30-for-30 challenge offers variety of options for healthier TAB and individuals

The 30-for-30 challenge continues to gain traction, and I’m so grateful for your efforts.

The first three 2026 editions of The Alabama Baptist outlined the 30 ways you can help me celebrate my 30th anniversary with TAB Media Group.

I’ll summarize them here and provide a glimpse of how we are doing so far. Be sure to let us know which challenge you take by emailing me at jrash@tabmedia.group or calling us at 800–803–5201. Also, let me know if I’ve accidentally left you off the list.

1. Set up a bulk order of The Kids Edition — 12 people/churches so far. David George, Tracy Robertson, Tracy Hanrahan, Bethel Baptist in Robertsdale, Elkdale Baptist in Selma, Hillcrest Baptist in Enterprise, Mount Gilead Baptist in Dothan, Providence Baptist in Opelika, Woodmont Baptist in Florence, The Baptist Church at McAdory, Springfield Baptist in Kentucky, and Sugar Creek Baptist in Texas. Several others are planning to sign up soon.
2. Recruit people to follow us on social media.
3. Donate to The Alabama Baptist for 30–for–30 — 3 so far. Wayne Glasscock, Sam Peavler, Teddye Gandy
4. Recruit people to subscribe to our YouTube.com/tabmediagroup channel or The Weekly podcast.
5. Read full articles in a recent print edition.
6. Review thealabamabaptist.org.
7. Review thebaptistpaper.org.
8. Help with quality control checks on all our websites. Start with tabmedia.group — 2 people so far. Trennis Henderson, Julie Donavan
9. Tell others how they can subscribe to The Alabama Baptist.
10. Sign up for one of our email newsletters.
11. Check out our new feature groundlevelreports.com.
12. Share information from a recent edition with others — 2 so far. Bob Little, David George
13. Take a 30-minute break from thinking about the most frustrating or discouraging item in front of you — 1 so far. a. Philip Morris
14. Spend an extra 30 minutes reading God’s Word this week.
15. Donate to The Baptist Paper for 30–for–30 — 1 so far. Jason Rash
16. List 30 people connected to your church family and pray for them by name.
17. Add families to your church’s group subscription list.
18. Send us a letter to the editor — 2 so far. Morris Murray Jr., Mary King
19. Share story ideas — 13 so far. Denise George, Richard Nations, Tracy Frontz, Leann Callaway, Art Toalston, Vickie Lee, Rick Klepper, Steve Stephens, Melanie Spencer, Mark Snowden, John Roland, David Parks, Justin Johnston
20. For the next 30 days, look to see where God is working around you.
21. Encourage kids to submit an entry to The Kids Edition by emailing thekidsedition@tabmedia.group — 4 so far. Carrie McWhorter, Lauren Grim, Julie Donavan, Sarah Gill
22. Engage with us on social media.
23. Donate to the Hudson Baggett Student Internship fund held at The Baptist Foundation of Alabama — 1 so far (anonymous). Mail a check to TBFA with a note attached about the internship fund for TAB: P.O. Box 241227, Montgomery, AL 36124-1227; or call TBFA at 334–394–2000.
24. Discuss articles you’ve read recently with a group at church.
25. Check out interviews featured at youtube.com/tabmediagroup.
26. Pray for 10 contributors to a recent print edition.
27. Select three negative items in your life and remove them for the next 10 weeks (or longer).
28. Order three books from Iron Stream Media (look for the one from TAB Media Group).
29. Order copies of TAB Media Group’s Easter devotional by Denise George or Soncoast’s Easter book by TAB editor emeritus Bob Terry, both available from Amazon — 7 so far. Dianna Cagle, Lauren Grim, Ellen Kolman, Adele Gill, Vicki Baggett, Connie Jenkins, Tracy Hanrahan
30. Take a 30-minute walk at least three times in the next 10 days — 2 so far. JoAnn Strain, Steven Presley

EDITOR’S NOTE — This editorial was written by Jennifer Davis Rash, president and editor-in-chief of TAB Media Group, for her Rashional Thoughts column and will appear in the March 5 edition of The Alabama Baptist newspaper. To subscribe, click here.