Running in a Storm
“But Jonah ran away from the Lord . . . Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose” (Jonah 1:3-4, NIV). It’s 3 a.m. and I’m awakened by the sound of rain pelting against the bedroom windows. The thunder is so close it shakes the house. In […]
Jailhouse Joy
Excerpt from a new book by Terry Long to be published this summer entitled When the Fire Falls: 10 Characteristics of Genuine Revival. Terry serves as a state missionary in the Evangelism Office and as director of missions for the Choctaw Baptist Association. Scripture references are from the New King James Version (NKJV). The Bible talks a […]
Opening Day and Easter Sunday
Early Wynn pitched 23 seasons in the majors. He said this about opening day: “An opener is not like any other game. There’s that little extra excitement, a faster beating of the heart. You have that anxiety to get off to a good start. You know that when you win the first one, you can’t […]
Darryl Strawberry – Sharing Hope Conference 2021
Transcript: All right. Thank you. Man, it’s so good to be here with you guys and get out of the cold St. Louis freezing cold snow, put on a pair of shoes for real, not having to wear boots. Thank you, Daniel, Terry, thank you, James and your lovely wife. Stand up James and your […]
Mac Brunson – Sharing Hope Conference 2021
Transcript: Well, let me welcome you baptists to Valleydale Church. We’re glad you’re here. We’re honored to host the Alabama State Convention, or the Evangelistic Conference, I’m sorry. We’re glad you’re here. This has been a conference that over the years, I’ve been so honored that you have invited me to speak at the Evangelism […]
Who’s Your One Online Training
Video Transcript: Daniel Wilson, State Missionary – Thank you for joining us. I believe this is our first-ever virtual online training as an office of evangelism. So thank you for being a part of this Who’s Your One training. I wanna begin by introducing who our team is and again, my name is Daniel Wilson. […]
Resurrection Sunday Evangelism Ideas
Resurrection Sunday 2020 Evangelism Ideas: 1. Invite an unsaved/unchurched family member, friend, or neighbor to watch the live stream of your church this Sunday. Many will accept your invitation to watch on-line who would not attend in person. 2. Introduce all of your social media contacts to Jesus by recording a short video of your […]
J.D. Greear: Why Baptism Sunday?
For several years now, I have been greatly burdened by the declining number of baptisms across the Southern Baptist Convention. I believe the baptism numbers serve as one of the best indicators of evangelism in our churches. Jesus came to seek and to save the lost, and that means that proclaiming the Gospel is the […]
Jesus Proclaimed During Crossover Visitation
Terry Long says it was two flat tires that led to one big miracle June 8 during Crossover Birmingham. Long, who serves as associational missions director for Choctaw Baptist Association, and Roy and Becky Adkins, members of First Baptist Church, Oak Grove, in Adger, had just knocked on their second door and gotten no answer […]
Evangelism requires power of Holy Spirit
Kie Bowman said the report was one he thought he’d never see. “I had to look twice to make sure it wasn’t click bait,” he said. But it wasn’t. It was a Barna report with this statistic — 47 percent of young adult Christians in America now believe it’s wrong to evangelize. But 94 percent […]