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Preaching Helps
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Pastor Search Committee Helps
Online Educational Program
Denominational Relations Committee
Creative
Ministries in Local Churches
Stewardship |
Sunday School Lessons
Baptist Heritage Week
Children's Material
Creation Care
Deacon Ministry
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Wednesday Night Programs
Writing Local Church History
Church Anniversaries
Baptist Polity
Postmodernism
Other Resources |
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Special:
Baptist
Heritage and the 21st Century (A Series of 12 Articles) |
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Preaching Helps / Sermon Ideas |
The Craft and Art of Preaching and Writing Baptist
History (Baptist History and Heritage Society)
Proclaiming the Baptist
Vision (Includes volumes on The Bible, The Church, The Priesthood
of all Believers,
Baptism and the Lord's Supper, and
Religious Liberty)
Sample Sermons that Proclaim Baptist Heritage (The Center for Baptist
Studies)
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Pastor
Search Committee Helps |
Ten Commandments for Pastor Search Committees (Walter B.
Shurden)
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Sunday
School Lessons and Illustrations |
The Baptist Style for a New Century (A Pamphlet Series)
"Why be Baptist?" (Rick
McClatchy and Bruce Prescott)
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Baptist Heritage Week |
"Baptists on Religious Liberty and the Separation of Church and
State" (Walter B. Shurden)
"Baptist Beginnings" (Leon McBeth)
"Baptists and Their Theology" (Fisher Humphreys)
"Priesthood of All Believers" (Carolyn Blevins)
Selected Historical Documents (Compiled by The Center for
Baptist Studies)
Defending the
Baptist Heritage of Separation of Church and State (Baptist
Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
"Bytes" of Baptist History by Robert Richardson:
John Leland: Pious Preacher and Religious Libertarian
13 Killed in Riots Over Public School Bible Reading
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Denominational
Relations Committee |
"An Analysis of the Baptist Faith & Message 2000" (Russell H.
Dilday)
"An Unconscionable Confession: The Baptist Faith & Message 2000"
(Bruce Prescott)
"How the SBC Has Changed" (Bruce Prescott)
"Reconfigurations in Baptist Life" (Bruce Prescott)
"A Crisis of Conscience" (Bruce Prescott)
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Creative Ministries in Local Churches |
Common Sense College Ministry (Rhonda Giles, First Baptist
Church, Blowing Rock, North Carolina)
Health Ministries (Lee McGlone, First Baptist Church, Sioux
Falls, South Dakota)
The Parchment Club
(Rick Wilson, First Baptist Church of Christ, Macon, Georgia)
Partnering With Non-Profit Organizations (Dennis Plourde, First
Baptist Church, Los Angeles, California)
Partners in Peacemaking (Stephen Jones, First Baptist Church,
Seattle, Washington)
Samaritan Ministry (Wayne Smith, Central Baptist Church of
Bearden, Knoxville, Tennessee)
Stephen Ministry (Timothy Bonney, First Baptist Church, Des
Moines, Iowa)
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Stewardship |
Stewardship Sermons
My Gift Makes
a Difference by Keith Herron
Press On by Paul Larson
Radical Generosity by Steve Ross
Stewardship
is Surrender by Doug Dortch
Stewardship
is Priority by Doug Dortch
Stewardship
is Investment by Doug Dortch
Stewardship
is Sacrifice by Doug Dortch
The Thankful Return by Sarah Shelton
Open
and Laid Bare by Sarah Shelton
All She Had by Sarah Shelton
What Are You Willing to Give? by Sarah Shelton
Opening the Packages: Stewardship by Joe Kutter
Opening the Packages: Companions by Joe Kutter
Opening the Packages: Church by Joe Kutter
Opening the Packages: Cash by Joe Kutter
Opening the Packages: Creation by Joe Kutter
Stewardship Essays
Putting
in a Nickel by Marion Aldridge
Stewardship Links
Stewardship Resources -- from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Stewardship Resources -- from American Baptist Churches-USA
Centered for Life -- discover your calling "through assessment,
learning, and community"
Generous Giving -- "experience the joy of giving and embrace a
lifestyle of generosity"
More Than Money -- "information, ideas, and inspiration about
how to live more meaningful lives"
Stewardship in the 21st Century -- resources from Luther
Seminary
Ecumenical Stewardship Center - "A Network for Growing Stewards"
Center for Christian Stewardship - providing resources to
"encourage generous giving in congregations and individuals"
Stewardship of Life Institute - "Living every moment with
awareness of God's abundant generosity."
