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Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 24:40

Pastor Joel Wayne of Chapel Pointe in Hudsonville returns to Punching Holes in the Darkness to share an update on “Be the Church.” “Be the Church” is a partnership between Chapel Pointe and the Baptist State Convention of Michigan. Joel shares with host Pastor Tim Patterson about the progress of “Be the Church” and its use of cohorts with pastors to strengthen existing churches.

Revitalize NC Podcast Episode # 5: ”Activating your church on mission” with Mark Hallock and Matt Smith

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 39:25

The “RevitalizeNC” podcast is hosted by Terry Long, strategist for church revitalization with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Each episode includes an interview with a leading expert in the field of church revitalization to offer help, hope and encouragement to pastors and ministry leaders. This fifth episode, which was recorded April 25, 2022, features Mark Hallock, Lead Pastor of Calvary Baptist in Englewood, Colorado, and Matt Smith, Pastor at Lebanon Baptist in Greensboro, NC. on the topic of activating your church on mission.

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Biblical Solutions For The Foster Care Crisis: A Discussion With Dr. Mark Smith

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 17:13

Dr. Michael Blackwell and guest Dr. Mark Smith, BCH's Foster & Adoption Church Liaison, discuss the Every Child Initiative. Listen as they explain how BCH and the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina partner with churches to reach, train, and support Christian married couples so they can provide safe and loving homes for children in need.

Buddy Champion, Pastor of FBC Trussville, President of Alabama Baptist State Convention, Interview With Dr. Chris Crain

Undivided Birmingham Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 15:44

In this episode, Dr. Chris Crain interviews Buddy Champion, pastor of First Baptist Church Trussville, and President of the Alabama Baptist State Convention. Pastor Buddy shares his thoughts about the challenges of COVID, the faithfulness of his church members who have continued to give and serve through the pandemic, and finding ways to draw those who have fallen through the cracks back into the church. Pastor Buddy believes evangelism is as important as discipleship and we should always be sharing the Gospel with others. He has served as Pastor of FBC Trussville for fifteen years and has been in ministry since 1990. He has been married to his wife Lynn for 30+ years and they have four daughters.

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E28 - Sex in the Church vs Sex in the Church

