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  Voices: Wisely using AI for sermon and lesson preparation

  Randy Bradley demonstrates the value he has found in using artificial intelligence as a research tool, giving examples from Google Bard.

  07/10/2023 - By Randy Bradley

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  Commentary: Finding your friends

  Travis Collins, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Huntsville, Ala., shares the challenge and necessity of centrists finding friends.

  07/10/2023 - By Travis Collins

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  Voices: Making disappointment or failure count for good

  Ruth Cook encourages ministry leaders by sharing ways she has learned to deal with disappointment and failure in church ministry.

  07/05/2023 - By Ruth Cook

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  Editorial: We need a new missions story

  U.S. Baptists have prided ourselves on our mission work. It’s time for us to celebrate what Baptists are doing around the world.

  07/05/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Editorial: We need water

  This is less an opinion about the issues we face than an echo of that pervasive cry: “We thirst.” Do we know what it is we thirst for?

  06/28/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: How pastors and churches can respond to ChatGPT

  ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence pose challenges to pastors and churches that require prior commitments and training to overcome.

  06/27/2023 - By Patti Greene

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  Commentary: The value of Christian centrism for society

  Todd Still, dean of Truett Theological Seminary, describes the posture and value of Christian centrism within and for a polarized society.

  06/26/2023 - By Todd Still

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  Editorial: To all women in ministry, I am sorry.

  To all women in ministry: I made an unwise decision that affects you, and I am sorry. I did not stand beside you when I should have.

  06/21/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Positively navigating church conflict

  Conflict in the church doesn’t have to be a bad thing. If navigated well, it can lead to positive outcomes.

  06/21/2023 - By Bobby Mosier

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  Letters: BGCT on women in ministry, BJC on Christian nationalism

  Baptist Standard readers respond to articles about the BGCT’s position on women in ministry and BJC’s position on Christian nationalism.

  06/21/2023 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Commentary: The value of centrism for the church

  Dennis Wiles, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, explains the significance of centrism in the early church and today.

  06/19/2023 - By Dennis Wiles

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  Editorial: Ensure women in ministry is not a test of fellowship here

  Editor Eric Black calls messengers to the 2023 BGCT annual meeting to make official the BGCT’s historic stance on women in ministry.

  06/15/2023 - By Eric Black / Editor