On Mission with Shane Hall
From the Mission Field In this Messenger Insight, Shane Hall, pastor of Lawton, First, gives a from-the-mission-field update of an important work that is seeing changed lives and is bringing people to Christ....
Read MorePosted by Brian Hobbs | Sep 12, 2011 | Messenger Insight
From the Mission Field In this Messenger Insight, Shane Hall, pastor of Lawton, First, gives a from-the-mission-field update of an important work that is seeing changed lives and is bringing people to Christ....
Read MorePosted by Brian Hobbs | Aug 29, 2011 | Feature, Missions & Church
It was a simple plan that stemmed from a small group of teens who came together for a DiscipleNow...
Read MorePosted by Brian Hobbs | Aug 22, 2011 | Feature
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Baptist Messenger recently sat down with Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, an Oklahoma Baptist, to talk about his new role in state government, his family and his faith. Messenger: In November 2010, a majority of Oklahoma...
Read MorePosted by Brian Hobbs | Aug 1, 2011 | Editorial
by Brian Hobbs I first became exposed to Facebook when I saw a college student intern in our office using it in 2005. At the time, I thought nothing of it, as Facebook was originally a forum for college students. In fact,...
Read MorePosted by Brian Hobbs | Jul 25, 2011 | Editorial
by Brian Hobbs In these trying fiscal days, much of the talk focuses on obtaining vehicles with a good fuel economy. Something similar could be said in the world of charities, non-profits and missions organizations, which are...
Read MorePosted by Brian Hobbs | Jul 25, 2011 | Feature
Years ago, when businessman Tom Hill was perusing the company’s rule book, he noticed one that said, “Do not stand on toilet seats or you will be terminated.” Asking a supervisor about the odd rule, the man stated that employees...
Read MorePosted by Brian Hobbs | Jul 18, 2011 | Feature, Missions & Church, News
by Brian Hobbs PRUE—Compared to their mega church counterparts, smaller-in-attendance churches do not always grab the attention they often deserve. That could be doubly said for rural, smaller-in-attendance churches like Prue,...
Read MorePosted by Brian Hobbs | Jul 12, 2011 | Feature, Missions & Church
by Bob Nigh Managing Editor ANADARKO—Jackie Jackson has gone on several mission trips with her church, Wetumka, Sand Creek, including Pine Ridge, S.D. last year. This summer, she was happy to come to a place much closer to her...
Read MorePosted by Brian Hobbs | Jul 12, 2011 | Feature
DAVIS—Summer has been an especially productive and spiritually rich time at Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center. Adding to its ranking as the largest church encampment in the United States, record attendance for the first...
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