Dave Ramsey partners with 16 state conventions
The ultimate goal of offering those classes is to help the families in the churches become more financially healthy.
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TX So. Baptists, ERLC call for repeal of parking tax
The imposition of a tax burden on churches, religious schools, and other charities is a shocking change in the federal government's orientation toward these organizations of goodwill.
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FIRST-PERSON: A wounded warrior's baptism
Pastoral wisdom means finding creative ways to hold to convictions while facilitating obedience and growth among believers.
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WEEK OF PRAYER: IMB workers, Summit Church reaching Ukraine
In Ukraine, Southern Baptist missionary Russell Woodbridge often encounters people who fled their homes in the eastern part of the country when war broke out a few years ago.
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WEEK OF PRAYER: Students coming back changed
Pastor Keith said when he looks across his church and identifies the highest-impact individuals, the ones who are highly evangelistic disciple-makers, they have some unifying factors. One of them is that they've spent time in East Asia.
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Lilly receives special Christmas gift from Chitwoods
Sure, 6-year-old Lilly has the typical wish list for Christmas, including Barbie dolls and a dollhouse. But it was something much more meaningful that she longed for most: a family of her own.
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WEEK OF PRAYER: 'No superstar' church a piece of puzzle
In their home in São Paulo, Brazil, Scott and Joyce Pittman have a giant map of the city plastered across their wall. It's a picture of the work still to be done in the metro area of 22 million people.
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WEEK OF PRAYER: Hispanic church's 'miracle' partnership
Daniel Tuchez remembers the day he got the call. The International Mission Board's director of Hispanic mobilization called and said, "I need you to pray about this city in Southeast Asia, because it is going to be opening up.
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WEEK OF PRAYER: A small church's 'big dreams'
The little church of 125 decided to step out and commit to something radical -- to raise money equivalent to what it takes to fund one International Mission Board missionary couple's work, not just that year but in the years to come.
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WEEK OF PRAYER: Couple 'loses' themselves for lost
"I was beginning to see the world through God's eyes in terms of lostness," Larry Pepper said. "For me, that meant seeing if I could use my medical skills in a way that had more kingdom impact."
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