Christians gifted with Great Commission, great power, great resources, great challenge

November 26, 2015

Fanny Crosby wrote in a hymn a century ago, “To God be the glory, great things He hath done.” She ends the chorus with “O

Guffin illustrates ‘pardon us for our sin’ during theme interpretation

November 26, 2015

The sermon’s tone was not condemning. Instead Scott Guffin urged Alabama Baptists to open their hearts by shifting their focus inward and asking God to

It’s time to pause for praise, pondering, prayer, Lance says

November 26, 2015

Alabama Baptist messengers attending the Nov. 17 afternoon session of the Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting took a moment to praise, ponder and pray.

Believers are responsible to God, to each other, Huff says

November 26, 2015

I now have the secret to success,” Dale Huff told participants during the final theme interpretation sermon of the Nov. 17–18 annual meeting of the

To ‘renew a right spirit’ — repent, pastor says

November 26, 2015

For a pastor who admittedly loves using points in his messages, Stuart Davidson shared only one during his theme interpretation sermon at the Alabama Baptist

Declining churches encounter hard decisions about their property when facing closure

November 19, 2015

By Carrie Brown McWhorter The Alabama Baptist Mars Hill Primitive Baptist Church sits just off a country road in rural Cleburne County. The building, constructed

5 signs your church needs revitalizing

November 19, 2015

The Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM) recognizes the desire of Alabama Baptist churches to reach the unchurched. The Church Revitalization ministry is a