Archive | April, 2009

A Small Church Blessed Me Last Night

Last night, my right hand man, Andy Wilson, drove me to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to preach at the Rye Hill Baptist Church. They have been having revival services since Sunday morning, asking different preachers to come nightly.  I had the joy of ending their services for the week.  I preached on “The Coming Global Storm.”  [...]

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Thank You, Dr. Johnny Hunt

I want to thank God for the leadership of Dr. Johnny Hunt, President of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Woodstock, Georgia, located in Metropolitan Atlanta. I have known Dr. Hunt for many years, but have become personally blessed with deeper friendship over the past few [...]

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Support the Great Commission Resurgence Document for the Southern Baptist Convention

Yesterday I talked with you about the need for change in the Southern Baptist Convention. While I talked through this document last week with our Southern Baptist Convention President, Johnny Hunt, and a few other leaders, I did not know its release would be this week. Interestingly, it was the same day I blogged [...]

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Change Must Happen in the Southern Baptist Convention

Our church is a part of the Southern Baptist Convention, a convention of some 45,000 churches nationwide. Additionally, through financial cooperation, we help support two mission boards with a missionary force worldwide of 10,500 missionaries, six different seminaries, and we also assist in having representation in Washington D. C. Beyond that, we have the [...]

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A Wrap Up

Jeana and I returned last night into Northwest Arkansas just before 10:00 p.m. We had been in Colorado Springs, Colorado for the annual conference for pastors and wives, called, “Mega-Metro”. This conference is for Southern Baptist pastors who’s churches average 2000 or more in Sunday attendance.
Let me give you a few wrap-up observations about the [...]

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Colorado Springs Conference

Each year, Jeana and I attend the Mega-Metro for Pastors and their wives. This experience is for pastors and their spouses of Southern Baptist Churches that average 2000 people or more on Sunday. We have developed some great relationships through the years.
Colorado Springs is one beautiful setting. It has provided a super opportunity for us [...]

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Town Hall for Hope Meeting with Dave Ramsey

In just two days, we will be hosting an event for thousands across Northwest Arkansas and millions around the nation. Dave Ramsey will be speaking via satellite in venues all across the country, and we will be hosts in our area at both of our campuses.
Dave Ramsey is a personal money management expert, an extremely popular national [...]

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100 Child Orphanage Dedicated Yesterday

Our church’s 100 child orphanage in Malawi, Africa, was dedicated yesterday. We interviewed our Global Missions Pastor, Doug Sarver, live from Malawi, just hours after the official dedication. The excitement in Doug’s voice transferred into the hearts of our people successfully.
Our church, in partnership with the Bigger than Life Foundation, has been able to pull [...]

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Thoughts on “The Rise and Fall of Christian America”

On November 13, NEWSWEEK magazine published an article on “The Rise and Fall of Christian America.” Dr. Jeff Crawford interviewed me today for 40 minutes on several issues and this was one of them.  Dr. Crawford is the pastor of the Grand Family Church in Fort Smith.
Just yesterday morning, our own Dr. Scott Kaufman [...]

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Nick and Meredith are Having Another Baby!

Right beside my blog today is a picture from Easter Sunday with our only granddaughter, Reese Caroline. She is Nick and Meredith’s only child. Is she not precious? What a beautiful little sweetie.
Things will change in their lives and ours as Meredith is due with another child on November 16. They are thrilled as [...]

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