By Kathy Heath If someone could show you how to double your Sunday school class size, would you be interested? Josh Hunt believes your class can double in size in the next two years. On July 25 the Baptist General…
FIRST PERSON: Is there still a need for the association?
By Steve Aycock In a recent conference for Associational Directors of Missions held in Nashville prior to the Southern Baptist Convention, the question was actually allowed to surface. Why the association? Is there still a need for the association in…
FIRST PERSON: When church members become missionaries
By Gene Strickland Ever since my days at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, I've had a heart for missions. Likewise, I've found missions to be the heartbeat of most Christians, though that heart has to be resuscitated every once in a…
Aiming for a revolution
Cover Story for August 25, 2005 Almost 3,300 youth gathered in Richmond Aug. 4-5 for the 16th annual Youth Evangelism Conference. This year's theme, “Be a Revolution,” encouraged the teens to seek radical change as followers of Christ and make…
N.C. retirement home seeks to alter ties
Directors of the North Carolina Baptist Retirement Home are seeking to “adjust certain aspects of their relationship” with the North Carolina Baptist State Convention “while reaffirming other traditional ties.” The move comes after a convention nominating committee chose not to…
Warren clarifies statement on Southern Baptist affiliation
Saddleback Community Church is the largest congregation in the Southern Baptist Convention. But is it really Southern Baptist? Pastor Rick Warren told a group of high-profile journalists in May that the 40,000-member church no longer is a member of the…
Public school teachers wrestle with following Christ without stepping out of bou
By Ken Camp Many Christian public school teachers see their vocation as more than a job. They view it as a divine calling. But some wrestle with how to follow Christ without stepping out of bounds. Teachers should start by…
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Appreciating what we’ve got
Editorial for August 25, 2005 By Jim White The issue of money has always been a problem for me. Usually the problem seems to be in not having enough of it. They say money talks. This must be true because…