Applied Theology: The Local Church and The Cooperative Program Since we now have a Biblical foundation for unified giving and the local Church’s role in

Throughout Scripture, we see that the local church is the primary means by which God’s providential mission is carried out in the world. In 1

Years ago, Belinda Stroud began to have a burden. “I kept thinking about how the next generation doesn’t understand the Cooperative Program,” said Stroud, a

Two are better than one! In those five words from Ecclesiastes 4:9, we learn a great Biblical truth. Think about it: In Genesis 2:18, we

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who

1. Stays true to the original vision. The Cooperative Program is an agreement among churches, state conventions and the Southern Baptist Convention to cooperate to

1. Not using the Church Retirement Plan through GuideStone. GuideStone does a very good job with our money. Their investments are competitive with secular companies.

It was a beautiful late spring day in north Alabama, and I was taking my then four-year-old son fishing with me. He and I would

Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but