A pastor-friend called me just before Easter. “We’re having a joint Maundy Thursday service with the church down the street,” he told me. “Their minister said he’d rather not have the foot washing, because feet are gross. He wants to wash hands instead.” “Hands?!” I erupted. “That’s Pilate!” “What?” “Pilate! That’s Pilate, washing his hands […]
A wave of baptisms shows the power of sharing
A church in Georgia reported baptizing 400 people on a single Sunday in March. From among 3,000 worship attenders at the church’s three campuses, hundreds responded to the call to follow Christ in baptism. And they stirred the waters for a long time that day. Such a story seems possible in Georgia where some “buckle […]
Former SBC President Steve Gaines dies at 68
Memphis | Former SBC President Steven Gaines died Friday afternoon (March 20) Bellevue Baptist Church announced. “It’s with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our beloved Pastor Emeritus, Dr. Steve Gaines. After a two-year long battle with cancer, Bro. Steve stepped into eternity earlier this afternoon, and he is now […]
IBSA’s longest-tenured leader assesses his journey
Nate Adams’s superpower may be stubbornness. Or said more graciously, persistence. Or spiritually, perseverance. The tenacity to stick to a daunting task long after others would have surrendered has served him well across these two decades. And as longevity often fuels legacy, it seems appropriate to ask how he weathered 20 years as head of […]
2025 ACP shows some bumps and a few dips
When King George III takes the stage in Hamilton, he sings a lilting ballad which, oddly, has the music moving in opposite directions from some of the phrases. “Oceans rise,” he sings, and the tune goes down; “empires fall” and the tune goes up. The 2025 summary of Annual Church Profiles sort of feels the […]
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