Simple Living - "Equipping people of faith to challenge
consumerism, live justly and celebrate responsibly."
Stewardship Sunday School Lessons, First Baptist Church,
Macon, GA
The Stewardship Committee of the First Baptist Church of Christ of
Macon, GA, developed the following two series of Sunday School
lessons as a curriculum for all adult Sunday School classes for 2005
and 2006. The writers of the lessons are all members of the church,
which added a distinct plus to the lessons.
2005: Theme: "Where Your Treasure is . . . "The First Baptist Church
of Christ." The five lessons address the issues of the stewardship
of (1)
time,
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talents, (3)
treasure, (4)
presence, and (5) the
church
budget for 2005. Note: the documents are in Microsoft
Word format.
2006: Theme: "A Gift Too Good To Keep." The five lessons address the
issues of stewardship in the church related to (1) music and
worship, (2) missions and evangelism, (3) Christian education, (4)
administration, (5) Sacred Space. The lessons were edited by Darrell
Pursiful.
A
Gift Too Good to Keep - A Series of Five Stewardship Lessons by
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Postmodernism / Emergent
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The Next Wave -- website devoted to examining, understanding the
postmodern church; excellent articles
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Children's Materials |
Heritage Seekers is a magazine designed to teach Baptist
heritage to children. The publication includes a family guide with
each issue. Each issue features a different historical figure
and important principle or theme. A year subscription (four issues)
is $20. Multiple copies for church groups can be ordered at $150 for
a set of 10 subscriptions.
Go to the website or call 804-289-8434. (Published by
the Center for Baptist Heritage & Studies)
We Are Baptists: Studies for Older Elementary Children (Judson Press)
We Are Baptists: Studies for Youth (Judson Press)
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Creation Care |
Baptist General Convention of Texas Creation Care Resources
An Awakening to Creation Care -- Kathy Myers, First Baptist
Church of Christ, Macon, GA
Eco-Justice Programs -- National Council of Churches of Christ
"The Care
and Keeping of God's Body" - an Earth Day sermon by Keith Herron
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Deacon Ministries |
Deacon Ministry Newsletter -- Baptist State Convention of North
Carolina
Georgia Churches with Women Deacons -- compiled by the GA
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
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Wednesday
Night Programs |
The Baptist Identity: Four Fragile Freedoms (Walter B.
Shurden)
Four Fragile Freedoms Leader's Guide (Thomas Beers, Judson
Press, PDF format)
Four Fragile Freedoms Study Guide (Terry R. Hamrick, Smyth &
Helwys)
The Baptist Style for a New Century (A Pamphlet Series)
"The Importance of Preserving the Baptist Heritage" (Walter B.
Shurden)
"Calvinism and the Bible" (Fisher Humphreys)
"Calvinism and Traditional Baptist Theology"
(Fisher Humphreys)
"Preserving the Legacy" (J. Brent Walker)
Current Religious
Liberty Issues (Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs)
"Perspectives on Women in Baptist Life" (Leon McBeth)
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Baptist Polity |
The
Authority of a Baptist Association (Walter B. Shurden)
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Writing Local Church History |
Baptist History and Heritage Society
Church Archives and Records Articles (Southern Baptist
Historical Library & Archives)
Texas Baptist Historical Collection (Baptist General Convention
of Texas)
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Good History Begins in Small Churches
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Guide for Church History Writers
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How to Prepare an Oral History
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How to Start a Church Archives
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How to Write a Church History
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Procedure in Writing the History of a Baptist Church
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Suggestions for a Church History Committee
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Church Anniversaries |
How to Observe Church Anniversaries (Texas Baptist Historical
Collection)
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Other Resources |
Church and Synagogue Library Association -- excellent resource
for starting and maintaining church libraries
Sabbatical Policies --
Baptist General Conference of Canada,
Baptist Union of Western Canada
Roger Williams Heritage Archives -- Historical Baptist book
collection on CD-ROM
Dramatic Distinctives -- An opportunity for your church to see
and hear Baptist History
Ecumenism -- A lesson in learning from other denominations (see
page 2)
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