For generations of Southern Baptist churches, the term “pastor” had a clear and rarely debated meaning. He was the man who preached on Sundays and led the church throughout the week. But with the rise of mega-churches inside and outside the SBC and the corresponding growth of church staffs, that simplicity has changed.
There may be nuances related to ordination and how it is observed from one church to another, but the qualifications for the pastor role are crystal clear, said a collection of Southern Baptist pastors and leaders.
Perhaps you’ve heard about the little boy who leaned over after the Sunday sermon to tell his mother, “I’ve decided to become a pastor when I grow up.”
Florida Baptist churches from Pensacola to Key West will be challenged to participate in Crossover 2020 to advance Who’s Your One prior to the SBC annual meeting in Orlando June 9–10.
Ann Lawrence, manager of Farmington Conference Center in rural Maine, knows the eternal difference that camp can make in the lives of young people.
A partnership with an Alabama Baptist association has helped an IMB worker build relationships with the Americas' most unreached people group.
A letter of encouragement from IMB President Paul Chitwood.
A Q&A with Send Relief’s Jonathan Santiago (in English and Spanish).
One of the most influential aspects of a student’s spiritual development is the investment of multiple adults speaking into their lives. And parental influence is by far the most crucial.
Discipleship can be formal or informal, but the goal is always to influence and lead others toward deeper obedience and love for Christ.
WindCity Church in Casper, Wyoming, has helped to start eight other church plants scattered across the state, and is praying for six other communities in the next season.
Pastor Ronnie Parrott reflects on the power of prayer as it relates to baptism and preaching the Word of God.
