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


3 Mass. collegians seek to impact peers for Christ
EDITOR'S NOTE: The experience of new birth -- and the witness of baptism -- undergird the intent of three Massachusetts collegians to...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 3, 20193 min read


Puerto Rico: NAMB breaks ground on Send Relief center
GUAYNABO, PUERTO RICO (BP) – Send Relief celebrated the start of construction of a new ministry center in Puerto Rico with a ceremonial...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 3, 20193 min read


Kendricks discuss new film's unique qualities
NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – Alex and Stephen Kendrick's latest film "Overcomer," which is now in theaters, breaks the mold from their previous...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 3, 20193 min read


False advertising
PLYMOUTH, MI – It seems as though almost every day someone is claiming fantastic benefits from using their product, procedure or...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 3, 20192 min read


Register to ramp-it-up
PLYMOUTH, MI – Summer is over, and it is time to return to the routine, or is it? Would you like to ramp things up at the church? Would...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 3, 20193 min read


Mission focus intensified
PLYMOUTH, MI – If you already read my column “Register to Ramp-It-Up” you can skip down to paragraph number two. Some churches look like...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 3, 20193 min read


Generosity inspired
PLYMOUTH, MI – If you already read my column “Register to Ramp-It-Up” you can skip down to paragraph number two. Inspiring generosity...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 3, 20193 min read


Volunteers increased
PLYMOUTH, MI – If you already read my column “Register to Ramp-It-Up” you can skip down to paragraph number two. Increasing volunteerism...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 3, 20194 min read


Leaders are learners: Church Equipping Conference
PLYMOUTH, MI – The Church Equipping Conference is September 28 at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Roseville. We design it to inspire,...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 3, 20193 min read


Strength in joy
ROSCOMMON, MI – Do you wake up in the morning and say, “I choose joy”? I don’t. I should, of course, but being joyful is not on the top...
Baptist Beacon
Sep 3, 20192 min read


Labor Day: Beyond the paycheck
ABERDEEN, NC (BP) – Labor Day's origination is rooted in the late 19th-century struggle between factory owners and factory workers. The...
Baptist Beacon
Aug 26, 20193 min read


Most churchgoers say they spend their day seeking God
NASHVILLE, TN – American Protestant churchgoers say God is on their mind throughout their day in both intentional and impromptu moments....
Baptist Beacon
Aug 26, 20193 min read


Labor Day: More than summer's end
JACKSON, TN – We celebrated our nation's 243rd birthday in July, and now we celebrate those who have worked to build our nation into what...
Baptist Beacon
Aug 9, 20193 min read


Two-thirds of churchgoers say denying self is essential to serving Christ
NASHVILLE, TN – A majority of Protestant churchgoers believe making sacrificial decisions to serve Christ is essential to their faith,...
Baptist Beacon
Aug 9, 20193 min read


Re-Envision: The 2019 State Mission Offering
PLYMOUTH, MI – Michigan Baptist churches are starting to promote the Frances Brown State Mission Offering which is happening September...
Baptist Beacon
Aug 2, 20192 min read


God is in the business of longshots
HOUGHTON, MI – Houghton Baptist Church is the northernmost church in the Baptist State Convention of Michigan (BSCM). It sits on Lake...
Baptist Beacon
Aug 2, 20191 min read


A strong seed in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The vision to start a Filipino-American work for church started with the inspiration from Arnold and Cora Villanueva...
Baptist Beacon
Aug 2, 20193 min read


Who's pastoring the pastors?
MIDDLEBELT, MI – “We prayed that God would take us off the sidelines and put us in the game, and that was like a crazy prayer.” That’s...
Baptist Beacon
Aug 2, 20191 min read


27 New churches in Michigan
PLYMOUTH, MI – Let me introduce you, briefly, to some fantastic people planting churches around you. During the last three years,...
Baptist Beacon
Aug 2, 20193 min read


A cord of three strands
ROSCOMMON, MI – “We are going to do tug of war!” belts out Ray Howell, founding servant of Kicking Bear Camps, “Boys against the girls!”...
Baptist Beacon
Aug 2, 20193 min read
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