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  • Our International Mission Trip

    The Christian band I’m in (No Other Name) decided a few years ago we want to really mean the words we sing when we encourage people to be all things to all men ("Lead You to the Cross") or to let God use them to set captives free ("Let It Start with Me").

    Date Created: 8/31/2012 11:49:05 AM

    The long-term impact of short-term missions

    Ed Handkins stands with his then girlfriend, Donna, as he prepares to leave for an unforgettable summer in Alaska in 1963.

    Date Created: 7/19/2012 10:19:24 PM

    How to channel your leisure activities into a personal ministry to the needy

    How to channel your leisure activities into a personal ministry to the needy By Lorie Newman Serving others is a part of the Christian walk. But so many times we don’t feel like we have interests or gifts that will

    Date Created: 7/10/2012 10:25:43 PM

    My Crossover experience

    My Crossover experience More than 1,500 Southern Baptist volunteers participated in this year’s Crossover eventsprior to the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans. At least 870 people madecommitments to Christ during the events. Below is one volunteer’s story of coming

    Date Created: 7/6/2012 11:01:13 PM

    My journey from comfortable pastor to church planter

    My journey from comfortable pastor to church planter By Jim Wright For the past 15 years, I’ve had the joy of serving at First Baptist Church of Centre, Ala. For the last 13 years, I served as senior pastor of

    Date Created: 7/5/2012 3:35:50 PM

    A knock on the door

    A knock on the door One Atlanta couple finds a fun way to meet their neighbors   By Sara Shelton  “Who lives to the right of you?  Who lives to the left of you?  Look across the street—do you know your

    Date Created: 7/2/2012 3:05:49 PM

    How to lead an evangelistic Bible study

    How to lead an evangelistic Bible study So you want to be on mission in your neighborhood but you don't know where to start? Try starting an evangelistic Bible study with the prime purpose of introducing those around you to

    Date Created: 6/26/2012 6:11:59 PM

    Within the Sanctuary Walls: How to Identify & Meet Needs within Our Own Congregations

    By Lorie Newman 

    It was a clear, crisp, Christmas Eve night nearly seven years ago. As my husband and I tucked our six children into bed, our elderly friend from church, George, was at the forefront of our minds. We knew he would be all alone this Christmas.  

    Date Created: 6/15/2012 7:15:49 PM

    Preschoolers making a difference in Indianapolis

    When the preschoolers of W.E.E. Care Preschool & Kindergarten at Fall Creek Baptist Church in Indianapolis arrived with their families on the unseasonably hot morning of May 19, 2012, they already knew in their hearts they were to be a part of something important. For months, they had worked to gain financial pledges from family and friends for their 2012 charitable walk-a-thon

    Date Created: 6/13/2012 4:59:03 PM

    The Mission of God Study Bible

    According to the preface of The Mission of God Study Bible, editors Ed Stetzer and Phillip Nation set out to create “a study edition of the Bible that traces how God reveals Himself through redemption and restoration.” It’s a worthy goal—and one masterfully completed by the project.  

    Date Created: 6/8/2012 12:42:37 PM