Christ followers, under the power of the Holy Spirit, will tell everyone about Him. (Acts 1:8)
After you've planned, prepared, implemented and returned from your mission trip, it's time to unpack. Not just your suitcase, but the mission experience itself. Follow-up is an important part of going on mission because it helps the participant to understand what they learned and how God can use it in their everyday life. There are... Continue Reading →
I recently had the privilege of attending a lollapalooza put on by Dexter Baptist Church in western Kentucky. Pastor David Little led his church to plan and implement the lollapalooza event as an effort to reach out to their community. I had never attended a lollapalooza and wasn’t quite sure what to expect. In fact,... Continue Reading →
Have you ever felt that only a small number of church members were doing the majority of the work? It’s pretty common in churches, at least the ones I’ve been a part of, for us to depend upon the same few individuals to teach Sunday School, sing on the praise team, lead the men’s ministry, serve as deacons... Continue Reading →
BEing a witness to our community, state, nation and world is something we are, not something we do. Being a witness is a mandate given to us by Christ himself. Acts 1:8 tells us that after receiving power, we will BE His witnesses. Yes, we do things to witness, but most importantly, we are to... Continue Reading →
Perhaps you remember as I do, participating in "show and tell" as a child in elementary school. In case you're not familiar with show and tell, it's an informative presentation involving the demonstration of an object. While the class may not always need the demonstration of the object to understand the information presented, together, they... Continue Reading →
Association is a term that defines how Baptist churches work together in partnership. Churches choose to be part of the local Baptist association and each determines how much participation and financial support they will invest. Many of today’s associations have stepped up to provide value and are leading member churches in revitalization, church planting, leadership... Continue Reading →
I am so thankful for the literally thousands of missionaries who serve the Lord in Kentucky each year through a variety of ministries. Whether one serves as a long term career missionary or a short term volunteer, you are considered a missionary, “if in response to God’s call and gifting, you leave your comfort zone... Continue Reading →
The idea of Christ followers being involved in missions is supported throughout scripture. Two very familiar passages are Matthew 28:19-20 and Acts 1:8. Both record the words of Christ, telling His followers to go and make disciples of all people by being His witness in all places. The church is not supposed to only study... Continue Reading →
It’s a pretty straight forward command, GO! “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”, Matthew 28:19. Since we’ve been commanded to go, we need permission in order to be excused from going. Unless you’ve received special... Continue Reading →
There’s been a lot of buzz in recent years about the movie series, “the Hunger Games”. The movie takes places in a post-apocalyptic world in which poverty and starvation force teenagers in the fictitious country of Panem to compete in the hunger games where they fight to the death until only one remains. In the... Continue Reading →
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