Before the school day started Sept. 26, tens of thousands of students across the country gathered around flag poles and lamp posts and in common areas on school grounds with one purpose: to pray. See You at the Pole (SYATP), an annual call to prayer for students since 1990, is an opportunity for young people […]
Pat’s Playbook: Recognizing God’s work
Question: How can we recognize those moments when God is leading, and we as a church need to be courageous and do something that looks risky? Answer: When lives are being transformed, people are coming to Christ, marriages are being restored, and members are committing to new avenues of service, it’s a God thing—not a man […]
Three key words for success in ministry
I was pretty unruly the last weeks leading up to my retirement. In dealing with the loose ends and trying to find an acceptable closure to over 26 years of ministry, I was stressed and disagreeable at times. I was getting into trouble by saying some harsh things to family and friends and finding myself […]
Donoho to retire from BCHFS
Carla Donoho, who has served 33 years with Baptist Children’s Home and Family Services (BCHFS), will retire this year from her position as director of operations. Donoho leads Angles’ Cove, BCHFS’ pregnancy and maternity care ministry in Mt. Vernon. At Angels’ Cove, she has helped hundreds of young women navigate the challenges of pregnancy and […]
Funding for the SBC’s sexual abuse study; help for victims of Hurricane Florence
Sexual abuse advisory team currently in ‘assessment phase’ A Southern Baptist initiative to develop resources for churches to combat sexual abuse will receive $250,000 from Cooperative Program overages, the SBC Executive Committee voted last week. The 2017-18 allocation budget for the Cooperative Program (Southern Baptists’ main method of funding ministry and missions) had a goal […]
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