By Brian Foreman I play this guessing game with my wife. When she is talking and pauses to collect her thoughts, I interject mine; or when she is searching for a word, I fill in the blank for her. This is not a game she enjoys and, for my own health, I try to avoid … Continue reading
By Grayson Hester Ask any fan of fantasy stories and they’ll tell you that magic makes things out of nothing. It conjures out of thin air; it achieves the impossible. It leaves people befuddled, awed at its capabilities. For Charles Tinsley, pastor of St. Paul Baptist Church in Barbourville, Ky., it’s the most apt descriptor … Continue reading
By Jennifer Colosimo About five years ago, Reverend Michael Mills was called to be the pastor of Agape Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. He was a young pastor with enviable energy and an excitement for missions that aligned with this church’s identity. Unfortunately, within that identity, membership was diminishing. Families had started to leave … Continue reading
By Jennifer Colosimo Light switch awareness, a penchant for recycling, eating food we grow with our own hands… these things seem easy. They’re available ways to go green, and things most of us already think to do or want to do. But a small church in San Antonio is encouraging us to think about why … Continue reading
By Grayson Hester When Reverend James Briggs graduated from the now-defunct Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (BTSR), he had no intention of returning to his native Dallas, Texas. He also harbored no desire to start his own ministry, having seen the hardship such an endeavor put upon members of his own family. “It was something … Continue reading
By Laura Ellis The life of any church is affirmed on the faith-filled hope that came from those who paved the way, and that others will follow to carry the torch. The congregation at First Baptist Church on Fifth in Winston-Salem, NC, recently celebrated its 150th anniversary, believing that they are participating in part of … Continue reading
Nueva Iglesia CBF y la pastora Xiomara Reboyras Ortiz se unen para difundir el amor de Dios a la República Dominicana Por Jennifer Colosimo Esta, ciertamente no es la más probable de las historias: Xiomara Reboyras Ortiz, una pastora de CBF en DeLand, Florida, comenzó una iglesia en su club de lectura. La versión rápida … Continue reading
CBF new church start and pastor Xiomara Reboyras Ortiz join in spreading God’s love to the Dominican Republic By Jennifer Colosimo It’s not the likeliest of stories, but it is a true one: Xiomara Reboyras Ortiz, a CBF pastor in DeLand, Florida, started a church out of her book club. The speed-reader version is that … Continue reading
By Grayson Hester CBF church starters Felix and Nicole Iyoko may very well have the answer. Since they were first featured in 2018 for starting a church – their 15th – the Congolese couple have continued to do what they’ve been doing since fleeing from their native Democratic Republic of Congo years ago: They’ve pressed … Continue reading
By Laura Stephens-Reed During the pandemic, when church committees could not gather in person and were forced to find other ways to discuss and decide, many of us realized that we had long been attending some meetings that could have been emails. It does not require a two-hour negotiation to choose a Sunday school curriculum, … Continue reading