“Closing a church leaves the feeling, for some of us anyway, that we have failed in the legacy entrusted to us. But creating a means to train candidates for the pastorate somehow lessens the feelings of failure and provides a hope and promise for the future.”
Mauriece Smith
The trustee of recently disbanded Des Peres Baptist Church in the St. Louis, Mo., area was discussing the $2.2 million garnered from the sale of its property and given to Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mo. (ABP)
“Jesus was born in a barn.”
Jeff Smith
The executive director of the Cowboy Church Network of North America, a fellowship of churches which worship in a country-western culture, said that was his reply to the frequently-asked question, “Can you worship in a barn?” (ABP)