A few days from now Southern Baptists will gather together in Anaheim, CA for their annual meeting on June 14-15. As a Southern Baptist pastor, I’ve always looked forward to this perennial occasion. I enjoy connecting with friends and colleagues, hearing ministerial...
Last summer we took ten weeks to journey together through “Starting Point,” a curriculum provided by the North American Mission Board. That study laid a basic foundation for missional engagement highlighting concepts such as Spiritual Formation, Bible Fluency and...
In a previous post I presented three models of pastoral ministry common among congregational, Baptistic churches: single pastor, staff pastor, and a plurality of pastors (elders). I attempted to show the shortcomings of the first model, and draw a crucial distinction...
Last month our pastors and deacons met for our bi-annual training together. We discussed matters pertaining to our current pastoral and deacon ministries: the role and function of a deacon, what shepherds do (from Psalm 23), the current state of our CBC polity, and,...
On January 28-29 our pastors and deacons will come together for a time of fellowship, training and ministry development. We’ve done this type of retreat for several years now, typically on a Friday-Saturday type schedule. (Bojangles breakfast is always a hit!) During...
