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


Harvey response begins amid widespread flooding
HOUSTON, TX (BP) – As of Monday morning, news outlets reported that Hurricane Harvey had already dropped 11 trillion gallons of rain over...
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Turning up the volume
FENTON, MI – Some people are lucky, some see themselves as fortunate, but I am blessed. The idea of blessing has as its source the hand...
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Fellowship, foyers, & Bambi Lake
FENTON, MI – Family? Friendship? Community? Network? Whatever you call it does not matter, but you know it when you experience it at its...
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The insurmountable is doable!
FENTON, MI – Shar and I were leading the church we planted in Brazil to build our first building. It was a tough time to enter into a...
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Sep 4, 20174 min read


Building a better Bambi
ROSCOMMON, MI – Hello from Bambi Lake! It was a great summer here at the lake and the fall is going to be just as amazing. As I have...
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Sep 4, 20173 min read


Gallup: Non-denominational Protestants on the rise
NASHVILLE, TN (BP) – Data pointing to a dwindling percentage of Americans who identify with a specific Protestant denomination has...
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Jul 31, 20174 min read


BSCM thanks long-time servants
FENTON, MI – The Baptist State Convention of Michigan (BSCM) took a day to celebrate the retirement of two staff members whose work has...
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Jul 31, 20171 min read


Frances Brown State Mission Offering announced
FENTON, MI – The Baptist State Convention of Michigan has announced the emphasis for the 2017 State Missions Offering. This year the...
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Love Loud: Who will go for Me?
FENTON, MI – As a young girl, my favorite Sunday services were the times when a visiting missionary would share about their work...
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Bambi Lake reflections
FENTON, MI – You have to go to Bambi Lake to appreciate the great beauty and potential that is there. Recently, as I heard people...
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Metamorphosis Camp 2017: "A boy and his hat"
SOUTH LYON, MI – For years, I have had a picture that comes up on my digital picture frame in my office. It’s a picture of a little boy,...
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Jul 31, 20173 min read


Black church conference: nurture, fellowship & praise
RIDGECREST, NC (BP) – Southern Baptist African American pastor Ryan Rice, founder and leader of Life Church in New Orleans, is...
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Jul 31, 20174 min read


Labor Day: your work matters
NASHVILLE,TN (BP) – You might or might not be paid for the work you do. You might or might not work outside the home. You might work in a...
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Jul 31, 20174 min read


Five graduate Michigan Baptist School of Theology
DETROIT, MI – The Michigan Baptist School of Theology ADVANCE Program (formerly called Greater Detroit Baptist Association Contextualized...
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Jul 31, 20171 min read


5 tips for secure and hassle-free nursery check-in
CHIPPEWA, MI – When parents of young children attend church, they want to know first and foremost that their children will be safe and...
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6 ways to make your guests feel Welcome at church
WINTER HAVEN, FL – We all love our churches but rarely do we think about how they operate from a church guest perspective. Then someone...
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2017 annual Praise in the Park
LANSING, MI – Lives were changed in Lansing as a local church and partners reached out to their community. Faith Fellowship Baptist...
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Jul 31, 20172 min read


A chaplain's sacred moments: Being in the right place at the right time
FENTON, MI – To be a Chaplain is to be in the right place at the right time. How you get there can be a matter of being sensitive to your...
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Jul 31, 20172 min read


Send Relief: aiding churches in compassion ministry
ALPHARETTA, GA (BP) – For many pastors and churches, Send Relief is still a developing thought. Just a year ago, Send Relief became a key...
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Jul 31, 20174 min read


Empty holes
FENTON, MI – In the early years of our marriage and ministry, Sabrina and I lived in the hamlet of Marathon, Texas at the edge of the Big...
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