Healthy leaders preach without pulling punches
November 27, 2003
Preaching without pulling punches is pivotal to bolster the health of a church, according to Harold Fanning, pastor of Shoal Creek Baptist Church, Decatur.
Four Southwestern professors resign
November 20, 2003
Four prominent professors resigned from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, in early November, only to be named faculty members of the new
McLemore celebrates 25th year
November 20, 2003
When Mike McLemore started as youth pastor of Lakeside Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1974 he never dreamed one day he’d be celebrating his 25th
SBC, Southwestern differ on offering for seminaries
November 13, 2003
A special seminary offering being proposed by the president and trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, runs counter to a report
Serving bivocationally expands Birmingham pastor’s reach
November 13, 2003
Some pastors may see serving bivocationally as a stepping stone to serving in a full-time pastorate. But for Ed Horsley, recently retired from Lake Highland
Reaching a young woman like Lindsey weighed by church growth thinkers
November 12, 2003
The young woman in the video spoke freely about her views on God. As Lindsey took a puff from her cigarette, she explained that God
Stanley speaks against SBC ban on female pastors
October 30, 2003
FORT WORTH, Texas — A former president of the Southern Baptist Convention ridiculed the denomination’s mandate that wives should submit to their husbands and doesn’t
Crumpton to retire from Alabaster pastorate in his 23rd year
October 23, 2003
Wayne Crumpton, of First Baptist Church, Alabaster, recently announced his intent to retire from his full-time pastorate effective Dec. 31. In making his announcement to
