GARBC

"During the business meeting on Monday, voting messengers approved an update to the GARBC’s official Purpose Statement. ...The messengers also approved an expansion to the association’s official doctrinal position on Creation (Article of Faith V) to address the issue of human gender more explicitly." - GARBC

"Some have asked if I would give churches clear direction as to when they should reopen and how they should go about doing it. Let me give you a few reasons why I will not tell churches when or how they should reopen." - Mike Hess

"In hindsight, our governor appears to have been absolutely right. I will be eternally grateful that we did not have public church services on March 15. No one knows for sure what might have happened, but reviewing what tragically occurred at the IHSAA basketball sectional at Lawrence Central in Indianapolis the previous weekend might contain sobering clues." - GARBC

"Most of the regulatory details of this act are now finished, and we have revised our original article, CARES Act Offers Forgivable Loans and Financial Assistance to Churches,' accordingly." - GARBC

"Many churches will work to adapt their normal practices to online formats, including the Lord’s Supper. We, too, have worked to provide continuity of worship and Bible study via the internet, yet we will not be making the same provision for the Lord’s Supper. Here are three reasons why." - GARBC

"As our nation grapples with the Coronavirus disease, we will be going Facebook Live on our GARBC facebook page this Thursday, March 19, 1:30 p.m.(CT), for a special time of prayer. Join National Representative Mike Hess and ministry colleagues as we pray together for the following requests..." - GARBC

"I don’t mind the word resolution, but I think it misses the mark of heart-targeted growth—the kind of growth that God wants for His people. Listed below are what I like to refer to as projects for growth, or goals, for God’s glory in 2020." - Mike Hess

"Whether or not Kanye is truly converted is not for me to judge at this point. If you were to press me on it, I would rather err on the side of charity than cynicism (1 Cor. 13:7)." - GARBC