On Jan. 13, as 36 inmates graduated from the Alabama Department of Corrections’ Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program, something new was included — 15 of them had also participated in a new opioid-specific program.
This weekend Flatline Church at Chisholm is hosting a men’s conference, and Pastor Dewayne Rembert said it couldn’t come at a more critical time. “Our communities face unprecedented challenges … that demand the rise of strong, godly men.”
Emmett Roper, a longtime Alabama Baptist evangelist, died Jan. 11. He was 88. Roper, who called himself “a country preacher,” served in ministry for more than 60 years as a pastor, bivocational pastor, evangelist and author.
Samford University has received a grant of $5 million — the largest single grant in the university’s 183-year history — from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative.
Children often take over a family business their parents started. This isn’t uncommon. For a son or daughter to relieve their parents in international ministry, though, can be a rare occurrence.