By Larry Robertson Sr. Pastor, Hilldale Baptist Church, Clarksville As pastors, we are often confronted with issues that we don’t necessarily feel equipped to handle. Addictions might fall into such a category for many of us. It’s easy to preach salvation to a fictional addict we’ve never met. But through the years I’ve witnessed the slavery aspect of sin and it’s made me reconsider how we as pastors, Christians, and

By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director Stop. Just pause what you’re doing for a few minutes and think with me about a couple of very important things. Have you ever stopped to consider, I mean really consider, what’s important in life? I feel one of the lesser qualities we as Americans seem to have in our DNA is that we scurry from one place to another — one activity

By Johnnie Godwin Contributing Columnist, B&R Stanton, Texas used to have a sign at the city limits that said, “Three thousand friendly people and a few old soreheads.” That sign probably describes most churches to one degree or another. If the church is the size of a rowboat, it just takes one or two to upset the whole boat. As the boat becomes larger — or like an ocean liner

By Randy C. Davis TBC Executive Director There is an ancient Afghan proverb that states, “If you think you’re leading and no one is following you, then you’re only taking a walk.” I love the truth in that statement, but it begs a question. “If they aren’t following you, then who did they go follow?” More concisely, is someone else really in charge?

By David Evans TBC Evangelism Specialist I have had many conversations about Easter egg hunts and evangelism. Many churches that I have recently spoken with feel incomplete concerning their Easter egg hunt plans. They have a great turnout but it seems to just be another event. The Easter egg hunt seems to be consumed with preparation leaving little to be offered afterwards. I understand that some church leaders struggle with

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector Growing up in a Southern Baptist church I always knew that church attendance usually was higher on Easter Sunday and the Sunday closest to Christmas. I naturally assumed that a lot of those Easter/Christmas attendees were non-believers. The more I have researched and talked with people who know more about church attendance than me, the more I realize that’s not necessarily true.