Many pastors and church leaders think that any effort to lead a church back to more radically biblical health is a fool’s errand and should only be attempted by…well, by fools. Sometimes this sentiment is fueled by pastoral and ecclesiological naivete. There is no perfect church and even the…
Mark Morford waxes eloquent in his recent San Francisco Chronicle op ed piece entitled, “American kids, dumber than dirt.” In the midst of bewailing the sad condition of the government education system, Morford offers this erudite display of intellectual flatulence: We are, as far as urban public education is…
The rationale behind the resolution on integrity in church membership is that too many of our churches are spiritually sick and ready to die. Indeed some of them may already be dead but simply haven’t bothered with having a proper funeral, yet. Over the next two weeks or so…
Scott Lamb is liveblogging the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Pastors’ Conference today. All of the sessions are being led by staff from 9 Marks Ministries. Pastor Joe Braden, the President of the Pastors’ Conference, is also one of the coordinators of the Midwest Regional Founders Conference and has done Missouri…
The United States government is working on a vaccination rationing schedule in the case of influenza pandemic. The Department of Health and Human Services announced the plan earlier this week. The opening sentence of the report says this: Effective allocation of vaccines will play a critical role in preventing…
Last Sunday we joined churches across the southern states in praying for rain in the southeastern region of the country. The fires out west and the storms that recently ripped through the heartland have also left many people homeless and in very dire circumstances. Compassion compels us to pray…
Tonight the Royal Palm Baptist Association of Southwest Florida adopted a resolution on church membership tonight at our annual meeting. This follows on the heels of a similar resolution adopted by the Frisco Baptist Association in Southeast Oklahoma last week. Wes Kenney chaired the committee that introduced that resolution…
The schedule for the Building Bridges Conference has been finalized. This historic gathering next month promises to be a wonderful time of fellowship, instruction, worship and encouragement. Here is what you get for $104.00: 2 evenings of worship 3 days 5 meals 7 sessions 19 speakers One of the…
Responses are still trickling in from pastors throughout Florida who received copies of the Amazing Grace DVD in the mail. Overwhelmingly, they have been positive. Several pastors indicated that they plan to show the DVD to their churches as a discipleship tool. Others have mentioned that they plan to…
Don Whitney’s insights into the spiritual disciplines of the Christian life have helped countless numbers of believers over the last few decades. Through his books, other writings, teaching and preaching, he has been a consistent advocate for biblical Christianity and healthy spiritual growth. His friendship has been a wonderful…