The Week's Top News
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Hendersonville church models revitalization |
By Liz Tablazon, BR Assistant Editor
January 20 2020 |
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Ebenezer Baptist Church in Hendersonville, N.C., averaged 70-80 people in attendance five years ago. Today there are more than 500 members.
Steven Blanton, senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist, attributes the growth to “God’s favor and a willing people... read more
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Tennessee pastor stuck in India after judge retains passport |
By Diana Chandler, Baptist Press
January 20 2020 |
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There are no immediate options to bring home a U.S. pastor whose passport was confiscated in India on a customs charge, his wife told Baptist Press (BP) Jan. 17 after his fifth unsuccessful court appearance... read more
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Conference to emphasize ‘Gospel Above All’ |
By Milton A. Hollifield Jr., BSC executive director-treasurer
January 21 2020 |
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There is nothing more important in life than the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Everyone needs to hear the gospel, and as followers of Christ, we never outgrow our need for the gospel. The message of Jesus Christ’s death, burial and resurrection is both life-changing and life-altering... read more
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Greear urges churches to 'Fill the Tank' on Easter |
By Tess Schoonhoven, Baptist Press
January 17 2020 |
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J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), is calling SBC churches to participate in a nationwide focus on baptism this Easter Sunday, April 12.
After the success of the first "Baptism Sunday" in September 2019, Greear and other SBC leadership hope to continue to focus on growing proclamations of faith through public baptism services... read more
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Impeachment, the 2020 election cycle and the church |
By Chris Hefner, Wilkesboro Baptist Church
January 17 2020 |
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Even with the political divisions in our country, it should be our aim as pastors and evangelicals to prioritize the gospel of Jesus Christ and diminish, as much as possible, the division politics causes in the body of Christ... read more
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Better news, better churches | |  | Seth Brown
Executive Editor
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