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 56:56

E28 – Sex in the Church vs Sex in the Church Announcements Show Announcements: Brad and Corrie Update Work EXPLODING again Battling through other things Next Show E29 - Corrie and Her First Lady Experience In The News Doc Jody disengaged from the Show 2nd time in our relationship he has rejected me for not agreeing with him Liberals, just like solid conservatives, are the most judgmental, meanest people I know Listener Questions/Comments JD from Only Fans Either way im disappointed, I saw the videos of u eating pussy and vice versa and it broke my heart. I thought u were straight. See i only support and give my money to straight queens, and “bi friendly” doesnt like a straight queen to me, sounds to me like ur a mentally ill faggot ?? U can snitch all u want, as long u realize that i fucking hate ur nasty faggot ass, dirty ass bitHow embarrassing Faggot ass bitch i feel sorry 4 u ????????????Never send this disgusting shit again JD And whoever that other bitch is tell her shes a mentally ill faggot too Imagine being attracted to ur own gender??? how embarrassing. Mentally ill faggot ? The Show Christians and Sex Information Statistics Adultery in vs outside of the church[i] 65% of men and 40% of women have affair by age 40 23% of pastors surveyed Statistics inside church same as outside. Ashley Madison Results[ii] In fact, a quarter of the survey participants self-identify as evangelical, making it the most common faith among the unfaithful. Many of the would-be cheaters on the site are also Protestant (about 23%) or Catholic (about 23%). The study also found that 24% of the men and 32% of the women who use Ashley Madison say they pray regularly. As for Commandment number seven, only 18% of male and 11% of female participants said they consider cheating to be a sin. According to the Pew Forum, about 26% of adults are affiliated with an evangelical church, while almost 24% consider themselves Catholic. Less than 5% identify as non-Christian, which lines up with the low percentage of Jewish, Muslim and Hindu users in the survey. Ashley Madison founder Noel Biderman told the Daily News that he expected the results to stray further from the norm, but now religion can be "crossed off the list" of factors that may drive infidelity. "You can go and pray every Sunday, or Saturday, or three times a day, and it may not make a difference in how monogamous you are," he said. The survey broke down the religious preferences of more than 63,000 affair-seeking individuals in the U.S. About 57% of the respondents were male. The average age among the men surveyed was 39, while the average age of the women was 34. Participants were asked to select their religion from a list. Here are the top 10 responses: Evangelical 25.1% Catholic 22.75% Protestant 22.7% Agnostic 2% Mormon 1.6% Muslim 1.5% Jewish 1.4% Atheist 1.4% Jehovah's Witness .5% Hindu .3% [iii] Sex in the Church - Winston 'Bello' Bell By Tony Robinson The Jamaica Observer August 20, 2006 sex in the church is a reality. Pastor power is real, church sister sex is surreal, deacons are daring, adults do adultery, and the flock do fornicate. More time. It's like this young girl who gave in to this parson then confessed to him saying, "Oh father forgive me but I have sinned twice," to which he queried, "Twice? But we only did it once." She retorted, "But aren't we going to do it again father?" In the News Catholic Church Oct 2021 Report[iv] French Clergy Reported 216,000 child sexual abuse scandals 1950-2020 Australia 4,444 child sex abuse between 1950-2010 As high as 15% of priests involved German 3,677 children between 1975-2018 Over 1670 Clergy Persons involved United States 11,000 children Hundreds of millions paid out in court settlements 300 Predator Priests Ireland 15,000 children from 1970-1990 Total 250,121 Reported Child Sexual Abuse Hillsong Church[v] Carl Lentz Covering up Child Sexual Abuse Preached Sexual Purity No kissing in 1st year No sex until marriage yet, known within the church to be a womanizer 5 month long affair with Ranin Karim 10 Sex Scandals that Rocked the Christain Church [vi] John Paulk, 2000 John Paulk, former leader of the Love Won Out conference, was also author of the autobiography “Not Afraid to Change,” his story about being delivered from homosexuality. However, in September 2000, Paulk was photographed in a Washington, D.C. gay bar flirting with male patrons. Paulk initially denied the claims, but later confessed to being in the bar, adding that he did not enter the bar for sexual pursuits. Douglas Goodman, 2004 Evangelist Douglas Goodman and his wife Erica were pastors of Victory Christian Centre, one of the largest churches in London, England, with a very popular televised ministry. After sexually assaulting four female churchgoers, Douglas Goodman was sentenced and jailed for three and a half years. VCC was closed, but after his release from prison Goodman joined his wife Erica in pastoral ministry at her newly established Victory to Victory church. Ted Haggard, 2006 Ted Haggard was the pastor of the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as well as the president of the National Association of Evangelicals from 2003-2006. In 2006, it was revealed that Haggard had been regularly visiting a male prostitute who also provided him with drugs. Haggard admitted to his solicitation and resigned as pastor of his church and as president of the NAE. In 2009, Haggard admitted to a second