Our pastoral care providers are maxed out. While some church members might think their preacher’s duties are relaxed, it is actually the opposite. And author John Hobbs believes the impact of ministry job losses, minister burn outs, and ministry suicide is going to be a major event for the church to deal with in the coming year.
This is a time where churches need to be asking questions. Here are some of the questions that David Ludwig, Baptist Resource Network associate director of healthy churches, is asking.
The Fraleys, former church planters and pastors in the Baptist Resource Network of PA/South Jersey, have spent the last 15 years in various countries in Asia with the IMB. They give us a glimpse of what the pandemic looks like overseas.
We all have to work this stuff out in this strange time, and what God has for one church may be the opposite of what He’s calling another church to do.
Effective leaders know what matters. They hold tightly to the mission and the message, but they hold loosely to the means.
Come to think of it, Christians have been fairly consistent in finding fault with the way others have approached life in the church and life as a believer, even as far back as the first century.
While the 2020 SBC Annual Meeting has been canceled for the first time since 1945, Southern Baptists will still be provided with an opportunity to hear from the entities of the Southern Baptist Convention through an online event June 2…
The Nazarene Baptist Church pastor shares words of encouragement and scriptures for those feeling overwhelmed by the COVID-19 season.
Baptist Resource Network Executive Director Barry Whitworth gives a shout-out to the BRN team for their hard work helping churches over this COVID-19 season.
