By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R When I was a Bible curriculum editor, an outside guest led us to play “Baldicer” in a work retreat. The leader of the game explained most of the rules and what “Baldicer” stood for. The word itself stands for “Balanced Diet Certificates.” The overall object of the game is to deal with world hunger and how a leader from rich and poor countries might
By Mark Miller Sunday School Specialist, TBC How will you lead your groups to become outwardly focused? Would you like to see your groups engage in actions to see lost people saved and unreached people reached? Do you need a plan to encourage group members to invite the lost and unchurched to their group and group activities? What is your strategy to prepare group members to share Jesus with lost
By Roc Collins President, TBC It seems hardly conceivable that February is almost over. Where did January go? Time is ever passing and the longer I live, the faster it seems to go by. And with the passing of time, there always seems to be the recollection of things I had planned to do, things I had hoped to accomplish. At the center of all this are the things I
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC The Great Commission is in the DNA of every church (or at least it should be), and hopefully every church has as its vision the idea of “reaching people for Jesus Christ.” But unfortunately, too often the community around the church doesn’t know that’s the vision because church members don’t know that’s the vision or don’t understand how to transfer it beyond the
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Everyone who has been a Baptist all of his or her life knows the Christmas story and probably has participated in a Christmas play in which the mean innkeeper tells Mary and Joseph, “There is no room in the inn.” Whether it actually happened that way or not, only eternity will tell. We do know our Savior was born in a manger. In
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. The day’s minutes pass and vaporize, unaffected by any change or resistance we hope to exert. And with the passage of every hour, three spiritually lost Tennesseans slip into eternity. That’s 72 eternally lost neighbors, friends, and family members every day, 26,000-plus every year. I simply can’t accept that without a fight for those souls, and I intend to do
By David Jeremiah Baptist Press EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) — Many elements make up a blessed life, but none is as powerful or important as wisdom. Wisdom is knowledge compounded by grace. It’s seeing things through the lens of God’s vision. When it comes to wisdom, Solomon is the person to study. According to 1 Kings 4:29-34: “God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville For 200-plus years Western culture (especially America) has been shaped by the Judeo-Christian worldview. Not all citizens of the West were orthodox Christians nor were Western nation-states theocracies. Yet, the contours of the social and intellectual life of Western culture were largely moralistic and spiritual. In the last 100 years things have changed. The West is largely secular and at times anti-religion,
Editor’s note: Due to safety concerns about the Muslim who accepted Christ and his family, the name of the author has been withheld. An Arabic-speaking Christian friend brought a new believer to meet me. The man, who I’ll call Alvey, was a former Muslim who wanted to be baptized. My friend thought it would be a good idea to make sure Alvey understood what it meant to become a follower
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Here is a B&R article on the 2016 presidential election that examines which candidates Protestant pastors would vote for if the election were held today. Keep in mind this survey was conducted only of ministers, not the general population, but it’s still revealing. Pastors were able to provide answers depending on whether they are Republicans or Democrats. For Republicans, the overwhelming winner was
By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R When I was a Bible curriculum editor, an outside guest led us to play “Baldicer” in a work retreat.
By Mark Miller Sunday School Specialist, TBC How will you lead your groups to become outwardly focused? Would you like to see your groups engage
By Roc Collins President, TBC It seems hardly conceivable that February is almost over. Where did January go? Time is ever passing and the longer
By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBC The Great Commission is in the DNA of every church (or at least it should be), and hopefully
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Everyone who has been a Baptist all of his or her life knows the Christmas story and probably
By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. The day’s minutes pass and vaporize, unaffected by any change or resistance we hope to
By David Jeremiah Baptist Press EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) — Many elements make up a blessed life, but none is as powerful or important as
By Kevin Shrum Pastor, Inglewood Baptist Church, Nashville For 200-plus years Western culture (especially America) has been shaped by the Judeo-Christian worldview. Not all citizens
Editor’s note: Due to safety concerns about the Muslim who accepted Christ and his family, the name of the author has been withheld. An Arabic-speaking
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Here is a B&R article on the 2016 presidential election that examines which candidates Protestant pastors would vote