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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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Guest Editorial: Unexpected blessings

by Paul Moody “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path.” Proverbs 3: 5-6 Have you ever sat in a church pew and listened to an appeal from your pastor or some other church leader asking

Guest Editorial: Managing social media

by Micah Fries ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (BP)—It’s no secret that I’m a fan of social media. I’m convinced it’s an incredible tool to expand your reach, advance gospel causes, sharpen your communication skills and on top of all that, it’s fun. However, social media also has the potential to consume your time, kill actual relationships

Guest Editorial: 10 revival meeting tips

by Jake Roudkovski NEW ORLEANS (BP)—Even though the number of revival meetings in the Southern Baptist Convention has been declining, a significant amount of churches continue to use revival meetings for evangelism and revitalization. In a 2010 survey by LifeWay Research, revival meetings were among the five most often used evangelistic events in Southern Baptist

Guest Editorial: Smile, you’re blessed

by David Jeremiah EL CAJON, Calif. (BP)—“Life is like a box of chocolates,” said Forrest Gump. “You never know what you’re gonna get.” I seldom bite into a piece I don’t like. And when I think of life’s little pleasures, I don’t want to forget to thank God. After all, He made the cocoa trees

Guest Editorial: Small is the Kingdom

by Ed Stetzer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—Americans are obsessed with big things. If something is big, it must be better. It has strength. It has legitimacy. Yet, that’s an American value, not a biblical one. Jesus confused a lot of people when He showed up and announced that the Kingdom of God had come near. Then,

Guest Editorial: 10 keys to a healthy church staff

Church staffs are perhaps one of the most important factors to having a healthy church. If the pastor and worship pastor cannot get along; if the youth pastor and administrator cannot get along; why should there be any expectation for church members to get along? Below are “10 Keys to Having a Healthy Church Staff.”

Guest Editorial: The CP and church plants

by Page Brooks NEW ORLEANS (BP)—God has allowed me the privilege of serving three church plants in 15 years of ministry. I have served in various roles as a church planter, from staff pastor to lead pastor. While all of the church plants have given to the Cooperative Program (CP) in varying amounts, promotion of

Guest Editorial: The root cause of the London riots

by Paul Brewster MADISON, Ind. (BP)—It seems that the societal ills that plague inner cities everywhere are no respecter of nations. Britain is presently being rocked with social unrest that is quite out of step with what was once viewed proudly as the stodgy national character. In any culture, revered traditions can only hold back

Guest Editorial: Providential repair trip

by Keith Collier FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)—North Texas’ blazing summer heat, which already has more than a month’s worth of triple-digit days, all but warrants the necessity of an air-conditioned car. In June, as temperatures consistently soared above 100, I realized I was in for several miserable months unless I could get my 10-year-old Dodge

Guest Editorial: The dash and brevity of life

by Thom S. Rainer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)—When my son, Art Rainer, began work on the book we co-authored, Simple Life, he spent a good bit of time in a cemetery. That’s right. A cemetery. He found a cemetery near his home in Boca Raton, Fla., and simply walked from grave marker to grave marker. Listen