CBFMO changes name to reflect ministry
LIBERTY, Mo. —- Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Missouri has changed its name to better reflect its make-up. Effective Jan. 1, the group became Cooperative Baptist Fellowship-Heartland.
Job loss strengthens Loggins’ ministry to help people know God’s love
Praising the Lord after losing one’s job isn’t easy. But Pastor Robert “Bob” Loggins believes praise made the difference in his life and ministry after losing his position with the Missouri Baptist Convention in May.
Now he ministers across Missouri and in
Seminarians learn to perform the business side of ministry
Knowing many churches today operate with smaller staffs and greater demands on facilities and human resources than in the past, seminaries are responding with programs aimed at equipping future ministers with the business-oriented skills they’ll need to succeed.
Congregationâs shawl ministry making spiritual impact far beyond churchâs community
One stitch at a time, the prayer shawl ministry at First Baptist Church of Madison, N.C., has created a network of love and blessing that has touched more than 1,250 people since its modest beginnings six years ago.
Should churches see debt as burden or tool for expanding ministry?
Increasingly, churches provide money-management seminars that offer participants advice on how to get out of debt and stay that way.
Dads, sons share call to ministry
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Pastor moms juggle ministry, motherhood
As more doors open to Baptist women in ministry, increasing numbers of pastor moms—and their churches—are looking for ways to balance the competing demands of the ministry and motherhood.
Ministry is key to church location
Congregations must consider several aspects when trying to decide whether to relocate their facilities -- their understanding of God's mission for them, finances, cultural changes and member needs, among a host of others.
Baptist ministry leaving Vandy
CORRECTION: This story was edited May 9 to correct an error in the first sentence. We regret the error.
The Baptist Collegiate Ministries at Vanderbilt University has reversed course and now says it will not comply with the school’s new non-discrimination policy.
Word&Way is expanding its ministry
Word&Way is expanding its scope both geographically and among the wider Baptist family in an effort to increase our effectiveness to the Baptists we serve, just as others have done in the news journal's 116 years of service.