relationship with a male church member on CNN-TV. Paul Barnes, 2006 Paul Barnes, in his 28 years as a pastor, founded the Grace Chapel church in Douglas County, Colorado, with a few dozen people in his home basement. With time, the church's membership grew to 2,100 loyal followers. In 2006, Barnes confessed to homosexual activity and resigned. Many believe he was so forthright because of Ted Haggard's scandal, which happened at the same time in the same state. Lonnie Latham, 2006 The Southern Baptist Convention, or the SBC, is an extremely powerful movement not only amongst Southern Baptists but Baptists nationwide. In 2006, Lonnie Latham, member of the SBC Executive Committee and senior pastor of South Tulsa Baptist Church, was arrested for allegedly inviting a male undercover Oklahoma City police officer to his hotel room for sex. Latham urged people not to believe it, and was later found not guilty in a one day trial for the misdemeanor. Earl Paulk, 2007 Earl Paulk, sometimes considered the father of the religious sex scandal, has scandals (plural) that stretch over a decade. The late Earl Paulk was the founder and head pastor of Chapel Hill Harvester Church in Decatur, Georgia, from 1960 until the late 90s. During his time as pastor, a number of women from the congregation came forward claiming that they had sexual relations with Paulk, many of which were proven true. However it was the scandal involving Donnie Earl Paulk, the current senior pastor of the church and nephew of Earl Paulk, that was the most shocking of them all in. In 2007, Paulk D.E. Paulk took a court-ordered DNA test which showed that he was Earl's son, not his nephew — sadly proving Earl and his sister-in-law had had a sexual relationship. Earl Paulk, who passed away in 2009, is said to be the longtime mentor of Bishop Eddie Long. Coy Privette, 2007 Coy Privette is one of the famous Baptist ministers in the state of North Carolina, as the longtime head of the N.C. Christian Action League. In 2007, the State Bureau of Investigation and the Kannapolis Police Department charged Coy Privette with six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution. Privette, who was 74 at the time, was the Cabarrus County Commissioner and a former N.C. State Representative. Joe Barron, 2008 Before there was “Dateline: How To Catch A Predator,” there was Joe Barron — one of the 40 ministers presiding over the 26,000 members at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas. Barron, a marriage counseling pastor, was caught in the web of an internet crackdown on pedophiles when he was arrested in 2008 for solicitation of a minor. Barron made the drive from the Dallas area to Bryan, Texas, in order to allegedly engage in sexual relations with what he thought to be a 13-year-old girl he met online. The “girl” turned out to be an undercover law enforcement official. At the time of the arrest, police found found condoms, a webcam and headset in Barron's car. Tony Alamo, 2008 In September 2008, FBI agents raided the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries headquarters in a child pornography investigation, after the mayor of Fouke, Arkansas, office had received complaints from former ministry members about allegations of child abuse, sexual abuse and polygamy. In late July 2009, Alamo was convicted on ten counts of transporting young girls and boys across state lines for sexual activities and pornography. On November 13, 2009, he was sentenced to the maximum punishment of 175 years in prison. George Alan Rekers, 2010 George Alan Rekers, a far-right Christian leader was encountered and photographed at Miami International Airport returning from an extended overseas trip with a twenty-year-old gay male prostitute, known as a “rent boy.” Given Rekers' opinion on homosexuals and homosexual behavior, his decision to employ a homosexual escort as a traveling companion, stirred up a scandal. Rekers initially claimed that the escort was there to help carry luggage, but later gave a new explanation for the trip on Facebook, “I deliberately spend time with sinners with the loving goal to try to help them.” The escort claimed in subsequent interviews, that Rekers had paid him to provide nude massages daily, which included genital touching. 22 Evangelical Christian Scandals[vii] Aimee Semple McPherson, 1920s–40s One of the most famous evangelist scandals involved Canadian-born Aimee Semple McPherson in the 1920s, who allegedly had an extramarital relationship and faked her own death as a cover. She later claimed that she had been kidnapped, but a grand jury could neither prove that a kidnapping occurred, nor that she had faked it. Roberta Semple Salter, her daughter from her first marriage, became estranged from Semple McPherson and successfully sued her mother's attorney for slander during the 1930s. As a result of this she was cut out of her mother's will. Aimee Semple McPherson died in 1944 from an “accidental” overdose of barbiturates. Billy James Hargis, Early 1970s Hargis was a prolific author and radio evangelist. Hargis formed American Christian College in 1971 in order to teach fundamentalist Christian principles. However, a sex scandal erupted at the College, involving claims that Hargis had had sex with male and female students. Hargis was forced out of American Christian College's presidency as a result. Further scandals erupted when members of Hargis' youth choir, the “All American Kids”, accused Hargis of sexual misconduct as well. The college