by Dan Russell SOUTHGATE, MI – A good question for pastors to ask is, “How can small groups help our churches?” Whether your church’s...

by Roy Hayhurst DALLAS, TX – They may not sound like they go together, but for 19-year-old Matthew Noss, they are absolutely intertwined....

by Heath Tibbetts MACHESNEY PARK, IL – You know God’s in the middle of something when your church experiences both its lowest year of...

MONTGOMERY, AL (BP) – As more and more pastors are being asked to provide confirmation of a religious exemption from the COVID-19...

by Diana Chandler NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – Pastor Terry Dale Hudgins was in chapel at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary 27 years ago...

by Timothy Cockes NEW ORLEANS, LA (BP) – After spending time this summer volunteering at the Baptist Friendship House in New Orleans,...

by Tom Strode NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – Christians are not without means of effective ministry while religious freedom is under siege in...

by Brandon Elrod SAN ANTONIO, TX (BP) – With reports of increasing numbers of pastors leaving the ministry in recent months following...

by Mickey Gross GARDEN CITY, MI – Why should I attend a Women's Retreat? Do I even need a retreat? What would happen to my to-do list if...

by Eli Garza DETROIT, MI – Before going to bed in the very early morning hours of Saturday, June 26th, we heard a high pitched squeaking...

by Philip Miles MIDLAND, MI – In Ephesians 2:11-22, Paul eloquently reminds the Gentile Christians of Ephesus that they were once far...

by Tim Patterson PLYMOUTH, MI – Some time ago I made a quick trip back to Texas to visit a dear friend of mine. It was a great time for...

by Tony Lynn PLYMOUTH, MI – On July 19, 2021, in Flint, Michigan I witnessed the association of churches, in which I grew up as a...

by Mike Durbin PLYMOUTH, MI – SPARK is BACK! SPARK is free online equipping for church staff, leaders and volunteers without the time or...

by Coye Bouyer LANSING, MI – As a pastor I come in contact with a lot of different people, and over the years I have learned that people...

by Mick Schatz ROSCOMMON, MI – Summer has finally arrived here at Bambi Lake. It’s refreshing to hear the sound of children, teenagers,...

by Dr. Garth Leno WINDSOR, CANADA – When we planted The Gathering in Windsor, Ontario, in 2014, we were a rag-tag bag of people who...

by Clayton Knight But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.” 1 Kings 22:13-14 WARREN,...

by Dan Russell “You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though He was God, He did not think of equality with God as...

by Sharon Gilbert FRANKFORT, MI – Things are happening at Crystal Lake Church in Frankfort, Michigan! This church has had many ups and...