The church has not closed. The church has moved outside the building,” pastor Marc Hooks told his congregation First Baptist Church Branch in a Facebook message today (March 17). Hooks is hopeful members will embrace the newly-established online giving portal while the church is unable to meet in person. MARC IRA HOOKS/BP
By Thom Rainer “I’m just happy when our church gets any type of gifts.” The comment came from a pastor whose church struggled regularly to meet budget. I get it. Any financial gift can seem better than no gifts. But I have worked with dozens of churches where some types of financial or other gifts […]
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Great Commission Giving refers to all missions gifts to Southern Baptist causes …
…the Bible is very straightforward about the matter.
The pastor is the key leader for assessing both the needs and the resources of the congregation.
I want to encourage you to be generous as you join with other Georgia Baptists in supporting our ministry efforts in Georgia.
NASHVILLE (BP) — Year-to-date contributions to Southern Baptist Convention national and international missions and ministries received by the SBC Executive Committee are 5.08 percent above the year-to-date SBC Cooperative Program Allocation Budget projection, and are 1.15 percent above contributions received during the same time frame last year, according to a news release from SBC Executive […]
One of the greatest things a pastor can do for his people is teach them to give.