Every single verse of Colossians 1:15–20 “proclaims the absolute supremacy of Christ,” said California pastor Hanley Liu during the 2022 Pastors Conference in Anaheim, June 12. Ultimately, Liu said, Christ must be proclaimed as supreme over all things because He is preeminent over His creation and His Church. “The Church is our greatest hope in […]
Mark Clifton: Pastor, you have all the power you need in the risen Lord
Mark Clifton knows the challenges that come with pastoring a small, struggling church where he’s counted the cars in the parking lot because he worried how many people would show up. Clifton asserted that 800 churches are dying annually, and too many people are missing out on the true power of the gospel. For more […]
The world and the church are ‘two completely separate kingdoms,’ MacArthur urges at CBN event
Nearly 1,200 people gathered at the Anaheim Marriott the evening of June 12 for a three-hour Conservative Baptist Network event featuring Voddie Baucham and John MacArthur. Baucham is dean of the School of Divinity at African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia. MacArthur is pastor of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. Neither are Southern […]
‘Tears and grief’: Iowa church gathers for prayer after deadly shooting
(Editor’s note: In March, a collegiate ministry group, The Salt Company, from Cornerstone Church traveled to Bloomington to help plant a church among Illinois State University students.) A church in Ames, Iowa, is grieving after a gunman fatally shot two female victims and then himself in the church parking lot Thursday night (June 2). “We’re […]
SBC Exec Comm approves slate of recommendations
Framed with prayers, sermons and renewed relationships, denominational business was the focus for 66 members of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee gathering in Nashville for a regularly scheduled meeting Feb. 21–22. Two of the now 68-member board were not in attendance. While the opening plenary session showcased interim president and CEO Willie McLaurin (read […]