Many Southern Baptists are calling for the Executive Committee to take quick action to do what messengers to this year’s SBC annual meeting voted for them to do. By Brandon Porterand Jonathan Howe NASHVILLE (BP) – Pastors and other leaders across the Southern Baptist Convention are voicing their frustration about the lack of progress of […]
No matter a person’s age, navigating the call to ministry can be a confusing journey. That’s why the folks at the Georgia Baptist Mission Board deserves a word of thanks for a new initiative they’ve started. The Called to Ministry initiative is designed to help the next generation of ministers make sense of it all. Levi Skipper, […]
Teens enjoy activities at a Georgia Baptist camp in this file photo. Along with the fun, students also make major spiritual decisions at the camps. By ROGER ALFORDThe Christian Index SNELLVILLE, Ga. – Teenagers exploring a call to ministry can get the guidance they need to make sense of what can be a confusing time […]
Views from the sky show the extent of damage from Hurricane Ida. (Photo/U.S. Coast Guard) By Baptist Message staff NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Baptist pastors used social media a day after Hurricane Ida as a means to encourage members and others impacted by the powerful storm. Dennis Watson, lead pastor of Celebration Church in Metairie, […]
NASHVILLE – Churchgoers are pleased with the way their pastors navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, a Lifeway poll earlier this year found that churchgoers are overwhelmingly proud of the way their leaders handled the crisis. Nashville-based Lifeway Research found that almost 9 in 10 Protestant churchgoers, 86 percent, said they are proud of how […]
Pastor Randal Whitten stands outside Mt. Harmony Baptist Church in Mableton, Ga.. Pastors tend to stick around long term at the 150-year-old church. By Roger Alford MABLETON, Ga. – In the Bible belt where pastors come and go almost like nomadic shepherds, something’s different at Mt. Harmony Baptist Church in the Atlanta suburb of Mableton. […]
By Scott McConnellLifeway Research Have you ever imagined what it was like to live in another century or a completely different point in history? As a kid, my family always drove for family vacations, and I would often daydream looking out the window at the scenery. I would see a factory and dream of managing […]
It’s all about family for Drew and Lauren Startup and their devotion to each other is an example for others. It takes a whole family to make a pastor a hero. COURTESY/Drew Startup CALHOUN – Drew Startup, pastor of Meadowdale Baptist Church in Calhoun, played baseball from age 7 all the way through his four […]
Pastors and church leaders attended Pastors Day at the Capitol on Feb. 18, 2021. They heard from various legislators and political leaders who encouraged them to be aware of and involved in politics. COURTESY/Myriah Snyder Each year, Georgia Baptist pastors are invited to partake in Pastors Day at the Capitol. This year, saw about 140 […]
The virus is no respecter of persons and has invaded our Baptist churches with an unrelenting fury. Pastors and church staff members have not been immune to this raging illness.
“Pastors are ready to move forward. Church members are ready to move forward. Indeed, it’s time to move forward.”
Here are some of the possible results of our not getting enough rest: