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Jan 246 min read
"This is That": Bapticostalism, Women in Ministry, and the Future of the NBCUSA
“But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my...
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Sep 17, 20245 min read
Grieving without Getting Stuck: Lessons from the Life of Jesus
On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb. The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him...
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Sep 16, 20242 min read
Rethinking Music Ministry Leadership in the Black Baptist Church
by Dr. Ouida W. Harding In September 2004, I embraced the role of Dean of Seminars and Training for the Music Auxiliary of the National...
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Jan 6, 20224 min read
Lord, Revive Us Again!
Around October of last year, I sensed the Lord stirring my heart to focus on impending revival. As I searched the Scripture and church...
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Jan 1, 20223 min read
All Things New!
Happy New Year! 2022 has just dawned and for many there is both excitement and expectation for what this new year may hold. There is also...
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Sep 6, 20212 min read
The Collective Work of Worship
Dr. CJ Rhodes Liturgical is a word that you won’t hear much about in many Black Baptist churches, except for those churches that have a...
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Sep 4, 202112 min read
The Spirit-Filled Life of Early Baptists
The Spirit-Filled Life of Early Baptists Dr. Christopher L. Schelin A common story told about and among Baptists is that we have ignored...
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Aug 25, 20216 min read
Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship as a Force for Social Justice
By Pastor John Faison [excerpted and edited from the Introduction chapter of his DMin dissertation] The Full Gospel Baptist Church...
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Aug 23, 20215 min read
So Many Tears: The Lament Psalms of Hip-Hop
So Many Tears: The Lament Psalms of Hip-Hop By Pastor Brandon Lacey, Sr. The Book of Lamentations was written by Jeremiah in response to...
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Aug 21, 202111 min read
Why Healing Ministry is for Baptists Too
Greater Works: The need for the Church to continue the Lord's ministry of healing hearts Acts 10:36-38, John 14:12 By Pastor Tremaine...
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Aug 19, 20211 min read
Beware the Anti-Anti-Racist Evangelical Complex
David Bumgardner David Bumgardner takes Southern Baptist academics Andrew Walker and Al Mohler to task on their recent comments about...
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Aug 14, 20215 min read
To Be Continued: A Defense of the Continuation of All the Gifts of the Spirit
(Excerpt from “Gifts and Guardrails: The Choice to be Spiritually Gifted and not Dangerously Gullible) by Isaiah Robertson There are two...
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Aug 7, 202111 min read
In Power to Empower: How Pastors in the Black Baptist Church Tradition Should View the Laity
by Pastor Vinton Copeland Philippi Baptist Church of Tippleton, Georgia used to be the hottest church in its community. People would come...
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Jul 1, 20212 min read
Introducing the Word and Spirit Baptist Alliance
Several years ago, I served on a panel at our state Baptist convention annual session. The panelists were discussing “Bapticostalism”...
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