by Stephen Suffron | Feb 21, 2019 | Carroll Community, Carroll Prayer Network, Leadership, Ministry
It is a sobering time for the church right now. As a Southern Baptist, I am sickened by the details of the recent Houston Chronicle report on sexual abuse, cover-up, and inaction within our denomination. Even locally, we have seen ministers leaving their posts...
by Stephen Suffron | Sep 27, 2018 | Carroll Community, Ministry
Ask a small-town church’s congregation what they want for their church, you will get similar answers. They want to grow, to reach new people, to see more young families, to reach Millennials, to have an increase in baptisms, and other similar goals. All of these...
by Stephen Suffron | Jul 26, 2018 | Carroll Community
We’ve all heard that the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. What’s true for addiction is true for any area of life where change is needed. I have endorsed the poverty alleviation book When Helping Hurts before. In the small group...
by Stephen Suffron | Jun 28, 2018 | Carroll Community
When I am out of town, I am often asked where Stephens, Arkansas is located. If someone is somewhat familiar with Arkansas, I ask if they know where Camden and Magnolia are. If they do, I say that US-79 goes connects Magnolia and Camden and about halfway between them,...
by Stephen Suffron | May 24, 2018 | Carroll Community
This past month, our church ordained our long-time volunteer youth pastor to the gospel ministry. The ceremony was the culmination of a process of a couple of years as we have worked out his sense of calling. It’s a great honor to help someone realize that God...
