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by Emily VerSteeg The world has changed a lot in the last few weeks. Little things that we have taken for granted like running to the store for a loaf of bread are not so easy and convenient now. As the church, we are facing a lot of new challenges as we try to encourage and […]

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A global pandemic does not erase our constitutional rights.

It’s important for government officials to understand that their authority has limits, and those limits are found primarily in the original meaning of the U.S. Constitution.

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So how do we as a church take advantage of the time that families have been given and keep our people connected?  Here are a few ideas: Facebook live a devotion time for kids – get creative and invite them into your world. This can be your kids pastor, AWANA leader, etc. Challenge the families […]

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By John Harding On December 6, the “Fairness for All Act” was proposed in the United States House of Representatives. If passed into law, this bill will elevate gender identity and sexual orientation to the level of protected classes in the 1964 Civil Rights Act. But what is “gender identity?” It’s part of a troubling ideology that […]

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By Tom Savage Last month we found that we ought to pray (1) because Jesus prayed, (2) because that’s what Jesus is doing, (3) because when we pray things happen, and (4) because we are always seeking the will of God. Here are two more reasons: Part Two Because evil forces are always out there […]

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By Jim Shields Don’t you wish we all had 2020 vision? I like the old adage that “hindsight is 2020,” meaning that everything becomes more clear when you look back on it. It is hard to see what lies ahead, but I am encouraged and excited about what the Father has in store for your […]

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By Rick Hillard 2019 has proven to be a year that will be etched in memory for a lifetime. Memories of our team united with one goal in mind – to do God’s work by reaching out to victims whose lives have been turned upside down by disaster. Memories of pranks pulled on each other […]

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You have had them. Those moments when you recognize something monumental is taking place. It was just such a moment that took place around a table of pastors as they interacted with a question I posed to them. “What are we doing that is stopping our church from growing? If Jesus meant it when he said “I will build my church,” and I think He did, then is it possible we are doing things that are standing in the way of that?”

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By Dr. Nathan Millican I have never met someone in pastoral ministry who balked at the expectation placed among pastors of developing leaders; there appears to be wholehearted agreement that is not only a worthy endeavor but should be a characteristic of healthy churches. Yet, in many churches this seems to be lacking. Some might contend […]

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The State Convention of Baptists in Indiana, a group of 445 independent churches who choose to work together for mission, education and religious purposes, acknowledges that 17 years ago, two young women were taken advantage of by Wesley Leon Feltner who at the time was a staff member of the 1st Southern Baptist Church in […]

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