Aug 12, 2015 | Weekly Words
My first mentor in ministry was Ron Rice, missions pastor at First Baptist Church Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I was an eager college student helping out with an inner-city ministry. It was the sixties and I was full of ideas and ideals. Ron was a seasoned veteran...
Aug 11, 2015 | Tuesday Prayers
A Prayer for Teachers May the new pocket charts, smart boards, and colorful folders, May the desk decor and colored pens brighten every corner. It’s the little things, O Lord. May the students be awake and energetic to the exact degree that the teacher is awake and...
Aug 10, 2015 | A Monday Devotional
“O Lord, God of my salvation, when, at night, I cry out in your presence, let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.” -Psalm 88:1-2, NRSV I was raised as a petticoat-and-patent-leather little girl in the deep South. Sundays were for looking...
Aug 7, 2015 | +This is What a Minister Looks Like
Every Friday, Baptist Women in Ministry introduces an amazing minister, and today we are pleased to introduce Jessica Asbell. Jessica, tell us about your current ministry role. I am the minister to children at First Baptist Church in Roswell, Georgia. Although my...
Aug 6, 2015 | Weekly Words
“May our preaching swirl with the dust of the earth, invoke the ruah of God, and create new things.” – Kyndall Rae Rothaus These beautifully poetic words in the preface of Preacher Breath begin Kyndall Rae Rothaus’s gift to us. Preacher Breath...
