by Bill Elliff | Jul 2, 2020 | Church Leadership, Featured
One of the great mysteries of God is that He meets with us. This has happened since the beginning of time, as God walked with Adam and Eve in the cool of the day in the Garden He had created for them. Until they chose to go their own way, they enjoyed unhindered,...
by Donna Avant | Jun 26, 2020 | Featured, Say Yes to God
Really, what can I do? I’m just a sixty-year-old white woman feeling inadequate to change anything in our world. My emotions these past months have ranged from extreme sadness to anger to utter hopelessness. What can I do? I’m a fixer. I may have written a Bible...
by John Avant | Jun 26, 2020 | Featured, Humility, Presidents Column
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 | Featured, 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 Bill Elliff | Jun 19, 2020 | Featured, Humility, Repentance
The last months have been filled with countless opinions of how we should view and respond to our national (and international) tragedy. Health and government officials have interpreted for us the nature of the problem and the potential solutions. We have been fixated...
by Bill Elliff | Jun 18, 2020 | Church Leadership, Featured
We are most often the central subject of our thoughts and conversation. This preoccupation indicates a self-observed life, which is our greatest problem. Worried about what people think of who we are, what we look like, and what we’ve done, we unconsciously place the...
by Bill Elliff | Jun 9, 2020 | Church Leadership, Featured
Who is the smartest person in the world? Regardless of the list you would compile, no one would come close to a 30-year-old Hebrew slave named Joseph. But it is vital to understand the source of Joseph’s wisdom and knowledge. A Worldwide Crisis Genesis 41 records the...
by John Avant | Jun 3, 2020 | Church Leadership, Featured, God's Kingdom First, Presidents Column, Say Yes 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, Featured, God's Kingdom First, Presidents Column, Say Yes 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...
by Life Action | May 31, 2020 | Prayer Calendar
Thanks for praying for Life Action during the month of June. Below you will find specific ways you can pray for us this month. LAM Prayer Calendar June 2020
