Sunday School teaching style called a multifaceted choice
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--Choices abound when teaching Sunday School, said Carl Fondren, minister of education at Gardendale Baptist Church in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Retain members, avoid leader burnout: goals for Sunday School organization
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--"Trying to organize a Sunday School can be like trying to organize a group of firefighters," Belinda Jolley said. "If you wait too long, the house will burn down."
Multiplying church teachers requires intentional effort
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--How do you find teachers for your Sunday School department? Do you guilt potential leaders into accepting the position? Do you use the surprise attack method in the hallway after the service? Do you talk, beg and plead so much that they agree so you'll stop groveling at their feet?
In teaching youth, take note of how Jesus taught, speaker says
RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP)--Are you ready to take your youth group to a new level, but not sure if all of your youth are quite ready to progress? Do you try out deeper Sunday School curriculum only to watch the lost youth become even more lost?
LifeWay team starts 6 churches, leads 917 to Christ in Kenya
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| Caring in Kenya Barbara Metcalf, right, in orange dress, hands out stickers and tracts to Kenyan school children during a volunteer trip to Africa sponsored by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Other members of the LifeWay team looking on are Jamie Dunham, left, in white hat, and Jim Shamblin, back row, in green shirt. |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The words of the chorus -- "Baba wa mbinguni, Hakuna kama wewe" -- floated through the warm air as two African women sat waiting for the worship service to start. They prayed together as other members trickled in, praising God for the hundreds who had already been saved in their small Kenyan village.
Sept. 11 anthem from LifeWay: ‘United Through It All’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The days following Sept. 11, 2001, were filled with patriotism. American flags waved from every car, home and business. Countless people made the pilgrimage to ground zero in New York to pay their final respects. Patriotic anthems were sung with renewed vigor.
Amazon adventure touching young hearts for Christ
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Thick brown vines droop from the ceiling, and a parrot sits perched at eye level. Water can be heard splashing in the background and colorful flowers are scattered on the ground.
Hispanic discipleship resources featured at LifeWay conference
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| Hispanics meet at LifeWay Ana de Perez of Venzuela watches as her husband, Eliezer (on guitar), and Enrique Rafael Urdaneta, also of Venzuela (on piano), practice a musical selection to be performed during LifeWay Christian Resources' International Hispanic Trainers Meeting. Photo by Kent Harville |
Several of the Southern Baptist Convention's publishing entity's most popular resources have been translated into Spanish, including "Experiencing God" and "The Mind of Christ."
However, once the resources have been translated the work has just begun.
In 1999, LifeWay's international department began to hold annual meetings to train Hispanic leaders how to use LifeWay resources and equip others to use them. In mid-June, 70 Spanish-speaking volunteer consultants -- the largest group since the program began -- attended the International Hispanic Trainers Meeting at LifeWay.
USA Today gives spotlight to Chip Hilton sports series
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--In a culture that spotlights the antics of over-paid, often immoral athletes, it is refreshing to see a newspaper with millions of readers feature a wholesome ballplayer.
Dobson tops LifeWay list for 7th consecutive month
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--"Bringing up Boys" by James Dobson leads the list of top-selling hardback books at LifeWay Christian Stores for the seventh consecutive month. The book took first place in December 2001 and continued as the most popular selection through June.
