It started with a little girl in second grade who had possibly already been trafficked asking if she could go home with the reading volunteer.
Wesley Dickmann’s life changed in a “miracle year for me,” said the 82-year-old artist and minister.
Birmingham’s Lifeline Children’s Services provides care for children and families, continuing to develop ministry opportunities and resources since their founding in 1981.
For many pastors, the road to longevity in ministry is often the “road less traveled,” as many are unable to endure the test of time or withstand struggles along the way.
Although one person can make a difference, there is truth to the saying that it takes a village to raise a child. Sometimes that “village” is a combination of individuals and organizations, and sometimes that “child” is a group of people.
Transform Iran, a church-planting and missions organization, launched a new artificial intelligence platform to help spread the gospel throughout Iran and other countries that lack faith-based resources.
Many might think chaplains only work in hospitals or the military. But what is mostly unknown is a rapidly growing field — marketplace chaplains.
Each summer and fall, many senior adults in the Birmingham area as well as in other states in the Southeast look forward to spending an afternoon full of entertainment and inspiration, courtesy of Frank Jones.
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