I’ll never forget who asked me. My friend Kim asked me while we were driving to youth group, “Are you ever going to get saved?” I didn’t that night. But later that year, I did. My Pastor asked me one Sunday morning, “Will you teach the jr. high boy’s Sunday school class?” I was terrified, but I said yes. My … Read More
This South Carolina Church Should Be Treated the Same as Other Groups
The Town of Edisto Beach in South Carolina is standing its ground. The problem is that the ground on which it is standing is unconstitutional. Edisto Beach officials have blocked a local church, Redeemer Fellowship of Edisto Island, from renting space in the community civic center on the same terms as other groups. Redeemer Fellowship had rented space at the … Read More
Montana engages in its first Crossover outreach
HELENA, Mont. (BP) — Twenty-nine people from across Montana stayed an extra day after the 2018 annual meeting of the Montana Southern Baptist Convention to participate in the convention’s first-ever Crossover evangelistic initiative. The 29 messengers from the annual meeting assisted four of Helena’s Southern Baptist churches Oct. 6 by joining in door-to-door Gospel conversations, canvassing neighborhoods and distributing flyers … Read More
Beating evangelism paralysis
There’s something about pastoring a church that causes us to stay in perpetual research mode. Maybe it’s our seminary training. Maybe it’s the stats and facts we live in daily. Who knows? What I have noticed is that many pastors suffer from “analysis paralysis.” What’s that? Wikipedia gives a great definition: Analysis paralysis is the state of over-analyzing (or over-thinking) … Read More
Emmanuel En Español
Online www.myemmanuel.net Contact 406-652-3161 [email protected] Address 328 South Shiloh Road Billings, MT 59106
Lets Go, Montana
I’m looking forward to Refresh 2018 in Helena. Next week, we will come together to celebrate God’s work among us. It’s hard to believe that I’m already about to complete my second year as Executive Director of our Convention. It has been fantastic serving the Lord with you and serving you and your churches. I feel like I have gotten … Read More
Church Planting Priority: Great Falls
As we continue our articles highlighting priorities of locations for new church plants, this month we focus on the city of Great Falls. Let’s begin with a few quick facts about the Montana city. Great Falls is: A first-class Montana city that was founded in 1884 and incorporated in 1888 The county seat of Cascade County The third largest city … Read More
A Collective Mission
The birth of the church in Antioch is found in Acts 11. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, men from Cyprus and Cyrene went to Antioch where they shared the Gospel with Greeks and a great number believed. When this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to check it out. The grace of God was evident … Read More
Get Real West 2018
Young people are making a difference in our culture…some for good, some not. That’s why I hope you’ll invest in the youth in your church and community by bringing them to Get Real West, November 9-10 at Crosspoint Community Church in Missoula. Our youth are under assault from the forces of darkness at a younger age than ever before. They’re … Read More