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Continue reading →: CBF faces post-denominational trends, (part 3)
This article is based on parts 1 and 2, and ran in the 2 July 2010 Rockdale Citizen. We are living in a post-denominational age. That means that denominations (or the national bodies that represent denominations) are having less influence over local congregations, public policy, and culture as a whole.…
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Continue reading →: Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) General Assembly reveals larger, post-denominational trends (Part 2)
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has been meeting in Charlotte this year. The seminars, meetings, worship services have revealed, at least from my perspective, several trends that transcend even this denomination. This is the second part of a three-part blog series. The first part noted some positive trends that have arisen…
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Continue reading →: Annual Cooperative Baptist Fellowship assembly faces economic shortfall, sends self-funded missionaries
This is a resource for you to catch the latest news coming out of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly, being held this week, June 23 through June 26, in Charlotte, NC. From the Fellowship: http://www.thefellowship.info/charlotte “Attendance exceeds 2,000 as Leonard challenges Fellowship to ‘have a witness.’” From the Associated…
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Continue reading →: Breaking through to God in prayer, Part 1
We Christians sometimes take prayer for granted. We claim that we pray often, but many of us find it rather difficult. Prayer is, simply, communication with God, but talking to God is easier said than done. When we pray, there are many things that hamper us from coming to God…
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Continue reading →: The Four Tenets for Effective Ministry
Every church requires a basic foundation for effective congregational leadership in ministry. At Trinity Baptist Church, the staff abides by four tenets that can apply to almost any church seeking to create an atmosphere for ministerial excellence. Tenet 1: Professionalism. Although there is some debate as to whether ministry is…
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Continue reading →: God is not a CEO who feeds into our endless consumerist appetite
We can’t go anywhere, even if we walk from one room in our home to another, without seeing an advertisement trying to sell us something. Turn on the television, open the newspaper, click a button or two on your cell phone or laptop, and there you will see a product…
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Continue reading →: Pursue peace with everyone, even people you dislike
Be honest: There are people whom you don’t like. There are others who simply annoy you, or maybe there are those who really get on your nerves. All of us have come across people we don’t get along with. We try to do our best to behave well. We are…
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Rev. Dr. Joe LaGuardia
Rev. Dr. Joe LaGuardia is a pastor, writer, and chaplain residing in Florida. He is author of three books and regular contributor to Smyth & Helwys’ Formations Series. His articles have appeared in USA Today, Baptist News Global, Christian Ethics Today, TCPalm, and Rockdale Citizen.
Baptist Spirituality explores the intersection of faith and culture incorporating biblical scholarship, culture and the arts, politics, science, and theology.
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