eventually closed down in the mid-1970s. Hargis denied the allegations publicly. Marjoe Gortner, Early 1970s Gortner rose to fame in the late 1940s as a child preacher, but he had simply been trained to do this by his parents and he had no personal faith. He was able to perform “miracles” and received large amounts of money in donations. After suffering a crisis of conscience, he invited a film crew to accompany him on a final preaching tour. The resulting film, Marjoe, mixes footage of revival meetings with Gortner's explanations of how evangelists manipulate their audiences. It won the 1972 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, but was never screened in the Southern United States due to fears that it would cause outrage in the Bible Belt. Jim & Tammy Bakker And Jimmy Swaggart, 1986 And 1991 Swaggart's confession where he declared to his congregation on television, “I have sinned against you, my Lord”, became an iconic image of the 1980s. In 1986, evangelist Jimmy Swaggart began on-screen attacks against fellow televangelists Marvin Gorman and Jim Bakker. He uncovered Gorman's affair with a member of Gorman's congregation, and also helped expose Bakker's infidelity (which was arranged by a colleague while on an out-of-state trip). These exposures received widespread media coverage. Gorman retaliated in kind by hiring a private investigator to uncover Swaggart's own adulterous indiscretions with a prostitute. Swaggart was subsequently forced to step down from his pulpit for a year and made a tearful televised apology in February 1988 to his congregation, saying “I have sinned against you, my Lord, and I would ask that your precious blood would wash and cleanse every stain until it is in the seas of God's forgiveness.” Swaggart was caught again by California police three years later in 1991 with another prostitute, Rosemary Garcia, who was riding with him in his car when he was stopped for driving on the wrong side of the road. When asked why she was with Swaggart, she replied, “He asked me for sex. I mean, that's why he stopped me. That's what I do. I'm a prostitute.” Peter Popoff, 1987 A self-proclaimed prophet and faith healer in the 1980s, Popoff's ministry went bankrupt in 1987 after magician and skeptic James Randi and Steve Shaw debunked his methods by showing that instead of receiving information about audience members from supernatural sources, he received it through an in-ear receiver. Morris Cerullo, 1990s A number of incidents involving California-based televangelist Morris Cerullo caused outrage in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. Cerullo's claims of faith healing were the focus of particular concern. At a London crusade in 1992, he pronounced a child cancer sufferer to be healed, yet the girl died two months later. Multiple complaints were upheld against satellite television channels transmitting Cerullo's claims of faith-healing, and a panel of doctors concluded that Cerullo's claims of miraculous healing powers could not be substantiated. Cerullo also produced fund-raising material, which was condemned as unethical by a number of religious leaders, as it implied that giving money to his organization would result in family members becoming Christians. Mike Warnke, 1991 Warnke was a popular Christian evangelist and comedian during the 1970s and 1980s. He claimed in his autobiography, The Satan Seller (1973), that he had once been deeply involved in a Satanic cult and was a Satanic priest before converting to Christianity. In 1991, Cornerstone magazine launched an investigation into Warnke's life and testimony. It investigated Warnke's life, from interviews with over one hundred personal friends and acquaintances, to his ministry's tax receipts. Its investigation turned up damaging evidence of fraud and deceit. The investigation also revealed the unflattering circumstances surrounding Warnke's multiple marriages, affairs, and divorces. Most critically, however, the investigation showed how Warnke could not possibly have done the many things he claimed to have done throughout his nine-month tenure as a Satanist, much less become a drug-addicted dealer or become a Satanic high priest. Robert Tilton, 1991 Tilton is an American televangelist who achieved notoriety in the 1980s and early 1990s through his paid television program Success-N-Life. At its peak, it aired in all 235 American TV markets. In 1991, Diane Sawyer and ABC News conducted an investigation of Tilton. The investigation, broadcast on ABC's Primetime Live on November 21, 1991, found that Tilton's ministry threw away prayer requests without reading them, keeping only the money or valuables sent to them by viewers, garnering his ministry an estimated $80 million USD a year. In the original investigation, one of Tilton's former prayer hotline operators claimed that the ministry cared little for desperate followers who called for prayer, saying that Tilton had a computer installed in July 1989 to make sure that the phone operators were off the line in seven minutes. Tilton sued ABC for libel in 1992, but the case was dismissed in 1993, and Tilton's show was off the air by October 30, 1993. V. Grant, 2003 Like Peter Popoff, Grant was investigated by James Randi regarding his faith healing claims. He was then imprisoned for tax evasion in 1996. After restarting his ministry upon release, a TV investigation found that claims of healing he made at a 2003 revival in Atlanta were false. Paul Crouch, 2004 Paul Crouch is the