After Christmas

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on December 30, 2012. Luke 2:21-24 Meditation Text: Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world—stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death—and...

4 Habits to Build Healthy Leadership at Your Church

One of the key predictors of strong congregational health is the type of leadership the ministerial and paid staff of a congregation offers. When the staff of a congregation functions out of strong spiritual and organizational health, the entire faith community...

Isn’t It Time You Took a Digital Sabbath?

We live in an age of technology where we are accessible at any time and at almost any place. Look at the Verizon and AT&T coverage maps and you will not see a lot of white spaces. Towers have connected us to each other through our mobile phones to the point that...

As Conflict Rages, Central African Baptist Seeks Prayer

A Baptist leader in the Central African Republic (CAR) has requested urgent prayer from Baptists around the world on a conflict in his country. “The situation of the Central African Republic is precarious. A rebel coalition has already grabbed several [towns]...

A presence missed, a presence gained

By John Pierce News this morning that Dr. Wallace C. McGill had reached the end of his earthly journey at age 84 brought both a heaviness of heart and that wonderfully strange kind of lightness. There was grief, knowing how much he was loved and the deep void that he...