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…
A free guide for Sunday School classes and church leaders on encouraging your pastor during Pastor Appreciation Month and all year.
Free model bylaws, a policy manual, a revision process guide, and a one-page checklist from Chilton Baptist Association.
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.
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…
This week’s resource is an episode of the On Preaching Podcast from H.B. Charles Jr., pastor of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. In about twenty minutes he names ten things artificial intelligence cannot replace in preaching, including the Spirit’s work, careful reading of the text, personal discovery, pastoral concern, and believing prayer. His…
Each week I share one resource I can personally vouch for. This week it is a video interview: Derek Allen Named Incoming ALSBOM Executive Director, from TAB Media Group, with Jennifer Rash interviewing Derek Allen, pastor of First Baptist Church Tillman’s Corner in Mobile. Allen was elected August 11 by the trustees of the Alabama…