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Cradle-to-college focus of next generation ministry
When First Baptist Church of Orange Park had a staffing gap to fill with the departure of their student minister, church leaders sought to look at a new model that […]
May 6, 2016
Vanita Baldwin turns 90, her legacy to continue
For four decades Vanita Baldwin has inspired Florida Baptist women and men to pray for and support Southern Baptists’ worldwide missions, first as WMU Executive Director for Florida Baptist […]
May 5, 2016
First Bonifay embraces needs of displaced children
Shelly and Carole Chandler looked at their soon-to-be empty nester home and heard God speak. “He moved our hearts,” said Shelly Chandler, to see they could fill their house once […]
April 20, 2016
New York Yankees call Ken Whitten ‘mentor’
Ken Whitten used to dream of playing professional baseball. But even though God closed that door following Whitten’s college pitching career nearly 40 years ago at Eastern Illinois University, He […]
April 18, 2016
Church Wraps Loving Arms Around Community
Each February, the primarily senior adult congregation of Lake Shore Baptist Church in Jacksonville dedicates a week to wrapping loving arms around their Westside community. Anchored by the Florida Baptist […]
March 29, 2016
Clearwater’s Calvary Church celebrates 150 years of faithfulness
Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater honored its past while casting a mission and ministry vision for the future as the congregation celebrated its 150th anniversary March 5-6. “Founded in 1866, […]
March 18, 2016
Church by the Glades baptizes 470 new believers
When Pastor David Hughes was called in 1998 to lead Church by the Glades in Coral Springs, 470 was the average weekly attendance. Now almost 18 years later, in just one weekend, […]
March 3, 2016
Sending churches share Kingdom vision
Lakeland’s Fuel Church planted two churches simultaneously in the city where 300,000 people reside in its surrounding communities, most of whom lack faith in Jesus Christ as Savior. North East […]
March 3, 2016
Sarasota Church Loves on its Community
Wearing bright blue t-shirts proclaiming “I love Sarasota,” nearly 500 Sarasota Baptist Church members–from toddlers to octogenarians–fanned out across the county to shower their community with the love of Christ […]
February 10, 2016
Pastors tell why they are increasing CP gifts
As Florida Baptists send more money to reach the nations through the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program (CP), pastors across the state, in turn, are leading their churches to increase […]
February 2, 2016
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