Perspective: O Come Emmanuel By Larry Steen Years ago, the pastor of a small backwoods country church wished to improve the interior of the sanctuary and asked the church board to approve the purchase of a chandelier. One old deacon rose to his feet to oppose it and...
Engaging the Next Generation on Mental Health By Shane Pruitt According to a recent Barna study, half of 18-year-olds in the U.S. report anxiety and fear of failure, and about 40 percent say they often feel sad or depressed. Thirty-four percent of young people say...
Kenyans Suffer from COVID-19’s Impact A letter from Charles Juma, the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware’s (BCM/D) liaison in Kenya: As I believe is the case in the US, COVID-19 infections and deaths continue to surge even here in Kenya. Still, in the Kenyan...
Register for BCM/D’s 2021 Ministers’ Tax Seminar COLUMBIA, Md. — Registration is open for the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware’s (BCM/D) 2021 Ministers’ Tax Seminar, one of the convention’s most popular events. Each year, pastors, treasurers, and other church...
Churches Find Creative Ways to Celebrate Christmas By Sharon Mager “In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel...