Compassion without Compromise Book Review
In a sense, I read this book by accident. It was the title of a chapter of another book that I am reading with some friends. I got confused and thought we were reading this book, so I bought it and
Partnering with Local Churches to Train and Send Missionaries Worldwide
In a sense, I read this book by accident. It was the title of a chapter of another book that I am reading with some friends. I got confused and thought we were reading this book, so I bought it and
Tomorrow, we start our missions weekend at Downham Baptist Church. We will have services Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday morning and afternoon. The purpose of the weekend is to challenge our church to get more involved in missions.
If you look up the word “church” in the dictionary, you will find the first definition will say something like this: “a building for public and especially Christian worship.” That may be what many people mean by church and that may
We began the month of April with a trip to Northern Ireland. Several individuals from various parts of the UK and Ireland came together with us to share the gospel in the city of Derry/Londonderry. God is really using Pastor
Introduction Baptism is one of two church ordinances. “An ordinances is different from a ‘sacrament’ (though a synonym in the dictionary) in that it ‘does not incorporate the idea of conveying grace but only the idea of a symbol.’
TRIP TO NORTHERN IRELAND We had a great trip to Northern Ireland last week. We had many good conversations during the outreach, and we met up with several friends we have there. I believe that the folks of Northwest Baptist
The Bible’s Most Important Theme One of the most important themes of the entire Bible is the doctrine (teaching) about salvation. Just three chapters into the Bible, men and women are in need of a Saviour to deliver them from
On Friday, we had a great time at youth club, with Victoria Young from Bethesda sharing her testimony of salvation. It was a very encouraging to hear how God has been working in her life and how she is standing
I am glad that the Bible does not end with the lake of fire. It ends on a happy note. It ends with heaven and the New Jerusalem.It ends with a warning about the lake of fire, but it also ends with
Downham Baptist Church is continuing to move forward. We are really building up toward our official organisation and constitution services taking place September 16-17th. We are excited that our pastor, Austin Gardner, and a group from our sending church, Vision