A first-hand report of the Turkish earthquake through the eyes of Christian relief workers
WARREN – I got a report from Turkey from a friend, a Romanian pastor with Turkish ethnicity. He went there with aid to the Christians and...
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Newsjournal of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan | June 2023 | Volume 67, Number 6
Tony Lynn
- Mar 1
- 3 min
Sending out new generations
PLYMOUTH – Save the date Saturday, 09/23/2023, 9 am - 2 pm, in Michigan. Imagine repeated waves of Michiganders making noise and...
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Mike Durbin
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Vacation Bible School grants and training
PLYMOUTH – People all over Michigan have heard the Good News through VBS. It’s a great opportunity to share Jesus and we encourage every...
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Garth Leno
- Mar 1
- 3 min
Fatal entry plans
There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. – Proverbs 14:12 WINDSOR, ONTARIO – In January 1985, a large...
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Mick Schatz
- Mar 1
- 3 min
The perfect shoe
ROSCOMMON – I like shoes. I like all different kinds of shoes. I own shoes for all different kinds of reasons. I have shoes made for...
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Tricia Werry
- Mar 1
- 3 min
New steps to connect pastor’s wives in Michigan
Editor’s Note: Tricia Werry sat down with Tim Patterson in a recent episode of “Punching Holes in the Darkness”. To hear her conversation...
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Elany Clark
- Mar 1
- 2 min
New growth, new development, and Revitalization
ROSEVILLE – When I was tasked to write an article for the Baptist Beacon and saw that the theme for this year was Revitalization in our...
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Stan Turner
- Mar 1
- 6 min
Not an option: church revitalization
RIVER ROUGE – No one would disagree that our Lord Jesus is the Builder of the Church (Mt 16:18). He has to be, because it is utterly...
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Karen Blanchard
- Mar 1
- 4 min
Fix your eyes on Jesus
MACOMB TOWNSHIP – Last summer, our family stopped in the Smoky Mountains on our way back to Michigan after visiting my family in Florida....
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Nate Click
- Mar 1
- 3 min
What good is a bruised reed?
MONROE – If you’ve spent time around church planters or revitalizers, you've probably heard the phrase, "It's easier to give birth than...
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Myriah Snyder
- Mar 1
- 3 min
Missionary returns to field a third time to finish task
As a 22-year-old Journeyman, Jeri Whitfield saw long-term missionaries commit their lives to God and the people they served. That was her...
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David L. Thompson
- Mar 1
- 3 min
How to get your “WHY” back
NASHVILLE, TN – Do you know where you will be when you get where you’re going? Well, someone does! You are headed somewhere whether you...
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Spencer Snow
- Feb 1
- 1 min
Men’s Conference hosted by Monroe Missionary Baptist
MONROE – On the mountain, Jesus taught his disciples to “seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness” (Matt. 6:33). The overall...
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Damon Gardzelewski
- Feb 1
- 3 min
The call to lead; the call to develop leaders
EASTPOINTE – In October and November 2022, I was doing a series called Standing Together, a 7-week series that focused on the local...
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Doru Radu
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Studying theology in secret – Final Thoughts
Editor’s note: The following story is the last in a three-part series about the challenges of training pastors behind the Iron Curtain in...
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David L. Thompson
- Feb 1
- 3 min
First-Person: Plan to make mistakes this year
NASHVILLE, TN – Within a few hours of the “New Year”, some of the most famous people in the world—passed out of this world! Question:...
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Tim Patterson
- Feb 1
- 3 min
I miss these things
PLYMOUTH – There are some things in life I miss. The fact is, we all do. Big and small. Great and even the insignificant. It is ingrained...
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Tony Lynn
- Feb 1
- 2 min
How to revitalize your church
PLYMOUTH – Do you and others, in the church, want to reignite those past feelings of expectancy again. How do you do that? Is there a...
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Mike Durbin
- Feb 1
- 4 min
Tools for revitalization
Editor’s note: This month’s episode of the “Punching Holes in the Darkness” podcast, discusses church revitalization, a special tool the...
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Garth Leno
- Feb 1
- 2 min
What to do with rumors
WINDSOR, ONTARIO – Abraham Lincoln’s coffin was pried open twice. The first occasion was in 1887, twenty-two long years after his...
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