Collegiate mentoring strategy highlights importance of accessibility
VALDOSTA, Ga. (BP) — A table sits inside the office of David Williams, campus minister for the Baptist Collegiate Ministry at Valdosta State University. It’s not a coffee table – small and made to hold magazines or mugs on a coaster. It’s taller and larger, one that welcomes extended conversations.
LifeWise Academy teaching Bible during public school days grows nationally
HILLIARD, Ohio (BP) -- LifeWise Academy founder Joel Penton was on Bluetooth, driving a vibrant red and yellow school bus fashioned into a camper, heading from Ohio with his wife and five school-age children to the newest academy sites in Arkansas, Tennessee and Georgia.
FIRST-PERSON: In the news
After Daddy died, I had another 12 years with my mama. Even though I didn’t live close, we kept up with each other, and I’d make it home when I could.
Gospel’s power showing at Faith Baptist of Myra
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (KT) — Ministering to people in recovery centers and homeless shelters has resulted in some amazing Gospel success stories at Faith Baptist of Myra.
Women learn they are ‘Made for More’ at BCMD Revive Conference
DAVIDSONVILLE, Md. — Nearly 700 women filled Riva Trace Baptist Church for the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware’s second annual Revive Conference.
Prioritizing spiritual growth over ministerial productivity
Remember Martha? She was industrious, illustrating the adage that no one works harder than someone trying to prove she’s the only one doing anything. She was a pioneer of competitive baking, petitioning Jesus to check the scorecard and note her lead over Mary.
Pruitt’s ‘Revival Generation’ helps leaders walk students toward faith renewal
DALLAS – Shane Pruitt, national director of next gen evangelism at the North American Mission Board (NAMB), has been praying for the next generation to awaken to the goodness and glory of Jesus, and he wanted church leaders to have a resource that could spur students to deeper faith that extends beyond platitudes.
To reach Gen Z, commit to face time
NASHVILLE (BP) — The new year brings new beginnings, but a lot needs to be said for consistency. Ministry needs to be face-to-face as much as possible and Gospel-centric, not activity based, veteran youth leaders say.
FIRST-PERSON: In the fog, there are tidings of comfort and joy
G.K. Chesterton called Charles Dickens the poet of fog. In A Christmas Carol, the fog of London serves as a backdrop from which characters emerge with lamps, light.
From hurt to healing, New England state exec’s testimony preaches forgiveness
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. (BP) – The admission would shock many, and even more so coming from a pastor. However, it’s part of Terry Dorsett’s testimony from what he calls “a dark period” in his life that ultimately shows the power of forgiveness as delivered only through Christ.
