Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Advent One: A Season to Prepare

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Perhaps just like you, I find myself somewhere between the heady rush of the season’s good tidings and the weighty counterpoint of “rea...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Blessing the Karen and the Karen blessing us

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Dr. Robert E. Johnson, CBTS Academic Dean, and Marcia and Duane Binkely (ABC/CBF Missionaries) celebrate the graduation of 60 Karen lead...
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Friday, November 15, 2013

Praying and Blessing (Baptist Edition)

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This past weekend, I was asked to conduct the presentation of certificates to candidates completing the ABCNYS Certified Lay Minister pr...
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Friday, November 8, 2013

The design of churches

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The late (b)aptist theologian James Wm. McClendon shared a story from his years of teaching the faith.   One of his students was “an archite...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Why regional ministry matters

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Worried about the decline in your congregation?  November can be a prime season for stewardship emphasis, yet do our worries about the finan...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Remarks on "When a church must close"

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O n Saturday, October 19, I served as a panelist for the "Everyone's Architecture" conference, exploring the presence and use...
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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Words that work within us

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A few years ago, I met with Fr. Edward Hays, a Catholic priest and writer from the Kansas City area who was sort of a minor celebrity among ...