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Feature Article

What is the BBFI? – Understanding the Structure

by Randy Harp The concept of “fellowship” comes from the New Testament. Koinonia is the word most often translated “fellowship” and has to do with commonality — things held in common such as purpose and […]

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Feature Article

What is the BBFI? – What Unifies Us?

by Randy Harp I once saw a man on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it!” He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?”

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AfterWords

The BBFI is in my DNA

by Marty Hughes Pastor, Grace Harbor Baptist Church, Grove, OK When my mother walked across the platform at BBC to receive her diploma, I was already well on my way to making my grand entrance […]

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Feature Article

What is the BBFI? – Part 2: Education

Assessing the Value of Education by Doug Cox, BBFI third vice president The fourth level language teacher at Yonsei University in Seoul surveyed her class of Western missionaries with disappointment. Their confidence was undaunted by […]

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Feature Article

All In

May 2016 BBFI National Meeting Report by Randy Harp Mark Batterson writes in his book All In, “If Jesus is not Lord of all then Jesus is not Lord at all.” “All In” was the […]

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The Right Angle

Q. What is the intended purpose of daily devotions?

by Kevin Carson A. Generally speaking, devotions fall into one of two styles. Some provide the storyline or context of the Bible (usually accomplished through a Bible-reading plan where one reads systematically through the Bible). […]

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Baptist History

Spurgeon and His Biographers

by Doug Kutilek The individual Baptist preacher about whom more biographies have been written than any other must surely be Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892). The only possible challenger for this distinction is John Bunyan, the […]

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On the Table

The Importance of Education and Training

by Randy Harp While planning this Tribune I realized I have been in some sort of formal education for 26 years of my life. Not including the years before kindergarten, only 12 of my years […]

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President Perspective

The BBFI

by Eddie Lyons It has been my privilege to serve as president of our Fellowship the past two years. I am still convinced we have great potential and a great future. When I began, there […]

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Worldwide Missions

Training Missionaries

by Jon Konnerup “We can’t imagine going to the mission field without thorough Biblical preparation and practical experience that the BBFI provides.” – BBFI missionary Studies show while many missionaries plan to go to the […]