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Newsjournal of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan | January 2025 | Volume 69, Number 1


Baptist Nursing Fellowship seeks to empower, educate & encourage healthcare professionals
by Trennis Henderson CLINTON, MS – Nursing is a demanding profession even in the best of times. Those demands have skyrocketed over the...
Baptist Beacon
May 6, 20214 min read


A church, a freeway and a stained glass window
by Tom Bradley GRAND RAPIDS, MI – In the early 1900s a church planting movement went across the small, but growing city of Grand Rapids,...
Baptist Beacon
May 5, 20214 min read


Giving them back to God
by Phyllis Harbaugh STERLING HEIGHTS, MI – “You’re going to have a baby!” I remember the excitement of bringing all three of my ‘bundles...
Baptist Beacon
May 5, 20212 min read


‘Product of CP’ leads Texas church to health
by Erin Roach Editor’s Note: Sunday, April 25, is Cooperative Program Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention. MABANK, TX (BP) – When...
Baptist Beacon
May 5, 20213 min read


Flexible VBS options allow churches to reach kids in varied pandemic contexts
by Aaron Wilson NASHVILLE, TN – As COVID numbers improve in many locations around the country, much of the hesitation that surrounded...
Baptist Beacon
May 5, 20213 min read


Mike helped me go topless
by Tim Patterson PLYMOUTH, MI – Now that I have your attention, let me tell you what led up to this situation and what eventually...
Baptist Beacon
May 5, 20214 min read


Unique pieces of wood
by Mike Durbin PLYMOUTH, MI – It’s amazing what can be done with pallet wood! Just google “pallet wood”, and you will see a plethora of...
Baptist Beacon
May 5, 20215 min read


Putting out the call for volunteers
by Nancy Spears ROSCOMMON, MI – Have you ever worked intensely? So hard your body aches and you can hardly stand up? Not that the work...
Baptist Beacon
May 5, 20214 min read


Bringing mom dandelions
by Brian Jones TECUMSEH, MI – I am not particularly good at it. And no, this is not false humility, I really can’t… sing, that is. It’s...
Baptist Beacon
May 5, 20212 min read


After the ‘three-year pandemic’
by Eric Reed SPRINGFIELD, IL – The stories we hear right now are anecdotal: churches here and there witnessing something of a revival...
Baptist Beacon
May 5, 20213 min read


Pandemic altered U.S. churchgoers’ discipleship practices
by Aaron Earls NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – Fewer churchgoers filled pews and Bible studies during the pandemic, but many still continued...
Baptist Beacon
May 5, 20216 min read


First Person: Invite people to follow Jesus
by Todd Gray LOUISVILLE, KY (BP) – Sometimes I know the best way to answer a great question about 30 minutes after the conversation is...
Baptist Beacon
May 5, 20213 min read


Lessons to a mom
by Gail Faulkner I was a young mom with three children living far from home, in a foreign country having left all that was familiar and...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 23, 20213 min read


Bouyer announced as the new BSCM Diversity Ambassador
by BSCM staff PLYMOUTH, MI – The Baptist State Convention of Michigan (BSCM) announced the hiring of Rev. Coye Bouyer as the BSCM’s...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 13, 20213 min read


A church investor's guide to the Cooperative Program
by Chris Forbes The Cooperative Program: A missions impact multiplier I’ve spent some time lately thinking about the importance of the...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 12, 20216 min read


Ainsworth Baptist reaches out to Flint community and the world
by Karen Willoughby FLINT, MI (BP) – Because the Cooperative Program came to Flint 55 years ago, GM employee Jeff King became a Christian...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 8, 20214 min read


Michigan Campers on Mission - April 2021 update
Hello, MI COMers! We are on the road this first day of April, going to work at the 8th Annual National COM project with The Great Passion...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 6, 20217 min read


Are you considering hosting a COVID-19 vaccination site?
by Steven Elkins FENTON, MI – Is your church or ministry considering hosting a COVID-19 vaccination site? If yes, it is very important to...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 6, 20213 min read


On Mission in our community
by Michael Guyer YPSILANTI, MI – We've now lived with Covid for over a year. It feels like two years in Michigan! : ) In all seriousness,...
Baptist Beacon
Apr 6, 20214 min read
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