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Seniors Returning: What Does the Future Hold?
Almost one-third of Southern Baptist church attendees are seniors over the age of 65. Some can’t wait to get back to worship, their group, and their places of service. Others want to come back; but...
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5 Steps to Gain More From Your Message Series
During COVID-19, there was a good deal of experimentation with small groups. There were groups meeting through Microsoft Teams, FaceTime, Facebook, Zoom, and other forms of media. What was extremely...
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5 Surefire Ways to Recruit More Volunteers
“I don’t have enough volunteers.” Have you ever heard a ministry leader in your church say this? Perhaps you have said it or at least thought it. Here’s a question to ponder: Can we ever have enough...
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The Domino of Prayer
Prayer is More than Me I began to follow Christ when I was a teen. I was in a family that did not go to church. My mom did not attend, and neither did my brothers and sisters. My parents divorced when...
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4 Ways to Make Sure Your Small Groups Ministry is Healthy
If there is any “good” to come out of our current COVID-19 crisis, it’s that churches have been forced to reexamine the health of their current programs and ministries. What was working to help create...
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Voter Guides: An Important Educational Tool
FFC Photo FFC Photo FFC Photo As always, I want to thank you for your support of the Public Affairs Ministry this past year. We’ve had wins and losses. These wins and losses are a constant reminder...
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Navigating the River of Disciple Making
I will never forget the time I went canoeing with a group of youth down a local river. When we arrived at the entry point, assignments were made to be in each canoe. I was assigned a canoe with a...
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Is Your Church Ready to Start Living the D-Life?
Church revitalization is a trendy topic at ministry conferences. Most leaders are eager to learn about this important matter. But how many times have you participated in a session on the subject only...
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Shifting the Mindset of Discipleship
Your mindset determines so much of your daily decision making. A mindset is your beliefs, ideas, and attitude toward a circumstance or challenge that you will take action on. For example, I grew up in...
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How Does Evangelism Change After We Regather?
What happened? There I was in 1972 … with long hair and no waist, listening to 8-track tapes and wearing bellbottom jeans. Phones had long cords and rotary dials. You could cruise town all night in a...
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5 Keys to Celebrating Evangelism Through Stewardship
Evangelism is the very heart of Christianity and biblical stewardship is managing the resources that God has entrusted us with. As a result, I believe that effective evangelism happens as a result of...
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Make Baptism a Big Deal with These 5 Easy Activities
Over the last decade, baptisms have been on the decline in our churches across America. In totality, the Southern Baptist Convention reached a historic low of 246,000 baptisms per year. For...
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NEW Voter Guides: Georgia Senate Runoffs
As we did in October, we are going to be providing Georgia Baptists with voter guides. These new guides are intended to help you choose the candidates you will vote for in the January 5 Senate Runoff....
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4 Signs You’re a Normal Christian
What does it mean to be a normal Christian? Lamar LaGrone was surprisingly and miraculously saved out of a lifestyle filled with the world’s vices. When Lamar was saved, he immediately began to share...
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Learning Communities
Are you interested in hearing best practices gathered from leading churches across the nation? Perhaps you are looking for professional collaboration, memorable fellowship, skill development, or a...
View ArticleRecap of 2020; looking forward to 2021
We hope you are having a good start to your new year! Instead of my traditional 3 announcements in 3 minutes, here is a more in-depth overview of several important items. I’ve provided a list of the...
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Public Affairs Committee hears update from Alliance Defending Freedom
This post originally appeared in the Christian Index. By Myriah Snyder DULUTH – The fight for religious liberty, our ability to live according to our faith, is under attack, Harrison Smith, regional...
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Why a Church Should Adopt an Intentional Disciple-Making Pathway
Programs are NOT Producing Every church should purpose to make disciples of Jesus Christ in ongoing relational environments that seek spiritual maturity and multiplication. Many churches in our...
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Watershed Discipleship: During COVID-19 and Beyond
“As believers engage in multiple layers of ministry, you will see a higher rate of connection, stronger commitment, and deeper levels of spiritual maturity. Providing a balanced framework of ministry...
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False Reasons Behind Legalizing Sports Betting
Once again Georgians will be faced with the possibility of gambling expanding in our state. You can watch the latest update on the Georgia Baptist Public Affairs Facebook page. Two years ago, the...
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