Hey, I Didn't Sign Up to Home School!

Our hats go off to parents who have the education, commitment, and/or courage to teach their children at home. I know one mom who has eight children she is homeschooling! However, we’re not all cut out of the same cloth, nor do we feel equipped to teach our children. But with Covid-19 social distancing restrictions put on us today, many parents are having to do something for which they did not sign up. Many are thrust into this responsibility, signed up or not and they are doing their best. The leadership of Grace Baptist Church wanted to help those parents... →

Apr 10, 2020

Covid-19: Where is God? Is Evangelism on Hold? How We Can Help? Where is God During the Covid-19 Crisis?

God is right where He always is: “God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne.” He has not left; He has not forgotten us. We can still say with the prophet who wrote 2700 years ago, “The Lord is good... →

Mar 30, 2020

The E Team: Building a Core Group of Christians with "Good Shepherd" Hearts 2nd Essential for a TRULY Evangelistic Church

Buy-in and participation from a core group of members from the congregation is important. No, it’s essential! This is the pastor’s first and possibly most challenging task—identify and recruit an E-Team from the congregation, folks who have a heart for lost sheep. →

Mar 27, 2020

Filipino Police Force Being Ministered to with Good Soil Resources

Joseph Blasco and his wife Evangeline were Christian schoolteachers in the Rizal province of the Philippine when they were introduced to the Good Soil Evangelism & Discipleship training. It had an immediate impact on them, and they became actively engaged in making disciples and passing on the training to others. At their own church, Emmanuel Baptist in Taytay, they trained many of their fellow members with some incredible results... →

Mar 23, 2020

Use The Story of Hope for Personal Bible Study

Missionary Steve Deal suggests using The Story of Hope for personal devotional study. Others have used it in that way and have found it to be an enriching experience. You can order your copy now. We are shipping during the COVID 19 crisis. →

Feb 27, 2020

Evangelistic Pastor: Leading "Good Shepherd" Modeling 1st Essential for a TRULY Evangelistic Church

The pastor MUST model, lead, and drive the ministry of evangelism. It is too important to ignore or to delegate to an associate. Period. Exclamation point! Rarely, if ever, will you find a TRULY evangelistic church that is led in evangelism from the lay level up, or even from an associate staff level up. →