Baptist Life

Survey Reveals Recommended Strategies For Baptist Associations

Note: This is the final part in a three-part series discussing the results of the 2017 Baptist Associations Survey.  If you haven’t already done so, please read Part 1a, Part 1b, and Part 2.  You can also download the full report here. As I described in my last post, the results from the Baptist Associations… Continue reading Survey Reveals Recommended Strategies For Baptist Associations

Local Church Ministry

When Good Intentions Are Bad

(Image courtesy of iosphere at FreeDigitalPhotos.net) Is there ever a situation when good intentions are actually bad?  Absolutely!  Good intentions are bad if you never act on those intentions.  You’re left running on a spinning wheel, going nowhere.  This is true in your personal life, your personal spiritual development, and your personal ministry. The solution… Continue reading When Good Intentions Are Bad

Local Church Ministry

Cultivating A Culture of Evangelistic Prayer in Your Church

Making disciples.  That’s the Great Commission in a nutshell.  And yet while it can be summarized in two simple words, countless books have been written to describe the many facets of the Great Commission.  It’s not my intent to address all of those facets in this post however.  My purpose in this post is to… Continue reading Cultivating A Culture of Evangelistic Prayer in Your Church