by John Avant | Jun 26, 2020 | Humility, Presidents Column, Six Responses to God
Twenty-five years ago, I was part of a movement that has come to be known as the Brownwood Revival. It started at Coggin Avenue Baptist Church and Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, and then spread across America, deeply affecting over 100 college campuses....
by John Avant | Jun 24, 2020 | Presidents Column, Say Yes to God
Have you noticed how many people are posting on social media things like, “Can we just fast-forward to 2021?” I get that feeling, and I’ll bet you do too. But actually, it runs contrary to God’s way of thinking and working in the world. We know that for those who love...
by John Avant | Jun 3, 2020 | Church Leadership, God's Kingdom First, Presidents Column, Say Yes to God, Six Responses to God
In 1996 I began to pastor New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Georgia. The population around our church was significantly black, but our church was not. I embarked on a journey to see that change. It was not an easy task. As our church became more diverse, I...
by John Avant | Jun 1, 2020 | Church Leadership, God's Kingdom First, Presidents Column, Say Yes to God, Six Responses to God
Revival must change our hearts AND our actions. A global pandemic … racism, hatred, killing … our nation on fire … We don’t really need churches to reopen. We need them to restart—different than they used to be. Not divided and dominated by our theological wrangling...
