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Student Missions Blog: We have been teaching English three days a week. It is funny, because English is not my first language.
07/23/2015 - By John Rutledge
As a pastor serving on the small-church mission field, you encounter many obstacles in your life. At times, those obstacles seem like mountains.
Recently, the Baylor University board of regents changed the language of the university’s student conduct policy. Baylor President Ken Starr sent us the following memo to help us understand the actions of Baylor and to clarify the misunderstandings that have accompanied this action.
My wife, daughter, and I are members of Open Road Baptist Church. There is not a church that I have worshipped in that has made such an impact in our lives.
There’s a story about a good man, a person like you and me. You know, one of the goodguys.
Student Missions Blog: Church camp is that amazing week when you stay up late, run around all day, sing songs, talk about Jesus, play water games and fight for victory in silly competitions.
Student Missions Blog: Soularium cards—basically glorified picture postcards, used as a witnessing tool to help spark conversations about spiritual subjects—were scattered across the kitchen table, and six of us sat around it holding photos in our hands.
07/22/2015 - By John Rutledge
Student Missions Blog: Serving at an orphanage here in South Africa, and having the opportunity to read a bunch of great books and hear some awesome speakers, I’ve learned—or relearned—some important lessons.
In all the hand-wringing about the statistical decline of Baptist congregations in America, one shift seldom gets mentioned: the rise of the nondenominational church.
Updated: Muslims want to develop a cemetery in Farmersville. That may be causing old-time Baptists to roll in their graves.
Student Missions Blog: Since I live in the Dallas area, it definitely was culture shock at first when our 14-member team arrived in the Rio Grande Valley, along the Texas/Mexico border. But within a few days, it felt similar to home.
07/20/2015 - By John Rutledge
Today, we frequently hear the question, “Where have all the leaders gone?” Perhaps a more crucial issue is where are tomorrow’s leaders.
