Each year, millions of Christians are violently persecuted for their faith and thousands are martyred for the cause of Christ. Every year, churches from around the world observe the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), or simply Persecuted Church Sunday. It is a day of specific prayer and intentional engagement for our persecuted brothers […]
Somewhere along the way, someone designated the second Sunday of October as “Clergy Appreciation Day.” Eventually, it became known as “Pastor Appreciation Day.” Now, in some places you’ll read about all of October being observed
As I write this post, the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention is holding one its regular meetings. Men and women from across all of our state conventions make up the EC. Ordained ministers
Over the last few weeks, two of the most influential churches in America’s history have made headlines. But for very different reasons. At Willow Creek Community Church in the Chicago area, after the departure of founding
A very long line of religious leaders have assembled to speak out against the Trump administration’s policy on separating children from the parents of immigrants detained at the U.S. border. Religious leaders speaking out against
Our church is 128 years old. It did great ministry in the past and can do great ministry for years to come. Here are my prayers for us as a church moving forward. I pray
