By Bob Allen A former war refugee who returned to his native Liberia in 2005 to run a K-12 boarding school has been elected president of the Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention. Olu Menjay Olu Menjay, principal of Ricks…
VA offers training to help rural clergy minister to vets
Associated Baptist Press The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is offering free, one-day workshops for clergy in rural areas on how to minister to needs of veterans in their communities. Six training events are scheduled between April 10 and June…
Mid-Atlantic CBF hears of ‘revolutionary’ mission changes
By Robert Dilday One of the most revolutionary changes in global missions engagement is the new centrality of congregations in the movement, members of the Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship were told March 18. Outgoing MACBF moderator Kasey Jones (left) and…
Churches conflicted when it comes to social media engagement
By Robert Dilday It’s not about hunting. It’s about farming. That’s how bestselling author Ivan Misner, founder of one of the world’s largest business networking organizations, describes social networks, which he says attempt to do one thing—cultivate relationships. For church…
Former ‘Seeds’ publisher, Carter Center staffer joins Baptist hospital
By Bob Allen Former Carter Center adviser and one-time magazine publisher Gary Gunderson has been named vice president for faith and health ministries at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Gary Gunderson Gunderson comes from a similar post at Methodist LeBonheur…
Unconventional project combines church, apartments
By Robert Dilday After two years of wandering during construction, a Washington, D.C.,-area Baptist congregation returned March 4 to the site where it was organized more than a century ago in a new facility designed both for outreach to a…
Kentucky Baptist Convention offers employee retirement incentives
By Bob Allen The Kentucky Baptist Convention is offering incentives for employees to take early retirement or resign voluntarily as part of a “strategic realignment” of staff. Announcing the offer March 8, Executive Director Paul Chitwood said that over the…
Drive-thru discipleship
By Amy Butler The Associated Press recently reported on churches offering drive-thru blessings on Ash Wednesday. Pastors in my city offeredashes and blessings at the Metro stations so hurried commuters could get their Lenten fix on the way to work….
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By Bill Wilson One thing that is predictable about pastor search committees is that they all want something similar: a great preacher, an amazing administrator who loves visiting, someone who is effective with young families and senior adults, a 38…