by David Fresch | Nov 29, 2021 | Faith & Heritage, Leadership
This article first appeared on the website of the International Baptist Convention on September 13, 2021. David Fresch is the executive director of the Missional International Church Network. Churches are desperate for good leadership and not just pastoral...
by Wade Berry | Jan 27, 2020 | Carroll Community
Last November, several of us gathered at the administrative hub of the B. H. Carroll Theological Institute for the Frank and Pauline Patterson Fall Colloquy. We gathered around the teaching of veteran Baptist educator and New Testament scholar Bruce Corley on Paul’s...
by Stephen Suffron | Dec 8, 2016 | Leadership, Ministry
For whatever reason, I’ve never really cared about being rich. I certainly like to have enough to pay the bills, and more is better than less, but money hasn’t ever been a big motivator for me. I think a lot of pastors are like that (or God brought us to...
by Stephen Suffron | May 24, 2016 | Leadership, Ministry
In Bible story books, the story of Jonah usually ends with the “happy ending” of Jonah finally obeying the Lord, preaching to the Ninevites, and the city turning from their sin. So it’s sort of a shock when you read the story in the Bible, and it...
by Stephen Suffron | Apr 26, 2016 | Leadership, Ministry
It’s easy to confuse activity for ministry. We can be very busy doing various aspects of church work, and yet fail to minister to anyone. When your church is small, there are only a few people to do this work, and it is easy to focus on tasks and just...
