Pastoral ministry is about people, “and ministry can be messy because people are messy,” church consultant Dan Garland told Alabama Baptist pastors at an SBOM Intentional Leaders event earlier this month.
Antar Abbas Abu Hidia, general secretary of the Sudanese Church of Christ, apprehended by Rapid Support Forces and incarcerated in Soba Prison in Khartoum, Sudan.
God is opening doors at the University of West Alabama. Through Logan McCoy’s leadership, UWA’s Baptist Campus Ministries plans outreach events, Bible study and gospel appointments to help students engage and disciple their classmates.
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for April 28, written by James R. Strange, professor of Biblical and Religious studies, Samford University in Birmingham.
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for April 28, written by Ben Stubblefield, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of Christian Studies, University of Mobile.
The gift of laughter really is good medicine, says humorist and Bible study teacher Debbie Childers.
The Montgomery ministry upcycles plastic bags into sleeping mats for the homeless. Local ministries distribute the mats, along with a blanket, pillow, other needed items and a book about Jesus.
When George Hamilton was in his early 80s, he heard a sermon about how Jesus can’t be Savior and not also be Lord of someone’s whole life. So he started the “most productive” years of his ministry and missions, right up until almost 100.
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