CLAIR ASSOCIATION Mike Shaw is interim pastor of Central Baptist Church, Trussville. Shaw retired as pastor of First Baptist Church, Pelham, in 2014 and has
Carl Head Jr., minister of music at Lakeview Baptist Church, Montgomery, died Feb. 21 of COVID-19 complications. He was 67. A Montgomery native, Head earned
Arkansas New Beginnings Pregnancy Center in Benton, Arkansas, established in 2003, offers both practical and spiritual aid for women and their families. In addition to
JUDSON ASSOCIATION Todd Evans is the new pastor of First Baptist Church, Abbeville. He most recently served as pastor of Parkview Baptist Church, Decatur, for
MADISON ASSOCIATION When Grace Akin was 43, her church — Westlawn Baptist, Huntsville — asked her to consider taking a job there as secretary and
Ray Burdeshaw wrapped up his time as acting president of the Alabama Baptist Retirement Centers in December. Dwain Kinard is the interim acting president. Burdeshaw
Christian leaders face a significant challenge of staying focused on our core mission of making disciples. Doing this requires evangelizing the lost, stabilizing new converts,
In terms of satisfaction with their social lives, work-life balance, mental and emotional well-being, and hope for the future, practicing Christians fared better than American
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