ASSOCIATED BAPTIST PRESS — Bob Allen — The World Relief Office of American Baptist Churches USA is sending $10,000 in emergency relief funds from the One Great Hour of Sharing offering to aid earthquake victims in China. Funds will be divided evenly between two International Ministries partners: the Amity Foundation, an independent Chinese voluntary organization […]
Read More >I love duct tape as much as the next guy. In fact, I believe that I can repair just about anything in our house with duct tape. When I was in my early years of college, I took a two-year sabbatical to travel with a musical group out of Nashville called “Bridge.” We did more […]
Read More >RELIGION NEWS SERVICE/Bob Nightengale /USA Today/ST. PETERS, MO. — The four-bedroom, two-story modest house sits on a corner in this planned bedroom community, and when this 6’6” muscular-toned man welcomes you inside his home, there is no evidence Darryl Strawberry the player ever existed. There are no pictures of Strawberry in a Mets uniform. No […]
Read More >SOUTH BARRINGTON, IL/ PRNewswire-USNewswire — On August 8 and 9, the 2013 Global Leadership Summit, Willow Creek Association (WCA) blends “high-impact, God-honoring messages to the church with savvy, street-smart, don’t-spiritualize-everything lessons from the business world,” says Bill Hybels, founder and senior pastor at Willow Creek Community Church.” With a mission to support and equip churches, […]
Read More >RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (RNS) — Kimberly Winston — Late on Tuesday, House lawmakers approved an amendment to a Pentagon spending bill to prevent the appointment of nonreligious military chaplains. The amendment, sponsored by Rep. John C. Fleming, R-La., requires that only religious organizations be permitted to endorse chaplains for the military. “The amendment holds the […]
Read More >This morning, I’m leaving with some other pastors for a vision trip sponsored by Compassion International. I’m sorry to say, the last time I was overseas for mission purposes was in 2001, when I spent some weeks in Kiev, Ukraine with Let’s Start Talking. I’ve been to mission points in Mexico and throughout the U.S. […]
Read More >Katie Swafford ASSOCIATED BAPTIST PRESS NEWS, John Hall — Many ministers who smile on the outside are withering inside. Research indicates up to 68 percent of ministers are dealing with symptoms related to depression. Depression in ministry has been discussed increasingly since Matthew Warren, the son of pastor and author Rick Warren, possibly the nation’s […]
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Does the theology of “storytelling” with a church’s facility apply to multisite campuses and church plants, especially if it’s not your “place”? Does it matter that we don’t create a sense of place? Is it worth the mental, emotional, physical and financial investment to communicate your unique story? Answer: Yes. Why does it matter? Because […]
Read More >Some time ago, I spent some time with a long-time mentor. I was describing some leadership issues and asked for his advice. He cited a Latino farming proverb. I won’t try to say it in Spanish; I’ll just offer its meaning: “The avocados sort themselves out in the walking.” (Or, something like that.) I don’t […]
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