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  Voices: Learning pastoral ministry by fire

  Wade Berry, pastor of Second Baptist Church in Ranger, shares four lessons he learned when his church building was destroyed by fire.

  05/10/2022 - By Wade Berry

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  Voices: Not-so-Minor Prophets: Obadiah

  Joshua Sharp, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Orange, explains Obadiah’s significance for its original audience and readers today.

  05/09/2022 - By Joshua Sharp

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  Editorial: Mother’s Day, Methodists and Roe v. Wade

  What is the common thread of the confluence of Mother’s Day, the United Methodist split and a leaked Supreme Court draft about Roe v. Wade?

  05/04/2022 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: This is the small, rural church’s moment

  Zac Harrel works with a lot of small and rural churches, and sees reason for optimism in some current demographic changes.

  05/04/2022 - By Zac Harrel

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  Voices: The migrant God is for immigrants

  Dr. Tony Miranda describes “the migrant God” who came from heaven to make a better life, the salvation story to be shared with all.

  05/03/2022 - By Dr. Tony Miranda

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  Voices: Not-so-Minor Prophets: Amos

  Amos, the blue-collar prophet, had an uncomfortable and urgent warning for the comfortable socialites of his day. It’s still applicable.

  05/02/2022 - By Timothy Pierce

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  Voices: Facilitating successful reentry into community

  Christians can offer relationships and diverse skillsets needed to facilitate the successful reentry of formerly incarcerated individuals.

  04/28/2022 - By Marcus Franklin

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  Editorial: Should a church die? Maybe more than once

  “There is a kind of dying every church should do, and that kind of dying needs to be clearly understood,” Editor Eric Black contends.

  04/27/2022 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Voices: Thank you, step, foster and adoptive parents

  Ruth Cook celebrates her stepfather and gives thanks for other men and women who provide safety and security during turbulent times.

  04/26/2022 - By Ruth Cook

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  Voices: Not-so-Minor Prophets: Joel

  Maddie Rarick examines the prophetic book of Joel for purposes of preaching, offering a behind the scenes look at what preaching should be.

  04/25/2022 - By Maddie Rarick

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  Editorial: SBC likely headed for further downsizing

  Despite cooperative giving above budget and larger attendance at recent annual meetings, given history, the SBC is headed for fewer churches.

  04/20/2022 - By Eric Black / Editor

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  Texas Tech: Learning lessons while discipling others

  Students on Mission blog: I see God working through the questions, discipling and conversations that he has allowed me a part recently.

  04/20/2022 - By Jason Perkins