Messenger Insight 343 – Transgender to Transformed
Hear from Laura Perry, who lived for nearly a decade as a transgender man before being transformed by the Gospel. https://media.blubrry.com/messengerinsight/p/cdn.baptistmessenger.com/2019/08/21124959/Messenger-Insight-343-Laura-Perry-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (40.4MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify |...
Kingfisher, First reaches NYC student, invites her to Falls Creek
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jeremy Rowan shares a story of a young lady from New York whom his church met on a mission trip. Jasmine Torres visited Oklahoma this summer and got to spend time at Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center during one of the summer youth weeks. KINGFISHER—Jasmine Torres grew up near Pelham Parkway in the Bronx, N.Y. When her plane landed at Will Rogers World Airport, it was the farthest west she had ever been. This...
Ten ways to involve women in church leadership (Part 2)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The first part of Kelly King’s article appeared recently on baptistmessenger.com. 6. Begin a thriving women’s ministry where mentoring and discipleship are focused. Titus 2 encourages older women to be a model of godliness for younger women in your church. Consider ways you are offering discipleship and mentoring relationships for women. Begin a women’s ministry where women of all ages can grow in their spiritual...
‘Overcomer’ leads August family-friendly spotlight
I admit it. I cried during the first Kendrick Brothers movie I watched: the marriage-themed Fireproof (2008). I did the same during Courageous (2011), which spotlighted fatherhood, and War Room (2015), which focused on prayer. And, yes, I cried again while watching a screener of their latest film, Overcomer, which opens in theaters Aug. 23 and follows the story of a basketball coach and a high school cross country athlete who are...
August named Ministry Wives Appreciation Month
Oklahoma Baptists may remember a special motion offered at the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma (BGCO) Annual Meeting in November 2018. The motion requested for a month of appreciation in recognition of the wives of ministers, including pastors, staff ministers, evangelists and directors of missions. Messengers voted with overwhelming support in honor of women who serve in such a vital role within the life of the church. As a...
Messenger Insight 340 – Accounting Services Available for Churches
Find out more about WatersEdge Ministry Services’ church accounting services. https://media.blubrry.com/messengerinsight/p/cdn.baptistmessenger.com/2019/07/31132643/Messenger-Insight-340-Waters-Edge-Ministry-Services.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (25.0MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify |...
