Aug 13, 2010 | Encouraging Words
I was in the Bahamas about a month ago to meet with several pastors there regarding affiliating with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Florida. A couple of weeks prior to my visit, Bob Mulkey, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Port Orange, had been there for a...
Jun 15, 2010 | Encouraging Words
When I was four years old, my family moved from Atlanta, Georgia, after my dad finished Georgia Tech, to Columbia, South Carolina, where he began his first engineering job. My parents had been raised in Baptist churches and when they arrived in Columbia, they begin...
May 15, 2010 | +Pam Durso, Community, Encouraging Words, Preaching
In the beginning, there were T-Shirts—bright aqua-colored T-Shirts that read “This Is What a Preacher Looks Like.” In 2008, Baptist Women in Ministry produced and distributed the T-Shirts during the celebration of the organization’s twenty-fifth anniversary, and I...
May 12, 2010 | +Pam Durso, Encouraging Words
The month of May seems to be a time for blessing. Central Baptist Theological Seminary had a Graduating Sisters Blessing Ceremony on May 4, during which the women graduates were affirmed and encouraged. What a wonderful gift! I love this photo from the ceremony of...
May 3, 2010 | +Pam Durso, Encouraging Words
Last week I had the opportunity to speak to a gathering of Baptist moderate leaders. The focus of my presentation was on the challenges we as moderate Baptists face as we move into our future. One challenge I addressed is the question: “What do we say to our Baptist...
Apr 27, 2010 | Being a Minister, Encouraging Words
In the breaking of bread, we acknowledge our presence together at the table. We share a meal of life’s staff. We look into each others’ eyes and watch each others’ hands. We take and receive. Through the 2010 Festival, we took and ate. We were given bread for the...
