Safeguard your church against active shooters
This article first appeared in The Alabama Baptist Newspaper on Nov. 16, 2018 BIRMINGHAM, AL – Church shootings are becoming more...
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Newsjournal of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan | September 2024 | Volume 68, Number 9
Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 1 min
The Gift
IRONWOOD, MI – A parishioner in Catalyst Baptist Church gave me a poem from Ruth Prentice called God’s Gift.” The poem is: This is a...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 3 min
Christmas: a great time for evangelism
DEWITT, MI – “Pastor…This might have been the only time some of these kids heard the Gospel!” That statement rings loudly in my head...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 4 min
5 things you should know about missions
WASHINGTON, DC – In his third letter, the apostle John instructs his friend Gaius about the importance of supporting itinerate missionary...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 3 min
'Must-see' Bible museum opens to public
WASHINGTON, DC (BP) – Protestant, Catholic and Jewish leaders from the U.S. and Israel joined Museum of the Bible board chairman Steve...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 5 min
6 ways to prepare your church’s short term mission team
NASHVILLE, TN – I am often asked what I find to be most lacking in training for churches serving cross-culturally. Sadly my answer is...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 2 min
12 ways churches can minister to veterans and soldiers
ALPHARETTA, GA – Many churches would love to serve veterans and soldiers, but feel ill-equipped or think they cannot do so because...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 3 min
Christmas bonds the family
LOUISVILLE, KY (BP) – Dec. 18, 2014, Sam and Stephanie Patterson changed four lives forever as they adopted three sisters and a brother...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 3 min
Lives are being touched
MONROE, MI – For more than 12 years Dale Beal has been the chaplain in jail ministry in Monroe County. He ministers in two locations. One...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 1 min
Making Lottie Moon tea cakes
FENTON, MI – Lottie Moon dedicated her life to the people of China, living out the Good News before them. It was seldom easy living in a...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 4 min
Never too late: serving overseas in retirement
JACKSONVILLE, FL – I’ll always remember the pre-retirement seminar I attended a full seven years before what would have been my normal...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 2 min
2017 annual meeting summary
1) The total budget approved (the overall budget amount for the coming fiscal year) and percentage increase or decrease from last year of...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 2 min
Resolution on the mass shooting at First Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs, Texas
WHEREAS, in light of the tragic and horrific attack at First Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs, Texas, during a worship service on...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 1 min
Resolution on appreciation
WHEREAS, The messengers to the 60th session of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan are enjoying a time of worship, encouragement,...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 3 min
The Christmas Hamster
FENTON, MI – Well folks, this is the season when we celebrate the birth of our Lord with all sorts of traditions, parties, food and...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 3 min
11 minutes
FENTON, MI – Someone reported that an average professional football game lasts 3 hours and 12 minutes, but if you tally up the time when...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 2 min
Gospel conversations at Christmas
FENTON, MI – Christmas is in the air! Anticipation is growing in the hearts of God’s children (young and old) as we prepare to celebrate...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 5, 2017
- 3 min
Good news, great joy, for all people!
ROSCOMMON, MI – Greetings from Bambi Lake Retreat and Conference Center and Merry Christmas! As I am writing this the snow is lightly...
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Baptist Beacon
- Nov 1, 2017
- 2 min
Connected to the family
ALPHARETTA, GA (BP) – When I met Dan Coleman a few years ago, he was a church planter with a vision for reaching the state of Maine for...
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Baptist Beacon
- Nov 1, 2017
- 2 min
Mi moment
FENTON, MI – I am looking forward to our time together at the annual meeting of the Convention of Michigan November 7-8 at Middlebelt...
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