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FIRST-PERSON: The God who came inspires the missionaries who go

The Son of God took on flesh and was born in a manger. One of the worst things that can happen to us is that the good news of Christmas Day becomes routine. Maybe this happens because we’ve allowed... Continue Reading »

Guest Viewpoint: Connected to the Family

When I met Dan Coleman a few years ago, he was a church planter with a vision for reaching the state of Maine for Jesus but he didn’t have a lot of resources. Maine can be a lonely place... Continue Reading »

Viewpoint: Make Your Church Adoption-Friendly

When I pastored Highview Baptist in Louisville, my friend David Melber and his wife, Tera, started a “Considering Adoption” class for couples in our church. It ran for five weeks and became so popular that we offered it twice... Continue Reading »

Church plants: 5% gain in 2014

Southern Baptists planted 985 new churches in 2014 — a 5 percent increase over 2013 church starts. This is very good news as we work toward diminishing the church-to-population deficit that steadily grew larger over the last century in... Continue Reading »

NAMB Ten Two

TenTwo: So Much to Pray About

We have a huge task as we take on the challenge of lostness in North America. For decades our population has been growing more ethnically diverse, but Southern Baptists have stayed far too white. While our urban areas have... Continue Reading »