Baptist Church

Over the thirty-six years I have been in the Baptist ministry, certain questions have repeatedly come to my ears. They tend to come from young people, teenagers, coming into their own, and bold enough to ask. As children, they attended church because their parents told them to. They attended the church they did, because their parents told them to, and they “believed” what they did because their parents told them to. Some of them grew up in homes where their parents tried to teach them not only what the church they attended believed, but why. In some cases, that didn’t happen, but in ...

As humans, we are social beings. Our organizations are too. Therefore, we create opportunities to interact with each other. This book speaks about one of those entities - the Baptist association. The purpose of an association is to help members of the association - the churches - work, fellowship, and better fulfill their purposes. The association does not take the place of a church; it is there to help so churches can function better. The purpose of this book is to help churches form associations that can help them fulfill their objectives. It is also a helpful tool for associational ...

While it is both proper and necessary to hold fast to the truth of the deity of Jesus Christ, this is often done to the neglect of the many rich blessings to be found in the study of our Lord’s humanity. With clarity and close attention to detail, Brother James takes the reader through the many fascinating doctrinal and spiritual wonders connected with the Son of God becoming the Son of Man. You will be greatly blessed as you read and learn about the great mystery of godliness – God was manifest in the flesh.

After nearly 50 years in pastoral ministry on Long Island, just outside of New York City, Pastor Andy C. Lewter, Sr. sits down to reflect upon his life. In this ebook, Pastor Lewter traces his life from a segregated town in central Florida to his stellar pastoral career as one of Long Island's leading clerics. In this memoir Pastor Lewter discusses education, love, civic struggles and much much more.

Come along and enjoy the adventure as Brother James tells of God’s working in his life. Starting with his earliest childhood memories and swiftly moving through five decades, this narrative relates the marvelous way in which the Lord has blessed and chastened one of His own. Herein are related the events leading up to and resulting in salvation, the glories of new life in Christ, and the pitfalls of running on knowledge without charity and grace. Read of church planting, world-wide evangelism, and changed lives. Read of failure, missteps, and disappointment. Through it all readers will be...

Dr. Eddie Hyatt presents a compelling argument from Scripture, history, and his own personal experience that God calls women to serve as pastors and other leadership roles n the church. He addresses the church's obsession with "authority" and shows how it is at odds with Jesus and the New Testament. He addresses the two passages commonly used to limit women, I Timothy 2:11-12 and I Corinthians 14:34-35, and shows how, when placed in their historical context, it becomes clear that Paul was not placing restrictions on all women everywhere. He also discusses the role of the Holy Spirit in the ...

Are your Sunday mornings more difficult than joyous? Forty thoughtful meditations on biblical truths encourage listeners to understand the source of their struggle, express their sorrow, and take wise action.

Survivors of sexual and domestic abuse in Christian Fundamentalism have been neglected and vilified by the teachings of Walter Fremont, Jim Berg, Bob Wood, Jack Hyles, Bill Gothard, and others. All of these men, as well as the behaviorist system called Nouthetic Counseling, have represented themselves as experts at counseling, in spite of not having even the most basic education in the proper treatment of acute trauma or post-traumatic conditions. They are also guilty of gross ignorance of the Bible. It is entirely possible for the Christian believer to live a life of triumph after abuse, ...

Whisper Lake Indiana is a small farming town where all the citizens are good Christians. That's what most of them say, anyway. But the town hosts a dark, dark secret. Don Wilson, the former lord and master of the now burnt out and abandoned Hephzibahh House, is coming back to start his ministry of enslaving, starviing, and beating teenage girls until he turns them into the meek and frightened submissive women that his church members want. But something else is arising in Whisper Lake: an avenging entity from the dim mists of medieval and Qabalistic magic. As the outnumbered and outgunned ...

A long-time goal has been to visit Madison, Indiana. While doing research about the Underground Railroad, I learned this river town played a prominent role. There is nothing like a personal visit to more fully understand the history that transpired there. That goal was achieved in September of 2024. Madison is a delightful town, and here is the first of several stories I hope to write. In this short story, about a 20 minute read, you will learn about George DeBaptiste, a brilliant entrepreneur who used his businesses, both as a front and a fund, for the Underground Railroad.

