New director named at Bambi Lake Conference Center
FENTON, MI – The Baptist State Convention of Michigan (BSCM) is announcing the hiring of the new State Director of Spiritual Renewal and...
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Newsjournal of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan | December 2023 | Volume 67, Number 12
Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 2 min
A voice for the hurting in African American communities
LANSING, MI – God has brought Michigan African American Churches into a deeper partnership with each other through the Michigan African...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 2 min
The joy and pain of a pastor’s wife
DETROIT, MI – As a young lady I found myself trying to break free of the church and the fact that my daddy was called to be the Senior...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
First Person: 'We don't get religion'
JACKSON, MS (BP) – "We don't get religion," New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet said, his words sparking a whirlwind of...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
Pastors preventing substance abuse
BIRMINGHAM, AL – Nearly 1 in 10 Michigan residents abuse illicit drugs. It’s a higher rate than the national average. Drug abuse among...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
Reaching the urban community
YPSILANTI, MI – A Sunday morning service in the African American community looks different in 2017 than it did thirty years ago. Years...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
The aggression of depression - Part 1
SOUTHGATE, MI – President of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan’s (BSCM) Pastor Conference shares the following story. “One year my...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 2 min
Church partners reach family of 9
DETROIT, MI – One Sunday in the middle of January a family of nine came to Victory Fellowship Community Church in Detroit. By the end of...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
Focusing on God's goals
FENTON, MI – “Our goal for the 2016 Frances Brown State Mission Offering was $90,000 and we missed it! We only needed $1,528.68 more for...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 2 min
The chaplain's sacred moments
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – I came along side his bed and he said “I don’t need a chaplain because I believe just like the Indians.” I asked him...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
Bigger expectations
DETROIT, MI – “If I tried to place my finger on the right word, it might land somewhere between you and me, seated in the back of a...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 5 min
Stanley's expansive In Touch Ministries reaching globe
ATLANTA, GA (BP) – When pastor Charles Stanley launched "The Chapel Hour" in 1972 on Atlanta-area television stations, he probably never...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
Sheik sent to kill pastor professes faith in Christ
AMURIA, UGANDA (BP) – Islamic extremists ambushed a church leader in eastern Uganda this month after a sheikh sent to assassinate him...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
Pew: Perceived winners and losers under new president
NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – Conservative Christians will gain influence under President-elect Donald Trump's term, more than half of respondents...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
God is pro-choice
FENTON, MI – Some of you who just read the title to this article had to race to the medicine cabinet because you had to take your blood...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
Stop flushing money
FENTON, MI – Family stories are funny. Decades ago, my mother paid the family bills by laying out money on the dining room table. You...
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Baptist Beacon
- Jan 31, 2017
- 3 min
Love is in the air
FENTON, MI – Valentine's Day is approaching, and lovers of all ages are looking for just the right way to express their feelings. I...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 31, 2016
- 2 min
'Catch The Vision 32' Montreal 2017
FENTON, MI – "CTV32" is sure to be unique. This CTV, Catch The Vision, is for Southern Baptist (SBC) pastors who have not yet experienced...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 31, 2016
- 3 min
God always provides
ALPHARETTA, GA – Dear Potential or Present (Bivocational) Replanter, When we went to seminary or Bible college we hoped—or more likely,...
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Baptist Beacon
- Dec 31, 2016
- 4 min
By All Means...Go!
FENTON, MI – As I reflect on the verse Psalm 68:11, I am reminded that a team of great women continue to rise up to the call, to assist,...
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