Deciding whether to plant a new church that would one day function as an autonomous body or start an extension of the congregation in that targeted area isn't easy, according to church planting experts.
WASHINGTON (ABP) – Two American church-state experts say Friday’s British royal wedding holds lessons about why the marriage of church and state is a bad one.
On Easter, my pastor asked, "What if life is like a big iceberg?" He encouraged the congregation to think of God's working beyond the small bit of reality — the tip of the iceberg — of members' experience. Perhaps an argument could be made that
Wildfires that rampage across parts of Texas destroyed most of the facilities of First Baptist Church of Possum Kingdom Lake. More than 90 wildfires have broken out across the state, torching about 1 million acres.
DELTAVILLE, Va. -- The sanctuary of Zoar Baptist Church in Deltaville, Va., was destroyed by a tornado that touched down at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16 -- just hours before the building would have been full of worshipers.
A gap exists between generations in the church, experts seem to agree—and building strong relationships may be the way to bridge it.
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First Baptist Church in Jefferson City has relied on the traditional small group concept — Sunday morning Bible study, youth ministry, single
Rather than being cliques or cocoons, small groups should be launching pads for ministry into the everyday world.
Childhood Alzheimer's -- a genetic disorder so rare that Brisan and Parker Stults were the first cases ever diagnosed by Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, to the knowledge of the boys' parents. Only about 75 people are living with it in the country
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- A Baptist advocate for religious liberty and the separation of church and state said March 8 that House committee hearings scheduled later this week on radical Islam should be broadened to other faiths.