Devotional - Growing in Wisdom
The Empowerment of Prayer
This devotional by Del Hooge explains the empowerment of prayer and the mending of relationships. It highlights the biblical formula of confession + prayer = healing. […]
Prayer
Feature Article
The ABCs of Highly Effective Prayer
In the tradition of an acrostic or alphabetical psalms in the Bible (see Psalm 119), it is appropriate to arrange these great truths on prayer in English alphabetical order. In fact, in one month’s time, […]
BBFI National Meetings (Promo)
Get to Know Keynote Speakers
Get to Know the Keynote Speakers of the February 2020 BBFI National Meeting in Orlando, FL […]
Feature Article
The Biggest Reason Many Revitalization Efforts Fail
It’s fun to watch churches that once were dying now come to life again. I love it when I hear stories of resurrected congregations, and I’m beginning to hear more and more of those stories. At the same time, though, many attempts at revitalization don’t work. […]
Boston Baptist College Update
Praying Like Jesus Did
If you run a ministry college in the 21stcentury I’m pretty sure you pray. I do. I’ve often said that we pray “best” in a crisis, so my college work makes me prolific, sort of! But […]
July/August 2018
Q: How do we pray for each other?
Praying for other Christians is one of the sweetest benefits of being part of the church. God provides us a community of people with whom we get to share life. What a great privilege to […]
Church Planting
Priority of Prayer for the Church Planter
Many of us would admit that much too often we begin our strategies, plans and ideas without seeking the will of God. How often have we had a thought or an idea for our church […]
Feature Article
Journaling My Journey
It’s been twenty-five years since I started journaling my journey, and I’m still doing it. It is the most effective way I have found to develop a habit of prayer. My wife, JoAnn and I […]
July/August 2018
Pray Ye Therefore
Each of us should have a deep desire to see more missionaries surrendering to go to the mission field – not only to the near and far places, but also to the hard places. What […]
Baptist Bible College Update
What Do You Value?
Our actions are driven by our values. If we believe that something is important or beneficial or if it will bring us pleasure or profit, then we will do it. The things we value becomes […]