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How to Get Ahead on Sermon Planning for the New Year

As you prepare for the new year, here are a few sermon planning ideas that may help you get a head start on sermon preparation. The pressure of sermon planning never lets up for pastors. Some …

Pastors Planning Several Christmas Events Churchgoers Say They Enjoy

On average, pastors are planning four events or activities to help their churches celebrate Christmas this year. Churches are offering Christmas events and activities beyond weekly worship …

Leaving or Staying: Caring through Church Attendance Shifts

Should you focus on the people leaving, staying, or coming into your church? And how do you care for your church during shifts in attendance? Lifeway Research recently released a study …

How to Preach on Prayer

“Lord, teach us to pray.” That appeal, in itself, is one of the greatest prayer requests in the New Testament (Luke 11:1). The request is also a powerful reminder that prayer can be …
Discipleship

As a young believer, I learned from older believers that we were supposed to evangelize lost people—but do so from a distance so you’re not stained by the relationship. I understand that …

Few church programs are as ubiquitous as Vacation Bible School (VBS). Churches across all denominations prepare for the summer influx of kids. It’s fun. You get to dance in the sanctuary! …
EDITOR’S NOTE:  The following is a book excerpt from “Willing to Risk it All for His Name’s Sake” written by Eric Reese. Eric and Ramona Reese have served with the IMB in …
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Recapturing Evangelism by Matt Queen, vice president for academic administration at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. The …
EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) – In Matthew 18, the Lord’s quarreling followers asked Him, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” The Lord beckoned to a little child, whom He …
Baptist Life

Pastors often face difficult situations. How they lead is important. There are four principles pastors should keep in mind to lead with care and integrity. Principle 1: Establish a Relationship …

Louise Lewis Hill, an International Mission Board missionary emeritus who shared the gospel in Nigeria, died October 30, 2023. She was 98. Louise was born Sept. 30, 1925, in Thorsby, Alabama, to the …
Fonda Boyd, an International Mission Board missionary emeritus who shared the gospel in Barbados, died Nov. 8, 2023. She was 88. Fonda was born Feb. 14, 1935, in Fairmont, West Virginia, to the late …
The new college student stared at his class schedule, then looked over at the woman he calls “Mom” with an excited smile. International Mission Board missionary Angela Dawson could feel Skye’s …
We would like to thank God for His goodness for allowing us to provide free transportation, encourage, pray, and share the love of God with some of the hardworking crew members of Disney Magic Cruise …