“I grew up with the School of the Prophets at 12th Street Baptist Church in Gadsden,” Craig Carlisle recalled, “and I wanted to bring it back and offer encouragement to our churches.”
Every church, regardless of its size, fulfills biblical priorities in a healthy Bible study, and Sunday School remains one of the best tools for evangelism and discipleship.
“Those who sincerely seek God will find Him,” author and apologist Lee Strobel told an audience at a recent event in Birmingham.
Anyone who is paid by a church, wears a name tag or volunteers in a ministry is “responsible to care for our children,” attorney Kimberlee Norris, co-founder of MinistrySafe, told Alabama Baptist leaders during a recent workshop.
“All income from the church is reportable income, including recognition gifts,” according to Lee Wright, church compensation specialist for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.
The Alabama Legislature kicks off its 2024 session Tuesday, Feb. 6, in Montgomery.
Intentional Leader workshops coordinated by the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions continue to provide training and resources to pastors and staff, including a recent gift of software made possible by Myers-Mallory gifts.
The “finger of the Holy Spirit” touches hearts and shows us areas of growth, Florida pastor Herb Reavis told participants Jan. 29 during a luncheon at the 2024 Alabama Baptist State Evangelism Conference.
