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  Voices: My George Strait philosophy of pastoral leadership

  Leadership is about much more than giving people what they like. In fact, sometimes leadership is about challenging people to move beyond simple likes and preferences in order to move them to something much better.

  09/04/2018 - By Ross Shelton

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  Voices: Use your gifts to edify and bring unity

  Look around and appreciate the current place God has set for you to use your gifts.

  09/04/2018 - By Joel Gallegos

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  Gerald Edwards: Starting churches and helping them grow

  Gerald Edwards, director of missions for the East Texas Baptist Area, made of the Rusk-Panola and Shelby-Doches Associations, shares his background and thoughts on church and ministry.

  09/04/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  2nd Opinion: Baptist Joint Committee’s consistent witness needed now more than ever

  The BJC carries on the historic Baptist tradition of fighting for religious liberty for all people, a mission made more difficult by the partisan jockeying over defining the term “religious liberty.”

  08/30/2018 - By Jackie Baugh Moore

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  Editorial: Is right measured in talking or doing?

  John McCain didn’t seem to measure right by what church he attended or what words he used to define “being a Christian.” He seemed to understand these are outward displays that may have no correspondence to one’s inner character.

  08/29/2018 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Keeping church from becoming a show

  How do we keep church from becoming a show to be consumed rather than a community in which to participate?

  08/29/2018 - By Jake Raabe

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  Voices: God’s word applied to back to school

  For many of us, the start of a new school year means we can get back to our routines. Teachers are about to enter a plethora of the unpredictable.

  08/29/2018 - By Lisa M. Rainey, Ph.D.

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  Jeff Box: Working with some of the most incredible people

  From Deep in the Heart of Jeff Box, director of missions for the Concho Valley Baptist Association in San Angelo, Texas: “I am working with some of the most incredible people who lead churches, and I am allowed to walk side-by-side with them and help in any way possible.”

  08/28/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  2nd Opinion: What is happening at the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty?

  “Our friends at this time-honored institution must determine if they wish to advance the cause of religious freedom for all or to advance the political agenda of a few.”

  08/28/2018 - By Jonathan Frank

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  Editorial: Sex — The good we wouldn’t talk about and the evil we can no longer ignore

  There was a time when the problem with sex in religious circles was we didn’t talk about it. We didn’t talk about the gift and the wonder of part of God’s design. We didn’t talk about the blessing of sex.

  08/22/2018 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Is the Bible only a sacred conversation?

  Conversation is a wonderful way of interacting with other people. But is it a proper model for how we should approach Scripture?

  08/22/2018 - By Joshua Sharp

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  Alan Grisham: Uniquely shaped for pastoral ministry

  Alan Grisham has been the pastor of First Baptist in Buffalo, Texas, since 2010. From deep in the heart of one Texan, he shares his background and thoughts on ministry and the church.

  08/22/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard