Lay leaders are key to church health
Talking with church health consultants reveals similar stories. One common experience they often share features a church that asks for help after burning through several
Unhealthy pastoral leadership poisons churches
Pastors and church lay leadership must work to avoid becoming poisonous to their congregation and each other.
Word & Way moves closer to monthly magazine
Word & Way’s print edition will become a monthly magazine starting in July. The magazine will replace the tabloid print edition currently published every other week.
“This means that the June 18 issue will be the final every-other-week newsprint tabloid newspaper we produce,” Editor Bill
Ukrainian pastor shares story, seeks support from U.S. Baptists
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Pastor Elisey Pronin watched as Russian troops drove tanks and carted military equipment across Ukraine’s eastern border into the Lugansk region and into his
Johnson: Jesus needs believers to become his disciple-makers
Christians must be disciple-makers and must be willing to do the Father’s will as Jesus did.
Jeff Johnson challenged attendees at the American Baptist Churches of Nebraska annual meeting May 1-2
Virginia congregation learns to listen for God’s voice
Going the extra mile is the essence of the gospel, Bruce Powers believes. First, though, Christians must be able to hear God’s telling them which mile to
People should see a difference as the church serves
Integration of social ministry and verbal witness allows believers to make a holistic difference in people's lives.
CBF service is answer to prayer
Early arrivals to Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Heartland’s recent Celebration of Excellence may have already known Nell Lockhart’s purpose as she carefully double-checked each table and all last-minute details for the fete.
CBF Heartland honors Dukes, Carnahan, Phillips
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Heartland honored four people with awards at its first Celebration of Excellence event April 30 in the Mabee Great Hall at Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis.
Racial bias seen as a key reason to eliminate the death penalty
Baptist layman and bestselling author John Grisham opposes the death penalty, as evident in his only nonfiction book and multiple fiction books and short stories.