Evelyn Stagg, role model for Baptist women in ministry, dies at 96
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) – Evelyn Stagg, a trailblazer for Southern Baptist women in ministry, died Feb. 28. She was 96.
Book points kids to God, supports sports ministry
Children ask questions — lots of them — about life and their relationships to parents, coaches and other students. Now a devotional book not only provides God's answers for children, but also supports a ministry specifically for them.
Churches view social networking as ministry tool
With the Internet closing in on television as Americans’ main source of national and international news, churches increasingly are viewing social-networking applications like Facebook as ministry tools.
What makes ministry to older adults more effective?
Ministry to older adults must take many forms, depending upon the make-up of the group a church is trying to reach. As the U.S. population ages, congregations will have even more opportunities to engage older adults.
No single size or shape fits ministry to all older adults
Church and denominational leaders are beginning to understand older adults cannot be categorized as a single unit, and a one-size-fits-all ministry will not meet needs.
Baptist layman follows unlikely path to spiritual-formation ministry
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) -- A Baptist layman with an engineering background might not seem a logical choice to lead a spiritual-formation ministry run by United Methodists. Not surprisingly, the path that led Johnny Sears to Upper Room Ministries in Nashville, Tenn., took some unexpected turns.
‘Ministry of trash’ grows out of fitness habit
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Ice cream and the ministry of hospitality
(ABP) - - At our house, hospitality is dished out by the spoonful.
Homemade ice cream has been a staple in the ministry of hospitality my wife Melanie has practiced since we were married nearly 33 years ago. An ice-cream
Mohler says he was embarrassed by former support of women in ministry
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABP) -- A seminary president who served on a committee that 10 years ago revised the Baptist Faith and Message to declare that only men should be pastors told students Sept. 14 that he was embarrassed by his former advocacy of women in
Exiled pastor returns from ministry in Gaza
AMMAN, Jordan (ABP) -- The exiled pastor of Gaza Baptist Church began teaching Aug. 16 at Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary following a three-week visit to his homeland to preach, teach and distribute food and medicine to the poor.