Leadership
November 3, 2016|by Pastor J.D.Plumb Line #7: The Local Church Is God’s “Plan A”
I’ve never been with someone on the last night of their life when they knew...
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October 6, 2016|by Pastor J.D.Four Myths Christians Believe About Politics
Back in February, we at the Summit hosted a forum addressing the interaction between the...
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June 22, 2016|by Chris PappalardoHow Pastor J.D. Reads a Book
Years ago (in 1940, to be exact), Mortimer Adler wrote a classic book with a...
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June 20, 2016|by Pastor J.D.Big Moments from St. Louis & SBC 2016
Every year, the SBC annual meeting produces a number of "moments" that stick in people's...
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June 17, 2016|by Pastor J.D.W4YS (Wisdom For Your Summer): Best Books of 2016
If you're looking for some summer reading (and you should be), here is my list...
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June 15, 2016|by Pastor J.D.Why I Am Voting for Steve Gaines as President of the SBC
Yesterday the messengers of the Southern Baptist Convention voted for president of the SBC. And...
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June 10, 2016|by Pastor J.D.Meet Me in St. Louis! #SBC2016
In a little over a day, I’ll be headed to St. Louis for this year’s...
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June 8, 2016|by Pastor J.D.Lottie Moon – A Cause for Celebration & A Call to Action
This week, the International Mission Board announced that the 2015 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering (the...
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Leadership
June 7, 2016|by Pastor J.D.How Can We Reverse Our Downward Trend of Baptisms?
Just today, the SBC’s Annual Church Profile (ACP) was released, and many of the statistics...
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Culture, Leadership
June 1, 2016|by Pastor J.D.Brother Bill & 43 Years of Faithfulness
A couple weeks ago, Bill Ricketts announced his retirement from Prince Avenue Baptist Church (PABC)...
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