Tony Evans will be one of of the keynote preachers at this year’s SPARK conference sponsored by the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. By Roger Alford DULUTH, Ga. – The popularity of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board’s SPARK conference has spread far beyond the state line, drawing participants from 45 other states and 18 countries as […]
Fewer churchgoers filled pews and Bible studies during the pandemic, but many still continued personal discipleship habits throughout 2020. A study by Nashville-based Lifeway Research found U.S. churchgoers were less likely to be involved in small groups during the pandemic, but many added some digital and individual activities to their discipleship routines. “Some have defined discipleship as […]
Justin Holcomb is a splendid preacher. Look at the Atco Facebook comments, and you will see that his preaching is greatly appreciated by those who hear him each Sunday. COURTESY/Justin Holcomb CARTERSVILLE – Georgia has some of the finest pastors and preachers in all of Southern Baptist life. Atco Baptist Church in Cartersville has been […]
I love to preach every Sunday, but I especially love to preach about the cross and the resurrection at Easter. At Easter, I proclaim that Jesus died to pay the penalty for our sins and give us a way to forgiveness and heaven. Yet, He didn’t stay in the grave. Jesus conquered death and rose […]
It is easy to neglect or overlook guest follow-up. In a single staff church or as a bi-vocational pastor, it can seem overwhelming to be the person who has to do it all. After all, getting people through the door is more straightforward than getting them to stick around. So ask yourself: How effective is […]
By Dallas WhiteYoung Leaders Network Consultant I love a good game of Bible trivia! My father-in-law and I were bouncing questions back and forth. He asked me about the first mention of the word Sabbath. I asked him which of the Ten Commandments receives the most-robust explanation in Exodus 20 (stay tuned, both answers are at the […]
This post originally appeared on gabaptist.org. Remember using a burner for the science lab in school? We learned from our teacher how to trim the fuel and oxygen mix to produce a blue flame because that was the hottest flame we could get. This allowed us to properly heat whatever liquid or solid that we […]
“Your mindset determines so much of your daily decision making. A mindset is your beliefs, ideas, and attitude toward a circumstance or challenge that you will take action on.”
“It is time to see a great harvest of God.”
“We are all doing something we’ve never done before. Just about every church I know is not having in-person Sunday School and now many are working on starting back.”
We must daily commit ourselves to the pursuit of God through obedience to Him.
“If there is any ‘good’ to come out of our current COVID-19 crisis, it’s that churches have been forced to reexamine the health of their current programs and ministries.”