Living with a sense of urgency: Matthew 9:35-38
“Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He […]
Stewart Named SBOM Director Of CP And Church Financial Resources
Jay Stewart has been named director of the office of Cooperative Program and church financial resources at the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions. “I was raised here in Alabama, and my whole life has been blessed by the work of Alabama Baptists and the Cooperative Program,” he said, noting that he studied at New Orleans […]
Why I Believe in the Cooperative Program
Alabama Baptist brothers and sisters: I believe in, participate in and thank God for the Cooperative Program. The CP is personal for me because I am the pastor of an SBC church but also because my father has been an SBC pastor for more than 40 years. I learned at an early age the value of […]
FIRST-PERSON: Stop stealing from my mother-in-law
ONTARIO, Calif. (BP) – My mother-in-law is an 88-year old loyal Southern Baptist who lives on a fixed income in a modest retirement center. She loves the Lord, her church and Southern Baptists. She has been a lifelong advocate of the Cooperative Program and understands, as a contributing member of a Southern Baptist church, she […]
Why I Believe in the Cooperative Program
In a nation and world filled with division and strife, I am more than ever thankful for the unity we have in Christ Jesus and the joy of cooperation as the Kingdom is furthered. I am also grateful for my Alabama Baptist family. Since 1823, we have been joining hands not only to attempt great […]
To the Ends of the Earth
I spoke to the WMU ladies in Jackson, Alabama, recently. During my research, I found some details that I believe are encouraging to all of us in Clarke County. Of every dollar we give through the Cooperative Program, 25.1 cents goes to international missions. Collectively, Clarke Baptists gave $353,242.00 through the Cooperative Program in 2020. […]
COVID-19 Quarantine Leads To Salvation Experience For Student
Matt Bond puts it simply like this — before he met Jesus, he was lost. He was also sick. Matt, a freshman at the University of Alabama, was sent to live for two weeks in a quarantine dorm on campus after he learned he had COVID-19 in January. It was a lonely place to be. But […]
The Greatest Evangelism Initiative of the Modern Age
DULUTH, Ga. (BP) – The rapid fire of a gun broke the silence, and a vibrant Christian, bleeding from multiple wounds, took his last breath. Islamic militants, angry that the Gospel had taken hold in their village, had gone on a deadly shooting rampage to try to stamp it out. That’s not a scene from […]
Why I Believe in the Cooperative Program
Having grown up in Baptist churches, most might think that I would have known a lot about how Baptists fund their work. I am sure I had heard about the Cooperative Program before, but it wasn’t until I was a young man and sensed God’s call to vocational ministry that the Cooperative Program came into […]
The Cooperative Program and Its Many Ministries
As a young man, I first realized the value of the Cooperative Program as a funding mechanism to help educate men and women for the ministry to which God called them. Later, as a pastor, I found the Cooperative Program to be a non-intrusive vehicle by which my church could partner with other churches across […]