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


A chaplain's sacred moments II
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – My office is at the entrance to the Veterans Home Chapel. It was a very quiet day as I sat at my desk working on my...
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Boy Scouts open membership to transgender
NASHVILLE, TN – The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced on Monday they will now allow girls who identify as boys to participate in its...
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Crazy laws
FENTON, MI – Have you noticed lately that there has been a great deal of discussion concerning the laws of our land? With a new president...
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Pocket change changes the world
FENTON, MI – For years, buckets & scales have been a part of Vacation Bible School (VBS). We are only months away from when many churches...
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Planting where God leads
FENTON, MI – Following Jesus took our family to the center of South America as IMB missionaries. The city of Cuiaba sits on the far...
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Staying the course
LAMBTON COUNTY, CANADA – Why start again? Why farm the farmlands of Lambton County? The Scripture in 2 Corinthians 5 seems to highlight...
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First Provo plants Gospel of Christ in Utah
PROVO, UT (BP) – Four Southern Baptist church plants are in their early stages in Utah County, a traditional Mormon community, but home...
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Five things I've learned about urban church planting
BOSTON, MA – The “urban jungle” – it’s a phrase we’ve often used to describe the challenging environment where more and more of our...
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New director named at Bambi Lake Conference Center
FENTON, MI – The Baptist State Convention of Michigan (BSCM) is announcing the hiring of the new State Director of Spiritual Renewal and...
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A voice for the hurting in African American communities
LANSING, MI – God has brought Michigan African American Churches into a deeper partnership with each other through the Michigan African...
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The joy and pain of a pastor’s wife
DETROIT, MI – As a young lady I found myself trying to break free of the church and the fact that my daddy was called to be the Senior...
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First Person: 'We don't get religion'
JACKSON, MS (BP) – "We don't get religion," New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet said, his words sparking a whirlwind of...
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Pastors preventing substance abuse
BIRMINGHAM, AL – Nearly 1 in 10 Michigan residents abuse illicit drugs. It’s a higher rate than the national average. Drug abuse among...
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Jan 31, 20173 min read


Reaching the urban community
YPSILANTI, MI – A Sunday morning service in the African American community looks different in 2017 than it did thirty years ago. Years...
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The aggression of depression - Part 1
SOUTHGATE, MI – President of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan’s (BSCM) Pastor Conference shares the following story. “One year my...
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Church partners reach family of 9
DETROIT, MI – One Sunday in the middle of January a family of nine came to Victory Fellowship Community Church in Detroit. By the end of...
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Focusing on God's goals
FENTON, MI – “Our goal for the 2016 Frances Brown State Mission Offering was $90,000 and we missed it! We only needed $1,528.68 more for...
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The chaplain's sacred moments
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – I came along side his bed and he said “I don’t need a chaplain because I believe just like the Indians.” I asked him...
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Bigger expectations
DETROIT, MI – “If I tried to place my finger on the right word, it might land somewhere between you and me, seated in the back of a...
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Jan 31, 20173 min read


Stanley's expansive In Touch Ministries reaching globe
ATLANTA, GA (BP) – When pastor Charles Stanley launched "The Chapel Hour" in 1972 on Atlanta-area television stations, he probably never...
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Jan 31, 20175 min read
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