Category: Guest Editorial

Greetings from BVC: Would it be OK to ask?

by Bill Pierce | Jan 26, 2023 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

Sometimes when I have a request to make of a person, I begin the request by saying “Would it be OK...

The benefits of teaching theology in the local church

by Michael Staton | Jan 24, 2023 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

Most pastors begin their ministries with high hopes. We envision studying for hours to feed our...

First person: Five ways to think about your 2023 goals

by Chuck Lawless | Dec 31, 2022 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

It’s that time of year when we begin thinking about goals for the next year. Too often, these...

Bible Q&A: Does the Virginal Conception really matter?

by Bobby Kelly | Dec 20, 2022 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

An attempt to list every important Christian doctrine is doomed to failure. There’s always room...

First Person: Give generously toward the solution

by Paul Chitwood | Dec 12, 2022 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

Above: IMB President Paul Chitwood and missionaries pray with Ukrainian Baptist pastor and church...

FIRST-PERSON: Who, what and why

by David Jeremiah | Dec 9, 2022 | Guest Editorial | 0

EL CAJON, Calif. (BP)—I read about the pastor of a prairie church who one year directed the...

FIRST-PERSON: Lottie Moon – From scoffer and skeptic to scholar and saint

by Rosalie Hunt | Dec 9, 2022 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

EDITOR’S NOTE: This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions in the Southern Baptist...

15 things you might forget to be thankful for

by Marissa Postell | Nov 24, 2022 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

Are you looking for something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving? Do you look back on the past...

Christ & culture: Engaging the culture for the Gospel

by Vern Charette | Nov 14, 2022 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

Sometimes one feels like Odysseus in “The Odyssey” as he tried to navigate his ship through the...

Guest column: Thank you Oklahoma Baptists

by Staff | Nov 10, 2022 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

Above: Todd Fisher, executive director-treasurer of Oklahoma Baptists, prays for Skylar and Jamie...

Guest column: Growing Hope

by Gayla White | Nov 3, 2022 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

God truly has done a marvelous work in our state by making the performing of abortion unlawful,...

First person: A spring of water welling up to eternal life

by Chad Vandiver | Nov 1, 2022 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

Yei is one of the most influential cities in South Sudan. It connects South Sudan, Uganda, the...

Strengthen: Moving Forward helps churches in transitional season

by James Swain | Oct 26, 2022 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

It has been said that every pastor is an interim unless they are the pastor of the church when the...

Shine: Fifty years of ministry

by Alan Quigley | Oct 12, 2022 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

Spanning over the last 50 years, Oklahoma Baptists Disaster Relief has significantly impacted the...

FIRST-PERSON: Invite the pastor to your party

by Ronnie Martin | Oct 8, 2022 | Feature, Guest Editorial | 0

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at Lifeway Research. Pastors are people....