Neal Hughes said one of the churches in his association — Pike Road Baptist — was in despair a while back. It was hard to for them see a vision for the future when, after a rich history, their congregation had declined from 300 to 15.
Messengers to the 2023 Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting adopted six resolutions during the Nov. 14 afternoon session.
The Sexual Abuse Advisory Task Force of the Alabama Baptist State Convention gave its final report Nov. 14, announcing a new website with resources churches can utilize to help prevent abuse within their congregations.
Messengers to the 2023 Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting adopted the 2024 Cooperative Program budget and heard a variety of reports during the Nov. 14 afternoon session.
D’Linell Finley says not to listen to anybody who tells you to sit down. “We’re working to finish the unfinished; there’s still a lot to be done,” he said as he spoke at the Alabama African American Fellowship banquet Nov. 13.
Buddy Champion said Moses had a lot of interesting chapters in his story. He was orphaned, anger-filled and struggled at times to speak well — but God still used him in a mighty way.
“Take everything off of your worry list tonight and put it all on your prayer list,” he said. “Every time you are tempted to worry, stop and take that matter to God in prayer … you really can pray your worries away.”
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