The Strength of BBFI is Missions

by | May 4, 2016 | Church

I love missions and missionaries! I understand, to a degree, what they do and why they do it. Before I went to BBC, I asked my pastor, Marty Lewis, what should be my major. I did not know what God wanted me to be. His advice: Take Missions. If God calls you to be a...

ALL IN – 2016 BBFI Fellowship Meeting

by | May 4, 2016 | Church

The theme for the week of the May 2016 Fellowship Meeting of the Baptist Bible Fellowship is ALL IN. It was held at Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri. The links below are notes from some of the sessions I attended. Monday Night Service: Rediscovering the...

Three Pastors Being REAL About Ministry

by | May 4, 2016 | Church

Pastors & Preachers are a unique group of people. Be very careful when you let them tell you what ministry is really like. Mark Millioni, President of Baptist Bible College, invited three pastors to be real, honest, and encouraging to other pastors. I was in the...

Buy Gold – Church Growth

by | May 3, 2016 | Church

‘All In’ means totally committed. It’s actually a poker term and indicates all the chips are gambled on one hand. There are only two reasons to go ‘all in’. Either you have a great hand or you are desperate. We have both. Jesus left us...

Rediscovering the Power of the Gospel

by | May 2, 2016 | Church

One of the heartaches and tragedies of churches and Christians is the fighting among ourselves. Somehow, division has become part of the DNA of Baptists, especially independent Baptists. Yet, division tends to stunt growth. We discover in Galatians 2:1-16 that...