Passport’s Growing Faith Initiative offers digital resources, engagement opportunities, and accessible spiritual activities to families with youth and children. Passport, Inc., a national student ministry, has received a grant for $1,000,000 from the Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc to support The Growing Faith Initiative. This grant is the largest independent donation grant in Passport’s 30-year history … Continue reading
By Daniel Potter As I left the beautiful village of Montreat, NC, I passed through their familiar stone gateway. This year, specifically, it occurred to me that each time I have passed through that portal, I’ve done so as a different person. Life, certainly, has dictated that change. The first time I crossed as a … Continue reading
By Caleb Mynatt When the COVID-19 pandemic sent the world into lockdown, it was an unprecedented and often chaotic transition for churches to make. And while figuring out the logistics of virtual business meetings and livestreaming worship services certainly wasn’t easy, there is one group of church leaders that perhaps had the toughest transition of … Continue reading
By John DeWitt I have been called to ministry since I was in high school. I accepted my calling as an 11th grader and never looked back. I interned as a college student at four churches in two different countries and I loved every second of it. I was eagerly anticipating my first call, I … Continue reading
By Jay Kieve “If any of you put a stumbling-block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were fastened around your neck and you were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks! Occasions for stumbling … Continue reading
By Andy Hale My girls love to read. Even from a young age, both of them would retell the story with their own words, both in toddler incoherence and freestyle. Our cars are full of books. Their playroom and bedroom are full of books. We have stacks of books in our living room, including the … Continue reading
For congregations to thrive and Christ’s mission among us to flourish, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has entered a season of discovering where God would focus our work together. Take CBF’s online survey about your church and your personal ministry aspirations before Feb. 2. This devotional is part of a series in January that tells stories of “Bold Faith” … Continue reading
I was recently asked by a partner congregation about resources related to the rotational Sunday School model for children. It had been a while since I researched this subject; so, I called on one of the most significant voices in moderate Baptist children’s ministry for her thoughts. Retired from the Baptist State Convention of NC and … Continue reading
I just finished George Barna’s new book titled, Revolutionary Parenting. While you may not like Barna or his research outcomes, he does have some pretty good statistics regarding parents and parenting that you may want to take a look at.This book came as an outgrowth of a previous work (Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions) he … Continue reading
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