Feature Article
May meeting was “worth the trip”
by Keith Bassham Two years ago, I reported the May meeting with the aid of a couple of quotations from those who attended. More than once, I encountered the word momentum, and I even used […]
Year: 2013
On the Table
Fellowship works
by Keith Bassham I had intended to use this space to reflect some on the May Graduation Fellowship Week (see pictorial in this issue) when word came about the massive tornado in Moore, OK. We, […]
AfterWords
Boston Strong…Boston Baptist Strong
by David Melton It’s a holiday here, Patriots’ Day — the state holiday that commemorates the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the inauguration of the American Revolution, the shot heard ‘round the world. For […]
Urban Current
Serving a traumatized community
by Charles Lyons Hurricane Sandy. The Newtown school shooting. The West, TX, fertilizer plant explosion. The Boston Marathon bombing. Whether it’s a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or tragedy in a small town, a community can […]
Baptist History
Joseph Willis
First to preach the gospel west of the Mississippi by Thomas Ray The life of Joseph Willis reads more like fiction than the real-life experiences of a man who was born a slave, served with […]
President Perspective
The good therapy of thanksgiving
by Linzy Slayden Outlook has a great deal to do with outcome. If our attitudes are wrong, no doubt everything else will also be wrong! The person who is in the habit of complaining will […]
Worldwide Missions
Missionary Care: Part three
by Jon Konnerup Missionary Care, when done well, provides a strategic way to fulfill both the Great Commandment and the Great Commission — strengthening missionaries to effectively love people, evangelizing, discipling, and planting churches, as […]
Church Planting
Good news from a church planter
by Wayne Guinn I’m still rejoicing in the afterglow of the January Church Planting School in San Antonio, TX. We had an outstanding group of church planters, and among those was 29-year-old Brent Cunningham, along […]
Baptist Bible College Update
Scholarships at BBC!
by Mark Milioni Great news! A very gracious gift from an estate earlier this year has made it possible for us to offer new scholarships and awards to students enrolling at BBC. Pastoral Leadership Scholarship […]
Global Partners
Missionary Training
by James G. Smith, Associate Mission Director How were you trained and prepared for the ministry that you are doing? How could we do a better job training the next generation of missionaries? Those were […]