These are tales about what it means to learn of life and death and trust and companionship, as seen through the eyes of two boys, who from the age of six to twelve roamed deep into the woods and waterways, into and out of one wild scrape after another. The project began long ago as a gift to Brother James’ nieces, was set aside for two decades, and reworked and completed in the fall of 2013. Brother James said, “Everything I have learned in my life about writing is poured forth in this book. Some will be disappointed that it is not a commentary or exposition, but I believe that all who ...

Roots Matter A Baptist’s Interpretation of Church history Learn: The consequences of right and wrong thinking concerning church history What we believe about the beginning and development of church history dramatically influences how we behave as Christians. It also impacts the testimony we have to the world around us. The worldwide influence of the Apostles With the supernatural enabling of the Lord these twelve turned more than the Middle East upside down for Christ. It is very possible that, by the end of the first century, much of the known world at the time, including Africa, India, ...

Sometimes it can seem as if friends are more work and pain than they're worth, with friendship challenges that we have to endure and struggle through. Life gets in the way of our well-intentioned efforts to connect. Conflicts and differences over serious issues divide us and make us think that we could never be close to a person ever again. How can we build real relationships that are life giving and pass the test of time? Bryan Loritts mines one of the Bible's least-known books for insights into how friendships can flourish even in the midst of sin and brokenness.

As humans we are social beings. Our organizations are too. Therefore, we create opportunities to interact with each other. This book speaks about one of those entities - the Baptist association. The purpose of an association is to help members of the association - the churches - work, fellowship, and better fulfill their purposes. The association does not take the place of a church; it is there to help so it can function better.The purpose of this book is to help churches form associations which can help them fulfill their purposes. It is also a tool that can be useful to the associational ...

This is a short history of the Christian missionary effort in Paraguay. Starting with Roman Catholic and focusing on Southern Baptist missions.

Como humanos somos entes sociables. Nuestras organizaciones también lo son. Por lo tanto, nosotros creamos oportunidades para relacionarnos los unos con los otros. Este libro habla de una de esas entidades – la asociación bautista. El propósito de una asociación es ayudar que los miembros de la asociación – las iglesias – tengan oportunidad para trabajar, confraternizar, y cumplir sus propósitos mejor. La asociación no toma el lugar de una iglesia, la ayuda para que pueda realizarse mejor. El propósito de este libro es ayudar a las iglesias formar asociaciones las cuales ...

Como humanos somos entes sociables. Nuestras organizaciones también lo son. Por lo tanto, nosotros creamos oportunidades para relacionarnos los unos con los otros. Este libro habla de una de esas entidades – la asociación bautista. El propósito de una asociación es ayudar que los miembros de la asociación – las iglesias – tengan oportunidad para trabajar, confraternizar, y cumplir sus propósitos mejor. La asociación no toma el lugar de una iglesia, la ayuda para que pueda realizarse mejor. El propósito de este libro es ayudar a las iglesias formar asociaciones las cuales ...

The core purpose of this series is to dig through the cultural, ecclesiastical, and corporate (business) issues that have been added to the church over the last two thousand years. I am not interested in getting rid of these trappings so much as discovering what they are and what the bedrock of the church would look like without them. Once exposed, then we can decide what to keep and what is unnecessary. Over the years, I began to put together a list of criteria which I would periodically hold up to a congregation to help them determine whether they were still on track with what God wanted ...

Hard hitting, funny, outrageous, and tender by turns, Secret Radio delivers a scathing assessment of the scandals, gross ignorance of Scripture, and back room deals that have been tolerated in Fundamentalism, while at the same time showing the genuine faith of many who labor for Christ and find Him faithful to His people. Told in journal format as Grace narrates her story, the book chronicles the lives of Grace and her five roommates during her senior year, from the dreamy Lilly who draws action and adventure comics to the brilliant, poker-faced Cinn, the godly Amy Carmichael and tragic ...

HELP ME HANDLE THIS: Spiritual Truth That Empowers the Faithful To Persevere and Overcome This devotional grew out of a desire to press our church family closer together in what we sought to give the Lord as it pertains to Christian service. With this in mind, this devotional guide will serve as our first para source material, designed and developed by me to steer everyone at the church in the same direction. This book is not a theological treatise on Christian doctrine and dogmas though it contains some of both. This book is simply a ninety-day study guide for the servant members of our ...