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A PICTURE WORTH 969 WORDS

Recently at the 70th Commencement Celebration of the Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary in Springfield, Missouri, I ran across this picture. I had never seen it before; however, I recognized most of these men […]

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Of Preaching and Politics

What is the preacher’s role in politics? How can he The challenge for today’s American preacher is to find the balance between what cannot be ignored and what must always be said. […]

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The Coming Pastoral Crash

I don’t want to be a prophet of doom, but as a minister in touch with many ministers, I see a coming pastoral crash. And I’m not sure we can stop it. The impact of the world response to COVID-19 will be felt for many years to come. It will be felt in every career field and in every home. This post does not diminish the hard work and adjustments being done by first responders, law enforcement, health care workers, and the educational structures. But from my perspective, those who serve in ministry are, in my thinking, in particular danger for several reasons. […]

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1918 vs 2020: 5 Things We Can Learn from 1918 Church Leaders

While the time we are living in is definitely unique, it is not unprecedented.

In 1918 during the Spanish Flu epidemic, there was also a time when no churches could meet. In fact, on Monday, October 7, 1918, the Governor of Alabama, Charles Henderson, ordered the closing of ALL churches, schools, and theaters to avoid the spread of the virus that eventually killed about 675,000 Americans.

So how did church leaders in 1918 respond to such a crisis? And what can we learn from them? […]