Thom S. Rainer says that when people are gathering for worship these days, they’re singing less and less. It’s a “clear reality” that congregational singing
By Anna Keller Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist West End Baptist Church, Clanton, wasn’t trying to break copyright laws. A staff member had posted a promotional
By Grace Thornton Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist Sammie Reid, pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Warrior, has all his sermons outlined a year — maybe
By Neisha Roberts The Alabama Baptist By creating what Chad Boak calls “irresistible environments,” leaders at Vaughn Forest Baptist Church, Montgomery, hope to “utilize and
Between the notoriously long hours, the unrealistic expectations and the severe stress on health and family, church ministry often becomes too much for many —
By Carrie Brown McWhorter Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist There may be more millennials than Baby Boomers alive today, but Americans 65 and older remain a
Pastor Appreciation Month in October gives us as church members some unique opportunities to pause and express our appreciation and gratitude to our pastors. Here
Greg Atkinson is one of those guests who give churches the chills. Whenever he visits a congregation for the first time, he loiters around the
