Home Missions: Interview with Bob Thompson of BHM (3)
Don Johnson Recently, I sat down with Bob Thompson, director of Baptist Home Missions, a small independent Baptist mission board devoted to church planting in North America. This aspect of mission work...
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A 21st Century Challenge Dave Barba Why Re-seed? When I was a kid, I liked missionaries and their slide shows. A missionary was a mud-hut guy who carried water from the river, ate bugs with a smile,...
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A Parable for Pastors Once upon a time there were two brothers, Al and Zack. Al liked making coffee. He served it in his kitchen. “This is delicious,” people said, and they invited others. Soon the...
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Why We are in Manhattan
Background and Burden Matt Recker Manhattan, New York, is an island where one can reach the world within just 22.83 square miles of space. One of the five boroughs of New York City, Manhattan is the...
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Come over to New York and help us!
The state of New York has been on the news, both in Christian circles and in the general media. The recent headlines about the new abortion law passed by the newly-elected government caught the...
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The Challenge of Not Fainting in God’s Work
In 2 Corinthians 4:1 the apostle Paul declared under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, “Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not.” The overall ministry of Paul...
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They’re Saved. They’re Baptized. Now What?
I sat on a colorful straw mat and looked around at the faces of thirteen newly-baptized believers eagerly waiting for me to lead them the next step toward becoming a fully-functioning church. Life in...
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When Is a Church Plant Finished?
Free picture (Brick laying) from https://torange.biz/brick-laying-2880 Church planting seems pretty simple. Just evangelize and find a place to meet. Right? Actually, there is an important element...
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Effective Senior Pastor Transitions: A Brief Overview of Orderly Transition...
[Ed. Note: We are all weary of virus and riot talk. No doubt, though, we will continue to address these themes in the coming days. For a break, today we turn from our troubles to highlight the...
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Planting Biblically Separated, Culturally Sensitive Churches
Baptist World Mission’s emphasis on “planting churches worldwide” is more than a slogan; it encapsulates our understanding of mission theology and praxis in the New Testament. It is the outworking of...
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