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President Perspective

The power of synergy

by Linzy Slayden Synergy is defined as a “mutually advantageous conjunction of par­ticipants” or more simply as “combined action.” To illustrate the concept of synergy all we have to do is think of a job […]

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Worldwide Missions

Why is missions important?

by Mike Frazier BBFI First Vice President, Missions Let me begin by thanking you for your vote of confidence in elect­ing me as First Vice President of the BBFI. It’s an honor for me to […]

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Church Planting

2010 Year of challenge and blessing

by Wayne Guinn The year 2010 is now history. Looking back, there were some real challenges but many blessings. From the reports I can get, at least 34 new churches were birthed last year. Several […]

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Baptist Bible College Update

Priority two: strong general education

by Jim Edge At Baptist Bible College, our first priority will always be the spiri­tual formation of our students. They must have an unshakable faith and a strong heart for Christ. A second priority we […]

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Boston Baptist College Update

Down on the farm

by David Melton Bet you didn’t expect to see that headline coming out of Boston, did you? Our church does an annual event during the Christmas season — we have a service in a barn. […]

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Feature Article

Anti-fat pastor recruiting losers

by Keith Bassham Pastor Steve Reynolds of Capital Bap­tist Church in Annandale, Virginia, says he was “sick and tired of being sick and tired,” but that was about five years and more than 100 pounds […]

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Feature Article

We believe in the Trinity, so what?

by Keith Bassham We don’t hear or think much about the Trinity, and I can think of at least three reasons this is so. First, the teaching concerning the Trinity is something we don’t understand […]

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Global Partners

Philippines

Gateway to World Evangelization by James G. Smith The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colo­ny during the 16th century. The islands were ceded to the United States in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935, […]

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Baptist History

Robert Arthington

The eccentric Baptist millionaire by Thomas Ray Robert Arthington, Jr. was born May 20, 1823, in Leeds, England. His parents, Robert Sr. and Maria Arthington, were devout and active members of the Society of Friends. […]