Mar 30, 2016 | Weekly Words
Did you hear it? Maybe not . . . after all there was already a generous crack in the mold that shaped The Memorial Baptist Church in Greenville, North Carolina. But that sound was the mold breaking as we ordained the first woman into the gospel ministry in our...
Mar 28, 2016 | A Monday Devotional
Acts 5:27-32 Psalm 118:14-29 Rev. 1:4-8 John 20:19-31 “… you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching…” (Acts 5:28b) For those who have witnessed the resurrection, the story demands to be told. It calls out on the street corners. It falls like...
Mar 25, 2016 | +This is What a Minister Looks Like
Every Friday, Baptist Women in Ministry introduces a fabulous minister, and today we are pleased to introduce Tamiko Jones. Tamiko, tell us about your ministry? I currently serve on full-time staff at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mansfield, Texas, as the minister of...
Mar 23, 2016 | Weekly Words
My five-year-old son still asks to go back and visit occasionally. When we drive by a neighborhood church, his view from the back seat will catch a glimpse of an Episcopal church. No, we didn’t change denominations. He remembers when a dream and lots of prayers led a...
Mar 21, 2016 | A Monday Devotional
Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2 14-24 1 Cor. 15:19-26 John 20:1-18 “We are witnesses to all that he did…” (Acts 10:39) As pastors and preachers prepare for the coming Easter Sunday, most of them will (rightfully!) spend their time in the garden, at the...