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Some churches may be able to prevent dissolution with revitalization efforts

November 19, 2015

When a church ceases to meet, its dissolution process should already be detailed in the church’s articles of incorporation or bylaws, said Jim Swedenburg, director

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5 signs your church needs revitalizing

November 19, 2015

The Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM) recognizes the desire of Alabama Baptist churches to reach the unchurched. The Church Revitalization ministry is a

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Declining churches encounter hard decisions about their property when facing closure

November 19, 2015

By Carrie Brown McWhorter The Alabama Baptist Mars Hill Primitive Baptist Church sits just off a country road in rural Cleburne County. The building, constructed

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Samford University student shares experience about Paris attacks

November 19, 2015

Samford junior Alyssa Stockard was in Paris when ISIS attacked Nov. 13. One of several Samford University in Birmingham students studying abroad in London this

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Birmingham mom shares tips about what not to say

November 13, 2015

By Stephanie Rodda stephanierodda.wordpress.com While adoption was once considered a shameful family secret, that is no longer the case. Adoption is now socially acceptable and

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NC church ministers to community by purchasing apartments

November 12, 2015

There’s a saying that if you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans. The folks at Oakmont Baptist Church, Greenville, North Carolina, have

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Evangelicals soften death penalty stance

November 12, 2015

WASHINGTON — The largest coalition of U.S. evangelicals has stepped away from its pro-death penalty stance which it embraced for the past 40 years. The

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Singer Natasha Owens stops by TAB

November 12, 2015

Christian music artist Natasha Owens stopped by The Alabama Baptist on Nov. 4 during a promotion tour of her new album “No One But You.”

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