Editor’s note: Churches in Illinois baptized more than 700 people during One GRAND Month last April. September 8 is Baptism Sunday across the Southern Baptist Convention. For several years now, I have been greatly burdened by the declining number of baptisms across the Southern Baptist Convention. I believe the baptism numbers serve as one of […]
Evangelism
Turn back-to-school outreach into a year-round opportunity
Back-to-school season is upon us, offering your church a great opportunity to serve families, teachers, and administrators in your community. Much of our back-to-school outreach often centers around meeting physical needs. School supplies, free haircuts, new tennis shoes—all of those giveaways and donations are wonderful ways to help families in this busy, often expensive season. […]
‘Spectacular’ Saturday: Dozens meet Christ at Beardstown outreach
Daryl Vermillion’s church knew God was working in their community when an evangelistic event last spring at the high school drew 50 students to make professions of faith in Christ. “We spent two hours ministering to sobbing, heartbroken children who had every kind of social and family crisis happening in their lives that you could […]
The New Reality: More believers fly under the radar
Christians aren’t as public with their faith as they used to be. In a new study by LifeWay Research, about two-thirds of Protestants said other people know they are Christians, but a growing number are less open. 39% of people who regularly attend Protestant churches say conversations about spiritual matters do not come up in […]
Was I in a prison cell or at the throne?
Many times in ministry, I have been called on to do something not because I wanted to, but because I knew I should or it was in my job description. Often these “acts of obedience” make me uncomfortable, but I’ve noticed when I am obedient in these hard things, I receive a blessing and satisfaction […]
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