Lilly Endowment seeking to fight clergy burnout

January 24, 2002

The Lilly Endowment is hoping to fight clergy burnout by spending $25 million to find ways for pastors to “sustain excellence” and “maintain energy and

NAMB commissioning service set for Feb. 17

January 24, 2002

One hundred and one new North American Mission Board (NAMB) missionaries will be commissioned Feb. 17 at Huffman Baptist Church in Birmingham. The service, which

Serving One Another

January 24, 2002

Louis and Philip did not know each other. Had they, they might not have liked each other. They were as different as different could be.

Lay teams help fill leadership voids

January 24, 2002

Fewer than one in eight senior pastors in the United States identify themselves as leaders, creating a leadership void in many of the nation’s congregations,

Price committed to work as bivocational pastor at Oak Grove

January 24, 2002

There was a time when Buddy Price was a shy fellow. He remembered times when he would cross the street just so he wouldn’t have

Traditional expectations of pastors can limit members’ roles

January 24, 2002

Traditional role expectations of clergy and laity often create an unhealthy “codependency” that hinders lay empowerment in churches, says church consultant Tom Bandy. “We