If your church is in a neighborhood, reach out to the neighbors! That’s what energizes Norwood Baptist Church in Warwick, Rhode Island, which lacks a highly visible location. Neighborliness has paid off says pastor George Barclay, whose multi-generational congregation mirrors its context and is enjoying solid growth in discipleship, spirituality, and fellowship. In this interview [...]

It’s one of the most common problems churches face: how to interest, welcome, and incorporate younger people into their fellowship. Yet there are a lot of older congregations who’ve been able to ‘grow younger.’ American Baptist Pastor Steve Youd’s First Baptist Church of Hansen, MA is one of them. During his 13 year tenure he’s [...]

‘Where Faith Meets Fun,’ is the tagline used at First Baptist Church in Hanson, Massachusetts. It’s what pastor Steve Youd calls ‘side door evangelism,’ and the cruises, trips, and vacations this congregation enjoys has paid off in forming a faithful, close knit congregation. In Steve’s 14 years as pastor he’s seen the Lord turn a [...]

Contemplative Prayer at a Baptist Church? Sure, it’s something Rick Qualls did not learn at seminary but has transformed his ministry. Rick is a small town pastor with deep desire to know the Lord more fully, and contemplative prayer is just one practice that has helped both him and his First Baptist Church. Rick is [...]