Every Baptist can have a hands on, life changing affect upon the people of Haiti by participating in a Southern Baptists “Buckets of Hope”.

“This disaster is so large and the Haitian infrastructure was so broken that we must respond with a marathon in mind and not a short sprint,” said Gibbie McMillan, LBC disaster relief director.

The Shepherd’s Rest is an opportunity for a local church pastor to experience a sabbatical while the pastoral leadership team oversees the preaching and pastoral ministries of the church. During this time, the pastor commits to spend the time away wisely to pursue personal revitalization.

In southern Peru alone we saw hundreds of Quechua people lay aside their syncretized, animistic traditions and rituals, turning from worship of the created to the Creator God Himself.  The Great Commission is being fulfilled. 

While church members are giving less and less per capita to their churches, local churches are giving less and less of a percentage to the Cooperative Program. What has fueled the decline?

How do we overcome the anxiety that accompanies a financial recession? We seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.

Because of the Cooperative Program, Louisiana Baptists responded to the disaster through the Baptist Global Response, the International Mission Board, the North American Mission Board and our colleagues in the state convention of Florida.

What is the "Legacy Drawer" and Consolidation of Student Loans

Dr. Hunter gives last minute medical advice as we enter the holiday season.

"Monday was full of challenges and I felt frazzled by life," wrote Holmes. "I allowed the enemy, Satan, a victory. I sat down at the computer that evening and discovered an E-mail with the subject, "Thinking of You." The following sentence from this E-mail released me from Satan’s trap: "Keep your eyes on the Master and you won’t have any problem He can’t solve." Wow. The person who sent this email had no idea that I would be reading it after a day of defeat by the enemy."  

Chad Owen Brand and David E. Hankins offer clear support for biblical cooperation with conservative congregations in this exerpt from One Sacred Trust.

Jonathan Hunter M.D. takes his reader on a compelling journey through the bayou to the deserts of Iraq and back to the loving arms of a family. Hunter’s message is one of faith, family and duty. 

The LBC state mission staff is committed to helping the churches be their best. We are not praying for a Great Commission Resurgence because we think the churches or the ministries of our state/national conventions are bad—but because we want to be better. We are not suggesting the churches have lost their way—but that we have not arrived yet at our destination. 

When it comes to linking my heart in obedience to the Lord’s command, I cannot improve on how the Cooperative Program allows me as an individual and we, as a church, to make an ongoing global impact for the Gospel. 

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