Resource: Pray. Prepare. Vote.
Alabama votes Tuesday, November 3. ALCAP’s free Pray. Prepare. Vote. resource gives churches a printable flyer, social graphics, and quick links to the sample ballot and polling places.
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Resource: The Rural Pastor
Rural ministry carries its own pressures: isolation, questions of vocational identity, limited resources, and at times a creeping sense of hopelessness. Most ministry resources are written with a larger, suburban church in mind. The Rural Pastor is a podcast and resource site from Andy Addis, the North American Mission Board’s Director of Rural Strategies and…
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7 Ways to Help Your People Navigate Youth Sports on Sunday
A Revitalize and Replant episode on helping families think biblically when youth sports compete with Sunday worship.
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How to Encourage Your Pastor
A free guide for Sunday School classes and church leaders on encouraging your pastor during Pastor Appreciation Month and all year.
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Are Your Church Bylaws in Order? A Free Model Set
Free model bylaws, a policy manual, a revision process guide, and a one-page checklist from Chilton Baptist Association.
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Life on Mission: Practice the Gospel Conversation Before You Have It
A free app from the North American Mission Board that lets you rehearse a gospel conversation before the moment comes.
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Deacon Ordination Recommendations
A free CBA guide that walks a church through the biblical foundation for ordination, convening a deacon ordaining council, and a sample order of service.
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From the State Board: Dr. Rick Lance September Update
Each month, Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions Executive Director Dr. Rick Lance shares a short video update with churches across the state. September’s update runs just over two minutes, and three of the four things he previews are already on the calendar in Chilton County. What he covers The 25th anniversary of September 11….
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Finding Volunteers to Lead Key Areas of Your Church Ministry
This week’s resource is an episode of the Lead On Podcast from Jeff Iorg, president of the SBC Executive Committee. He works through how pastors recruit and develop lay volunteers to lead key ministry areas, rather than carrying those areas themselves until something breaks. It is a practical conversation about identifying the right people, making…
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Week of Prayer for State Missions and the Myers-Mallory Offering
Alabama Baptists set aside September 13-20 this year to pray together for a movement of God across our state and to give to the Myers-Mallory State Missions Offering. The offering carries the names of Martha Myers and Kathleen Mallory, two women who spent their lives on the Great Commission, and it supports five areas of…
