Pastors, don’t tie your reputation to a political leader
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“even if they don’t misbehave…if we become more associated with them than we are with the gospel, we dilute, if not destroy, our witness” - Michael Brown
SBC Executive Committee deems four churches not in friendly cooperation
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Reasons included appointing women as pastors and failure to cooperate with the Credentials Committee in doctrinal and sexual abuse inquiries. - BPNews
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Pastoring a Transient Church
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“I pastor a transient church. Seemingly every week, I hear that yet another member plans to move. Many members are here for one-to-three years.” - 9 Marks
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SBC ARITF chair announced formation of Abuse Response Commission
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“ ‘The Abuse Response Commission (ARC) is…. being started by a group of concerned, individual Southern Baptists’ who are current and former members of the ARITF.” - BPNews
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‘My Times Are In Your Hand’ – A Musical Experiment
It’s often said that the good is the enemy of the best. It’s also often said that the perfect is the enemy of the good. Both observations are true in different contexts, sort of like Proverbs 26:4-5.
In my own life, the perfect vs. good version seems more applicable. In order to finish anything, I often have to force myself to stop improving it, shrug, and say, “It’ll do, I guess.”
So, in the spirit of flawed-but-finished, I’m releasing some music into the wild today.
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Barber highlights changes, plans for SBC annual meeting
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“In his report to the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Feb. 19, Bart Barber outlined new efforts to implement what he believes messengers have called on SBC leadership to do as the 2024 SBC Annual Meeting approaches.” - Baptist Paper
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Another Record Attendance for Refresh Conference
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“This marks the fifth year in a row that the Refresh Conference has broken its attendance record” - GARBC
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Leading a Congregational Church Through Constitutional Change
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“In the past decade, my church has undergone two changes to our constitution…. As leaders, we did some things well and some things poorly in both changes. I think we did significantly better the second time around.” - 9 Marks
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GARBC Christian Character Scholarship Announces 2024 Winners
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“The 2024 GARBC Christian Character Scholarship competition has awarded a total of $19,500 to 18 high school seniors from Regular Baptist churches. The competition was open to high school seniors who exemplify Christian character and express an ongoing desire to serve God in local churches.” - GARBC
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Back From Bootcamp
I just returned from bootcamp—Support Raising Bootcamp, that is. I attended Via Generosity’s Support Raising Bootcamp in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 12 and 13.
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