bag of toddler needs, your Bible, Bible study material and today’s bulletin. And you are trying to get to the preschool area on the
By Vicki Brown Word&Way Correspondent Finding ways to ensure all members can use or are attracted to church facilities can be a problem for congregations. Physical disabilities When considering church accessibility, many staffers think first of finding ways to accommodate physically challenged
By Bill Webb, Word&Way Editor It used to be that any mention of stewardship in a Baptist church seemed to deal with money alone. That was in churches that broached the subject. Thankfully, the expansion of the concept of stewardship has given us a
By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer Youth at National Heights Baptist Church in Springfield recently spent $549.76 to buy items for families in need, but they never saw any of their purchases. Instead, they worked with World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization tackling