Longtime pastor Strickland retires after 40 years

January 8, 2009

After more than 40 years in the ministry, M.J. “Buddy” Strickland has retired. For 28 years, Strickland served as pastor of churches in Alabama, including

Pastor Smitherman concludes 34 years in ministry

January 8, 2009

George Smitherman retired at the end of 2008 after 34 years of ministry. The last three years, Smitherman served as pastor of Zion Baptist Church,

Harpersville pastor publishes book on church life

January 8, 2009

Billy Ray Johnson, pastor of Lighthouse Community Church, Harpersville, in Shelby Baptist Association, recently wrote a book titled “Simple Living in a Complex World.” The

Pleasant Valley’s Doss celebrates 40 years of ‘sweet fellowship’

December 18, 2008

The typical Alabama Baptist pastor has been serving his congregation for three and a half years. But Horace Doss is no typical pastor. On Nov.

LifeWay study examines challenges faced by small-church leadership

December 11, 2008

Most pastors of smaller-membership Southern Baptist churches see what God is calling their congregations to be and do and have laid the groundwork for accomplishing

Wolfe celebrates 50 years of ministry, going strong in Mobile church plant

December 11, 2008

Fred Wolfe may have celebrated 50 years in the ministry Nov. 16, but his latest ministry is just beginning, he says. The 70-year-old doesn’t entertain