August 2025 Top Five
The Baptist Resource Network's Elizabeth Benge shares the top five resources and opportunities for August 2025.
Buff McNickle shares impact made by Serve Wilkes-Barre/Scranton volunteers
The Baptist Resource Network's Buff McNickle shares final statistics and heartfelt gratitude for the Serve Wilkes-Barre/Scranton outreach effort on June 27-28.
#RenewPASJ Good Reads: ‘The Solo Pastor’ by Gary L. McIntosh
Feeling the pressures of being a “solo pastor”? In his book "The Solo Pastor," author Gary L. McIntosh writes for those pastors who are facing the challenge of leading a small church with no additional staff. He offers practical strategies and effective options to help the solo pastor and small churches thrive.
#RenewPASJ Good Reads: ‘Small Church Essentials’ by Karl Vaters
If you're a pastor at a small church, then "Small Church Essentials" by Karl Vaters is for you! In this handy little book, Vaters seeks to affirm small church leaders and show them how to identify what they do well, and how to do it even better.
3 Key Steps for Effective Communication in a Small Church
If you’ve been called to communicate in a small church, that doesn’t mean you’ve been given a small task. In this article from Lifeway Research, Communication pastor and author Mark MacDonald shares three key steps for effective communication within the walls of a small church.
This Week in the BRN Family 07.10.25
BRN churches focus on reaching the next generation through VBS and summer outreach and we celebrate baptisms - it's an exciting week in the BRN Family!
BRN churches invited to give to Texas flood relief efforts
BRN churches are invited to help our Texas brothers and sisters who are experiencing crisis by giving towards these Disaster Relief efforts.
Serve Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Photo Gallery
The Baptist Resource Network (BRN) of Pennsylvania/South Jersey partnered with six local churches in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area June 27-28 for the second annual Serve PA/SJ Tour.
‘Catalytic’ cooperation drives Serve Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Over the course of two days, more than 500 volunteers from across Pennsylvania/South Jersey and beyond converged in the northeast corner of the Keystone state to serve alongside six churches located in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area, June 27-28.