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Churches must exercise care in financial affairs

July 22, 2023

Ninety percent of Americans don’t itemize tax deductions on their federal tax returns anymore, but state filers in Alabama can still take deductions for medical

Clifton tells church leaders even ‘small’ churches have large ministry footprint

May 17, 2023

Mark Clifton insists that churches under 200 in attendance for Sunday morning worship aren’t small but “normative.” “The median attendance in North American Protestant churches

Forum leaders encourage church leaders to seek renewal

May 12, 2023

Rob Jackson noted that while church members pray for the sick — as they should — church revitalization requires that they also pray for those

Pastors must continue to grow in leadership skills

May 4, 2023

Ken Allen, director of the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions office of LeaderCare, said leadership development is a continuing process, and he is a

Beeson professor uses story of Joseph to explain trust in times of trial

March 5, 2023

Ken Mathews said modern Christians “want it now” and have difficulty when God seems to be distant. “We’re interested in the results, not the process,

Churches must be careful to follow tax law in handling contributions

February 4, 2023

The risk of a church being audited by the Internal Revenue Service is minimal, but careful attention to IRS guidelines is always prudent. Of the

God can do ‘amazing things in small places,’ Clifton says

February 3, 2023

Mark Clifton said Linwood Baptist Church was down to only three members when he became their pastor in May 2020. “Two of them voted for

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Inevitable conflict an opportunity for Christians to demonstrate grace

January 23, 2023

One of the main problems in almost every occupation is getting along with people, and that certainly is true in the work of the church,

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