Diana Davis

A hundred-year flood hit during last year's Southern Baptist Convention. While that disaster inconvenienced conventioneers, it devastated dozens of Indiana counties. One of many SBC disaster relief units was set up in Friendship Baptist Church, Franklin, Ind., and for... Continue Reading »

If someone snuck into your church and replaced Sunday's bulletins with last year's bulletins, would anyone notice? Need a few fresh ideas to keep your Sunday service from predictable sameness?... Continue Reading »

You have an important appointment ? a meeting with the Creator of the universe. It's called prayer. Need a few fresh prayer tips?... Continue Reading »

It's a tradition that we began when our children were small. Every spring, we stop by the garden store and select a few packets of zinnia seeds. We plant them in the yard, wait in amazement as colorful blooms... Continue Reading »

There's an invisible sign on your church door. Does it read 'stay Out!? or ?Please Come In?? The date and time for worship services is clearly posted, but a church must constantly watch for other ways to invite the... Continue Reading »

It's exciting to watch many growing churches across Indiana that are beginning construction on buildings. Need fresh ideas for those eventful construction days?... Continue Reading »

It's time for the annual Sunday school Christmas party, and you?re wondering ? once again ? how to make it enjoyable. Need some fresh ideas?... Continue Reading »

It all began with some comments about turkey. Our church's annual turkey dinner had grown stale. As one young couple stated, 'there's a limit to how many turkey dinners one can eat in a week!? It was time to... Continue Reading »

Amazingly, nine out of 10 unchurched people say they would come to church if they were asked.* Will you be the asker? I double-dare you to take the ?52 Challenge.?... Continue Reading »

They?re sitting in your pews. They?re shorter than you, and they?re wiggly. We?re talking about the youngest members of your church family ? the children. Looking for creative ways to involve children in your church's worship service?... Continue Reading »

I know. I know. You?re wondering why you, a South Carolinian, should come to the Midwest for the SBC next June. Here are 10 good reasons:... Continue Reading »

I can't seem to get the hang of text-messaging, so I was intrigued to watch an Indiana pastor's thumbs move wildly across his cell phone, typing text-coded phrases like ?im pryg 4 u? or ?u r HIS?!... Continue Reading »