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 | Apr 12, 2018 | Carroll Community, Leadership, Ministry
Small towns in the United States are in decline. Most of the population and economic growth in the country has been located near urban centers. If you are called to pastor in a small town, you are likely going to have to deal with poverty. National politics paints...
by Stephen Suffron | May 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
A couple of years ago, I was sitting at lunch with a veteran pastor of many years that I was meeting for the first time. We talked about our ministries and churches and different outreach strategies and programs, and he asked me, “Are poor people welcome at your...
by Michael McMinn | Oct 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of representing B.H. Carroll Theological Institute at the annual No Need Among You Conference 2016, hosted at Cliff Temple Baptist Church. With over 55 workshops led by practitioners in the field of Christian Community Development...
