Tuesday, June 25, 2019: “A Call to Prayer” Connecting with an International Student. This evening a group of people gathered at the Carolina Baptist Collegiate Ministry building for orientation/training on connecting with an international student for the academic year 2019-2020. The goal is to connect Baptist Christian families in the Midlands with international students to […]
Monday, June 17, 2019: “A Call to Prayer” Church Adoption is Hard! By now the word is out throughout the Columbia Metro Baptist Association. This Sunday Park Street Baptist Church is voting on being adopted by Village Church. It is a tough emotional decision. Do they give up their way of doing church so that […]
Thursday, June 13, 2019: “A Call to Prayer”: Who’s Church is This? Regularly I interact with congregations who are struggling to figure out who owns the congregation with which they are connected. The struggle is whether this congregation is “my church” or “God’s church.” When it is “my church” the congregation gives into the idea […]
Tuesday, June 4, 2019: “A Call to Prayer”: Making Decisions Without God. In too many congregations in too many situations, major decisions are made without prayerful spiritual discernment that involves dialogue with one another and seeking God’s will for the congregation and the people involved and impacted by the decision. How does this happen when […]
Saturday, June 1, 2019: “A Call to Prayer”: Summer is here in that school for the year is ending. Many congregations will be conducting events for children and youth such as Vacation Bible School, camps, trips, etc. Summer is a wonderful time to engage children and youth about the Good News of Jesus. These summer […]