The call
Evangelicals traditionally have referred to it as a “call to vocational or Christian ministry” or simply “the call.” What is it?
Hopeful days for Liberian Baptists
I read with interest the account of the installation of Mercer University Professor Richard Wilson as the sixth president of Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary a couple of weeks ago. Liberia is the West African country whose southern coast borders the Atlantic Ocean; it was
Make every day a Good Samaritan Day
Every month, every week and every day is a celebration of some sort — an awareness week or a monthly observance for foods, health issues, anniversaries or holidays.
March 13 happens to be Good Samaritan Involvement Day, which commemorates the 1964 murder on this date
McEntyre receives CBF award
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Southern Baptist attitudes shifting on birth control
Observers say there is an ongoing reconsideration of the morality of birth control among the SBC’s leading thinkers.
Drugstore chain makes right choice
CVS pharmacies announced in early February that its 7,600 stores would cease selling cigarettes and other tobacco products, a decision that will cost the corporation roughly $2 billion a year in revenues.
Global Women Summit: Connect with story
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Bivos offer advice to those contemplating the ministry
Five Midwestern pastors find bivocational ministry both rewarding and a bit frustrating. Asked what they would share with a roomful of seminarians, they offered advice from their church and secular experiences.
Bivos seek flexibility, understanding with family, ministry, employers
Bivocational ministers live in two worlds — in part to support themselves and their families economically but also, at least for some, as a way to translate the world to the church and the church to the world.
Balancing Act: Economics, other factors push bivocational trend
Economic and other factors are driving a bivocational ministry trend. But bivos still juggle two jobs and family obligations.