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


Acts 2:41 Sunday
FENTON, MI – We are encouraging Michigan Baptist churches to set aside Sunday, October 7th as Acts 2:41 Sunday. It’s a day to celebrate...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20183 min read


Mi Moment touching lives
ST. JOSEPH, MI – Church planter Kevin Hester was volunteering as a hole captain for the Senior PGA Championship tournament in Benton...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20182 min read


Wild Weeks at Bambi Lake
ROSCOMMON, MI – There are a couple of wild weeks coming this summer at Bambi Lake, you don’t want to miss. No, really, wild! Crazy wild!...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20181 min read


Father's Day: the character challenge
AUGUSTA, GA (BP) – What makes a good father? In one word, I believe it is character. Nothing has contributed more to the destructive...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20183 min read


Titus 2 – a retreat for women of all ages
ROSCOMMON, MI – The tables were set for dinner and the chicken was in the smoker as women began arriving at the first Titus 2 Women’s...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20184 min read


The highest form of hospitality
DESTIN, FL – I grew up with parents who spent their lives serving the community. We housed athletes who my father had coached plus...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20183 min read


Parenting with diligence
ROSEVILLE, MI – When my wife and I were expecting our first child we received a lot of counsel from many different sources about...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20183 min read


Parenting not by birth
GREATER DETROIT – My husband and I became first-time parents to a 5 and 8 year old, both at the same time, through the gift of adoption....
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20183 min read


Motherhood, in retrospect
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI – My children are grown. I am at that awkward stage of parent life where we say, in honesty and humility, we know...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20183 min read


Changing shoes
WATERFORD, MI – Being a parent is hard work. Being a single parent or a stepparent, even harder. Take it from someone who has walked in...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20183 min read


Dan Ghramm resigns
FENTON, MI – Dan Ghramm has been serving as a Church Planting Catalyst with BSCM/NAMB in Southwest Michigan. His wife Amanda, a sign...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20182 min read


Bonding at Bambi Lake
ROSCOMMON, MI – Bonding together through camping, retreating, and hanging out at Bambi Lake, makes us who we are. “I remember staying in...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20183 min read


SBC exhibits to feature dialogue & ministry
DALLAS, TX (BP) – Abuse, the future of the Southern Baptist Convention, racism and collegiate church planting are among trending topics...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 201810 min read


Domestic violence: Ministry advice for pastors
NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – As discussion of domestic violence persists among evangelicals, seasoned pastors and others who minister to families...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20185 min read


Seven ways your church can start a compassion ministry
ALPHARETTA, GA (BP) – Starting a compassion ministry at your church is about expressing the heart of God with others in a real way. When...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20184 min read


Childlike faith
FENTON, MI – I have often thought about Jesus’ words; "Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20183 min read


7 marks of effective Michigan churches
FENTON, MI – As I visit churches throughout the region, from the cold waters of Lake Superior to the Ohio border, from the edge of...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20185 min read


Acts 2:41 Sunday
FENTON, MI – We are encouraging Michigan Baptist churches to set aside Sunday, October 7th as Acts 2:41 Sunday. It’s a day to celebrate...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20183 min read


Bonding at Bambi Lake
ROSCOMMON, MI – Bonding together through camping, retreating, and hanging out at Bambi Lake, makes us who we are. “I remember staying in...
Baptist Beacon
Jun 1, 20183 min read


Mother's Day: Trained by my toddler and the Holy Spirit
FORT WORTH, TX (BP) – Eighteen months into life, my son has learned to say the word "puppy," to drink from a straw, to drag his dog...
Baptist Beacon
May 31, 20183 min read
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