founder and president of the Trinity Broadcasting Network, or TBN, the world's largest evangelical Christian television network, as well as the former host of TBN's flagship variety show, Praise the Lord. In September 2004, the Los Angeles Times published a series of articles raising questions about the fundraising practices and financial transparency of TBN, as well as the allegations of a former ministry employee, Enoch Lonnie Ford, that he had a homosexual affair with Crouch during the 1990s. The Times spoke with several sources that claimed that other evangelists such as Benny Hinn, Jack Hayford, and Paul's son Matthew were aware that an affair had taken place. TBN denied the allegations, claiming that Ford's claims were part of an extortion scheme and that the Times was a “left-wing and anti-Christian newspaper” for publishing the articles. In 2005, Ford submitted to and passed a lie detector test on the ION Television program Lie Detector. Douglas Goodman, 2004 Douglas Goodman, an evangelical preacher, and his wife Erica were pastors of Victory Christian Centre in London, England. The church was one of the largest in the United Kingdom. He came into notoriety when he was jailed for three and a half years for the sexual assault of four members of his congregation in 2004. VCC was closed by the Charity Commission, but his wife Erica started a new church, Victory to Victory, in Wembley. Douglas has upon his release resumed full pastoral ministry alongside his wife Kent Hovind, 2006 Kent Hovind is an American Baptist minister and Young Earth creationist. He is most famous for creation science seminars, in which he argues for Young Earth creationism, using his self-formulated “Hovind Theory.” He has been criticized by both the mainstream scientific community and other creationists. In 2006, Hovind who also has a reputation as a tax protestor had been charged with falsely declaring bankruptcy, making threats against federal officials, filing false complaints, failing to get necessary building permits, and various tax-related charges. He was convicted of 58 federal tax offenses and related charges, for which he is currently serving a ten-year sentence.[16] Ted Haggard, 2006 Ted Haggard was the pastor of the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado and was the president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) from 2003 until November 2006. Haggard's position allowed him occasional access to President George W. Bush. In 2006 it was alleged that Haggard had been regularly visiting a male prostitute who also provided him with methamphetamine. Haggard admitted his wrongdoing and resigned as pastor of New Life church and as president of the NAE. The high-profile case was significant also because it immediately preceded the 2006 mid-term elections and may have even affected national voting patterns[citation needed]. In January 2009, Haggard admitted to a second homosexual relationship with a male church member on CNN-TV and other national media, and when asked, would not directly answer a question about his other possible homosexual relationships. Gilbert Deya, 2006 Kenyan-born Deya moved to the United Kingdom in the 1990s and started a number of churches. He claims to have supernatural powers that allow him to make infertile women become pregnant and give birth. However, police investigations in the UK and Kenya concluded that Deya and his wife were stealing Kenyan babies. Deya was arrested in London during December 2006 and as of April 2010 he is currently fighting extradition to Kenya.[20] Richard Roberts, 2007 In October 2007, televangelist Richard Roberts (son of the late televangelist Oral Roberts), was president of Oral Roberts University until his forced resignation on November 23, 2007. Roberts was named as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging improper use of university funds for political and personal purposes and improper use of university resources.[21] Earl Paulk, 2007 Earl Paulk (no relation to John Paulk) was the founder and head pastor of Chapel Hill Harvester Church in Decatur, Georgia from 1960 until the 1990s. A number of women from the congregation came forward during the 1990s claiming that Paulk had sexual relations with them. Some of these claims have subsequently been proven correct. Moreover, Donnie Earl Paulk, the current senior pastor of the church and nephew of Earl Paulk, had a court-ordered DNA test in 2007 which showed that he was Earl's son, not his nephew, which means that Earl and his sister-in-law had had a sexual relationship which led to Donnie's birth. Coy Privette, 2007 Privette is a Baptist pastor, conservative activist, and politician in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Privette was president of the Christian Action League and a prominent figure in North Carolina moral battles. In 2007, Privette resigned as president of North Carolina's Christian Action League and from the Board of Directors of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, following revelations on July 19 that he had been charged with six counts of aiding and abetting prostitution. Michael Reid, 2008 Bishop Michael Reid (born 1944) is a Christian evangelist in Essex, England and founder of Michael Reid Ministries who resigned from the role of pastor at Peniel Church in April 2008, after admitting to an eight-year extra-marital sexual relationship. The scandal was widely reported online and in UK newspapers. He has since re-developed an itinerant