I left the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention extremely encouraged. What we saw was a convention of churches eager to reach their neighbors with the good news of the Gospel and joyfully committed to standing on their biblical convictions. Our encouragement may be surprising to some who have only interacted with this year's convention through news headlines or articles...
Read MoreWhile many of you are already serving faithfully, this final article is to help us all identify fresh opportunities to strengthen and build up our local church.
Read MoreThere is a common way of thinking about serving in the local church that can often hinder us. It’s that little word calling. It can work in either direction.
Read MoreAs we look over the landscape of our little church, needs to serve abound. What a gift! Can you imagine the alternative?—A church without opportunities to serve—may it never be so among us! With increasing demand, and the regular addition of new members, many can feel the burden of growing needs. At the same time, others of us need to share more of the load.
Read MoreOur society, in general, has become increasingly risk averse. But risk in life is impossible to escape. There is inherent risk in everything we do, and to accomplish what we want to achieve, risk is usually part of the formula. My job as a father is to train that risk-willingness into worthy pursuits, and as a pastor, to shepherd a local church to risk for the kingdom of Christ.
Read MoreOur men’s ministry theme for 2025 is fatherhood. We’ve considered it from multiple vantage points. The fruit has been encouraging to hear and to see. But for Saturday, we don’t want to teach. We want to execute. In particular, we want to provide space for to create (or update or dust off?) a discipling ‘plan’ as dads for your families.
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