New Beginnings Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

What does Jesus think about Homosexuality?

Is homosexuality a sin? It’s an age-old question, and there are people on both sides of the debate, each quoting their Bibles. How do we know who’s right? What would Jesus do if he were…

How Antebellum Christians Justified Slavery

After Emancipation, the Protestant denominations that had been in the vanguard of the defense of slavery refused to revise their proslavery views. In their minds, slavery had been divinely sanctioned.

I went to church with Bruce Jenner. Here’s what Caitlyn Jenner taught me about Jesus.

Caitlyn knows who Jesus is, and Jesus knows her by name.

If We Can Worship Anywhere, Why Go To Church?

It doesn't just matter that we worship Jesus. It matters that we worship him with other people.

Why an Unfriendly Small Church Is Worse than an Unfriendly Big Church

Walking into a small church for the first time can be an act of great vulnerability.

Why Baptists Care about Burma

Shane McNary of the Baptist World Alliance explains why Baptists speak out for human rights in Burma.

Turning savings into more savings at the North Valley Baptist Church

Installing energy-efficiency upgrades can create easy savings for businesses. One of our customers, North Valley Baptist Church, proactively uses the financial savings it has received from efficien…

5 Things Church Guests Need When They Come to Your Church

What do church guests need when the come to your church? When you think about it from a broader, cultural context, it’s sort of an unusual behavior. Especially when it seems like the new studies on

Hold Onto Your Faith

Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: – 1 Timothy 1:19 No matter where you are in your faith and in your ability to manage Kingdom f…

Change Your Church: Start in the Shallows, Then Work Your Way to the Deep

Faith and fitness: Why a workout has become a reason to go to church

Faith-based fitness is on the rise, and many churches are doing more for their members' bodies, rather than focusing on their souls.

How To Embrace the God-life.

“That’s why I urge you to pray for absolutely everything, ranging from small to large. Include everything as you embrace this God-life, and you’ll get God’s everything.” Mark 11:24 MSG Jesus s…

How We Ring — First Baptist Church Decatur

God you have made my heart a wind chime Sensitive to your Spirit But make too my mind a church bell In times when I can’t hear it

Seven Ways to Lead “Unleadable” People in a Church

What is the solution to leading unleadable people?

How Silverdale Baptist Uses Video to Bring their Congregation Together

Learn how Silverdale Baptist Church is using reliable video streaming solutions to bring their congregation closer together, even as it grows.