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Revitalizations at SCBaptist Churches in April and May

In April and May, several SCBaptist churches embarked on revitalization journeys, demonstrating their commitment to strengthening their congregations and reaching out to their communities. Let’s take a closer look at the inspiring stories of Northwood Baptist Church, Jones Crossroads Baptist Church, Wannamaker Baptist Church, and their efforts to revitalize their ministries. Revitalization in Lexington Northwood

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A Strategic Reflection on The Gospel and Church Health

Altman, Janet

The following resource an excerpt from the RE Pastor Cohort for Church Revitalization. Everything about the church finds its purpose in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ! Church health comes through gospel focus. It is that simple. Tony Merida, Pastor of Imago Dei Church, challenges us to focus on how the gospel can

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Five Reasons Why We’re Partnering With A Sister Church

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4/14/23 Update: How amazing is our God? Gethsemane Baptist has gone from a church that baptized 1 person in 10 years to a church that’s baptized 6 people in a few weeks! THIS is what happens when churches partner together for the sake of the Gospel! THIS is what happens when a church like Northwood

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Leading God’s People

Altman, Janet

A Devotional Conversation for Pastors The following is an excerpt from the pastor’s preparation from lesson three of RE Cohort as they seek to apply Biblical Truth and Wisdom in their unique context. We offer it to pastors and leaders to facilitate a devotional conversation to encourage and equip them to lead well. We recommend

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A Pastor’s Prayer Life as an Instrument of Revitalization

Altman, Janet

Every church considers itself a praying church. Most love to talk about prayer, or have designated times for prayer, but very few make prayer a priority. I’d even go as far as to say, the vitality of a congregation mirrors its prayerful posture before Almighty God. A church must pray to and depend on God

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Revitalization at Ridge Baptist Church

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Ridge Baptist Church is located in Summerville, SC. There are 42,000 people residing within a 2.5 mile radius of the church with an estimated 10,000+ increase within the next 10 years. Pastor of 34 years Bobby Eubanks called friend, Johnny Rumbough, Executive Director of the Lexington Baptist Association, to inquire about how to retire well. “We

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Unrealistic Expectations of a Pastor

Altman, Janet

Pastor, you are called to follow Christ.Your are called to serve God’s Church.But the world is still broken.What is a pastor to do? Most pastors of churches in need of revitalization find that their expectations of turning the church around in a couple of years are probably unrealistic. Add to this the expectations held by

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God is in Every Adoption Story

Gardner, Anna

Hope for Churches asked Rev. John Meyer, retired pastor of Belvedere First Baptist,to record this story of what God is doing one year after the churchaffirmed motion to be adopted by Warren Church. A popular song presently heard on Christian radio is entitled “God is in this story.” That song could very well be the

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Hope Renewed in the Textile Crescent

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On April 15, 1912, the Dunean Mill – located in Greenville, South Carolina, opened its doors and officially launched as one of the first electrically operated cotton mills of its day. This new modern design earned the mill its nickname, “the million dollar mill.” No one reading this story is old enough to have read

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ReNewed Hope at Calvary – A Year Later

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In early 2020 a chance encounter at a local restaurant set into motion the unification of Calvary Baptist Church with Second Baptist Church, Lancaster. When the leadership of Calvary Baptist Church approached Dr. Brian Saxon one fateful evening in Panera Bread, neither of them realized that they were setting in motion a series of events

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