Ashley Tyree takes a selfie at a recent meeting of the Food for the Soul discipleship group that is part of the chaplaincy ministry for The Beasley Group in south Georgia. By Scott Barkley HAZLEHURST, Ga. (BP) – Just as it goes with the church, life has a way of impacting the workplace. Employees deal […]
By Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Pastors faced increased stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, as churches were frequently forced to adapt overnight. More felt their role was overwhelming at times, yet very few pastors decided to actually leave the ministry in recent years. A new study from Nashville-based Lifeway Research found close to 1% of […]
Atlanta Pastor Emory Berry Jr. was invited to preach Alumni Day message at Candler School of Theology. By Allison Smith Emory Berry Jr., pastor of Greenforest Community Baptist Church in Decatur, Ga., was recently honored by Emory University’s Candler School of Theology with an invitation to preach the key message this week on Alumni Day. […]
Retired Pastor Darell Young sits on the back pew at Hiltonia Baptist Church where he is serving in an interim role. By ROGER ALFORDThe Christian Index HILTONIA, Ga. – On the typical Sunday, Darell Young preaches to a congregation of about a dozen people at Hiltonia Baptist Church, fulfilling a promise he made to the […]
The band Pure Heart performs at the annual hoedown at Legacy Baptist Church on Saturday. (Photo/Isabel Durand) By Henry Durand DALLAS, Ga. – There’s a good reason Legacy Baptist Church hosted an old-fashioned hoedown in modern-day Dallas on Saturday. “It’s an opportunity to love on the community,” said Rhonda Yearwood, who leads Legacy’s women’s ministry. […]
Luke Foster enjoys being outdoors, which makes his job at Georgia’s Camp Kaleo especially appealing. By J. Gerald Harris FORSYTH – Luke Foster has become the new director for the Camp Kaleo Retreat Center in middle Georgia. He succeeds Michael Flowers, who recently accepted the call to be the pastor of Rosemont Baptist Church in […]
In this photo from the the Georgia Baptist State Mission Board Office in 1909, H.R. Bernard is on the far right. Business is business even the Lord’s business. — H.R. Bernard By Charles Jones It can be said that the Cooperative Program is the child of many parents. One of the most significant and yet overlooked […]
NASHVILLE – As Americans attempt to move past the life-altering effects of 2020, their perspective is shifting on some of the most significant questions facing humanity. A study from Nashville-based Lifeway Research finds, compared to a decade ago, U.S. adults today are more likely to regularly wonder about meaning and purpose in this life but less likely […]
Here are some of the possible results of our not getting enough rest:
If a man follows Christ, he will not – he cannot – be satisfied with being spiritually mediocre.