We were excited to announce last week that the Baptist Times is resuming publication. The Global Independent Baptist Fellowship made an overwhelming show of support at the recent February meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, by committing the funds necessary to restart the magazine and provide the resources to make it more useful than ever. When I…
To get right to the point, this January/February issue is my last as editor of the Baptist Times. Thirteen years ago, Global Independent Baptist Fellowship (GIBF) Moderator Frank Wood asked me if I would be interested in becoming the next editor after Bro. Dave Lydick. While I indicated I was honored and interested, I knew…
History is bound to repeat itself, but it doesn’t have to be on our watch. This summer, I will mark 11 years as editor of the Baptist Times, after Pastor Rich Farinella and Pastor Dave Lydick edited the paper for 5 years each. Occasionally, I have the necessary conversation with myself about when my time…
Our culture is eaten up with a spirit of complaining. This must not be true of any independent Baptist church. This special section is meant to help churches rid themselves of such fleshly attitudes and become refreshing places where spiritual fervor trumps personal agendas. Click the image below to download The Complaining Church special section!
Guest author Pastor Dean Herring Have you ever noticed that the word hospitality has as its root the word hospital? During the Medieval Period, travelers had a difficult time finding accommodations when venturing outside their own region. Religious leaders sought to meet this need by establishing international guest houses in the fifth century, and they…
