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  • LifeWay's Black Church Conference sees growth thanks to digital platform
    by Diana Chandler, posted Monday, July 27, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) -- Using a fill-in-the-blank quiz, LifeWay Christian Resources' Mark Croston evoked phrases that have long spoken to the consciences of Black folks.

    He was teaching the early morning Bible exposition at the 2020 Black Church Leadership and Family Conference (BCLFC), held July 20-24 as on online-only event during the COVID-19 pandemic. He guided virtual attendees in completing the phrases. Read More

  • PASTOR TO PASTOR: COVID-19 and church leadership
    by Staff, posted Tuesday, March 17, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    NASHVILLE (BP) -- As the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic progresses, pastors and churches are faced with unique challenges. Those challenges mount daily and can cause pastors and other church leaders to feel overwhelmed and burned out. Read More

  • Words of encouragement for Christian leaders
    by Staff, posted Monday, March 16, 2020 (4 years ago)

    Tennessee pastor Jason Cruise tells Christians in leadership that now is the time for them to leverage their positions to share the love and hope of Christ with the world. "You’ve got what it takes," he says, "because you’ve got the Holy Spirit." Read More

  • Midwest ministry leaders embrace missional resurgence
    by Meredith Flynn/Illinois Baptist, posted Monday, January 27, 2020 (4 years ago)

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    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (BP) -- Secular pundits say the evangelical church is on its way out, Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear said at the Midwest Leadership Summit in Springfield, Ill.

    Things are changing, Greear admitted, but proposed that God might be reviving His church. Read More

  • Conversation with Bryant Wright and Clay Smith
    by Staff, posted Friday, December 06, 2019 (4 years ago)

    MARIETTA, Ga. (BP) -- BP correspondent Maina Mwaura sat down with Bryant Wright and Clay Smith of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga., to discuss pastoral succession, reaching the next generation and how the church has honored Wright for his 37 years of pastoral leadership. Read More

  • Women called to 'flourish' at LifeWay leadership forum
    by Joy Allmond, posted Tuesday, November 12, 2019 (4 years ago)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- "Why are we here in 2019 -- when it's not exactly the coolest thing in the world to be a Christian ... when it seems like there's a generation growing up that in no way really wants to follow the purposes of God?" asked Bible teacher Christine Caine to the 1,600 women gathered for the opening session of the 2019 LifeWay Women's Leadership Forum.

    Teaching the leaders gathered Nov. 7-9 from 30 states and Canada, Caine spoke from Deuteronomy 6. She underscored that God took those people into Canaan, a place where they could flourish and live victorious lives, and His plan is to do the same for this generation of believers. Read More