More than 500 women converged on LifeWay Nov. 11-13 for the Women’s Ministry National Leadership Training Forum. They came from across the country bringing with them a passion for serving God and their sisters in Christ. NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 500 women converged on LifeWay Nov. 11-13 for the Women’s Ministry National Leadership Training Forum. They came from across the country bringing with them a passion for serving God and their sisters in Christ. “LifeWay seeks to help equip women who are leading women’s ministries in their churches to reach and disciple women for Christ,” said Chris Adams, LifeWay’s senior lead women’s ministry specialist. “This forum and our other LifeWay sponsored women’s events, training and resources are designed to help women know Christ, grow in Christ and find their place of serving in His Kingdom.” Cleaning spiritual closets Jennifer Rothschild spoke to the “early bird” group who came in before the official beginning of the forum. She has a new LifeWay Bible study coming out in February, Me, Myself and Lies, based on her book, Self Talk, Soul Talk. Rothschild told the group that everyone has about 50,000 thoughts per day. Most are organizational, non-reactive types of thoughts … [Read more...]

Missions learning is the foundation of missions sending. That’s the conviction of the North American Mission Board’s Mission Education Team as they seek to help every church create missions-learning opportunities for its members. ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – Missions learning is the foundation of missions sending. That’s the conviction of the North American Mission Board’s Mission Education Team as they seek to help every church create missions-learning opportunities for its members. “People don’t typically respond to what they don’t know about,” said Jim Burton, Missions Education Team leader at the North American Mission Board (NAMB). “We believe the missions challenge is as compelling as ever.” Fresh off the celebration of 100 years of missions heritage through the ministry of Royal Ambassadors, Mission Education is expanding at NAMB. One of NAMB’s nine major ministry assignments, Mission Education is exploring and developing new avenues for missions learning in Southern Baptist churches. Whether through online delivery of drop-in mission education (DIME) or creation of state convention customized Kids4Christ Around the World, NAMB Mission Education is pushing back the boundaries of traditional missions learning. The … [Read more...]

On a crisp October day in London’s Trafalgar Square, the solemn marble monuments of Great Britain’s former empire gaze upon a curious scene: LONDON (BP) – On a crisp October day in London’s Trafalgar Square, the solemn marble monuments of Great Britain’s former empire gaze upon a curious scene: It’s “Simcha on the Square,” a celebration of 350 years of Jewish life in London. Thousands gather -- and not just English Jews and gentiles eager to enjoy some kosher food and traditional music. The crowd includes people of nearly every conceivable appearance and background: turban-wearing Sikhs, Indians, Chinese, Africans, Rastafarians, hipsters, bikers. They dance or tap their toes to the beat of performances by “the Jewish Elvis” and “K-Groove,” a Klezmer-reggae-jazz band. Multicultural bliss, at least for an afternoon. Welcome to the new London. Bowler-hat London no longer exists. Nor does the London of Shakespeare, of Charles Dickens or even the 20th-century London of the Beatles. Sure, millions of tourists still visit the great sites of the old city. They still ride the double-decker red buses and flock to watch the queen and the changing of the guard. But London is no longer really an English city; it is a world city. … [Read more...]