A new program designed to make it easier to buy health insurance for small businesses has potential to become a major source of medical coverage for church staff and employees, says Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Church Benefits Board President Gary Skeen.
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Almost all churches in the United States witnessed a change in the financial giving they received in 2010 compared to 2009, with smaller churches feeling the squeeze but larger churches faring relatively better, according to a new report.
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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.
Establishing small groups within a large church—heralded by some as a remedy to the drawbacks of burgeoning congregation size—is “good medicine,” but not a cure-all, according to a national study by Baylor University sociologists.
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December 15, Micah 5:2 By Kathy Scott, Baptist General Convention of Missouri Board Member Game Boy Advance game — only a couple inches in size but occupies a young person for many hours of fun. An engagement ring — in a very