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‘Pastors don’t ever really retire’

November 3, 2005

  Pastors don’t ever really retire — at least that’s what Jim Ham, interim pastor of Shepherd Baptist Church, Fayette, says. After 23 years of

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Retired pastors serve important roles as interims

November 3, 2005

  There’s an old saying, “Once a preacher, always a preacher,” and many retired Alabama Baptist pastors find that their skills and experience are still

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Programs train retired pastors to help churches through transition

November 3, 2005

  When a pastor leaves, whether due to retirement or to follow God’s call to another ministry position, the local church body experiences not only

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Christmas money management

November 3, 2005

  As Christmas draws near, our thoughts turn to what we can buy for all the people on our gift list. Instead of adding the

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Avoid holiday debt by planning ahead

November 3, 2005

  Despite the recent record-high temperatures, Christmas Day is less than two months away. Stores are speckled with Christmas lights and holiday bows. Children are

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Texas Baptist convention spurns seminary exhibit

November 3, 2005

  DALLAS — For the second consecutive year, the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) has turned down a request from a Southern Baptist seminary

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Rick Warren to appear on Starbucks cup

November 3, 2005

  LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Rick Warren, author of “The Purpose Driven Life” and pastor of Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, Calif., is utilizing another innovative

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N.C. conservatives discuss budget, candidates

November 3, 2005

  WAKE FOREST, N.C. — In the first of four regional meetings sponsored by the Conservative Carolina Baptists Oct. 20, the proposed state convention budget

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