evangelistic ministry and has been speaking at a number of churches in the UK and overseas. Joe Barron, 2008 Joe Barron, one of the 40 ministers at Prestonwood Baptist Church, one of the largest churches in the United States with 26,000 members, was arrested on May 15, 2008 for solicitation of a minor after driving from the Dallas area to Bryan, Texas, in order to allegedly engage in sexual relations with what he thought to be a 13 year-old girl he had met online. The “girl” turned out to be an undercover law enforcement official. Todd Bentley, 2008 Canadian Todd Bentley rose to prominence as the evangelist at the Lakeland Revival in Florida, which began in April 2008. Bentley claimed that tens of thousands of people were healed at the revival, but a June 2008 investigation by ABC Nightline could not find a single confirmed case. Bentley took a short break after the program was broadcast, but returned to leading the meetings. However, in August 2008, he stepped down permanently when it was revealed he was separating from his wife, Shonnah, and was in a relationship with Jessa Hasbrook, a member of his staff. Tony Alamo, 2008 On September 20, 2008, FBI agents raided Tony Alamo Christian Ministries headquarters as part of a child pornography investigation. This investigation involved allegations of physical abuse, sexual abuse and allegations of polygamy and underage marriage. According to Terry Purvis, mayor of Fouke, Arkansas, his office has received complaints from former ministry members about allegations of child abuse, sexual abuse and polygamy since the ministry established itself in the area, and in turn, Purvis turned over information about the allegations to the FBI. Investigators at the scene plan to conduct a search of ministry headquarters and the home of Alamo and interview children present on the compound. In late July 2009, Alamo (who had a previous conviction for tax evasion in the 1990s) was convicted on ten counts of transporting minors across state lines for sexual purposes, sexual assault and other crimes. On November 13, 2009, he was sentenced to the maximum punishment of 175 years in prison. Our Experiences in Church The Way Ladies Dress Lady spreading her legs in the tent Sexually Suggestive Hymns He touched Me. oh,he touched me He touched me. Oh, he touched me. And oh, the joy that floods my soul! Something happened, and now I know! He touched and made me whole. –He Touched Me Have Thine own way, Lord, Have thine own way Have Thine own way, Lord, Have Thine own way; Thou art the Potter; I am the clay. Mould me and make me After Thy will, While I am waiting, Yielded and still. Have Thine own way, Lord, Have Thine own way; Hold o'er my being Absolute sway. Fill with Thy Spirit Till all shall see Christ only, always, Living in me. He is Coming Again, He is coming again He is coming again, He is coming again, The very same Jesus, rejected of men; He is coming again, He is coming again, With power and great glory, He is coming again! Fill Me Up God Come on, let the sound of worship be released from your lips tonight Come on, raise it now Oh, that's good y'all, raise it, raise it You provide the fire I'll provide the sacrifice You provide the spirit And I will open up inside You provide the fire I'll provide the sacrifice You provide the spirit I will open up inside Fill me up God Fill me up God Fill me up God Fill me up Fill me up God Fill me up God Fill me up God Fill me up Oh Come, All ye faithful Show Wrap EndNotes [i] https://www.todayschristianwoman.com/articles/2008/september/why-affairs-happen.html [ii] https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/survey-reveals-faiths-unfaithful-article-1.1815733 [iii] http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/html/20060819 T200000-0500_111618_OBS_SEX_IN_THE_CHURCH_.asp [iv] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/5/awful-truth-child-sex-abuse-in-the-catholic-church#:~:text=The%20Catholic%20Church%20has%20been,clergy%20between%201950%20and%202020. [v] https://nypost.com/2022/03/23/bombshell-hillsong-doc-details-carl-lentz-scandal-churchs-cover-ups/ [vi] https://www.essence.com/news/sex-scandals-christian-church-eddie-long/ [vii] http://www.back2stonewall.com/2019/07/ye-sin-22-evangelical-christian-scandals-rocked-world.html

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Every Child: An Interview with Todd Unzicker and Keith Henry

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 12:10

Dr. Michael Blackwell interviews Todd Unzicker, executive director/treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, and Baptist Children's Homes' chief operating officer Keith Henry. The three discuss how a "shared vision" is yielding positive results through the “Every Child” partnership, where BCH works with the BSCNC and NC Baptist churches to provide love and support to the 16,000 children in need of a home throughout NC. Listen to how this rapidly-growing initiative is bringing the blessings of foster and adoption ministries to children and families around the state.

Every Child: An Interview with Todd Unzicker—Part One

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 17:26

Dr. Michael Blackwell spends time with Todd Unzicker as he reflects back on his first year as executive director of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. The two discuss how local churches are partnering with the Convention and Baptist Children's Homes through the new Every Child Foster & Adoption Ministry. Blackwell and Unzicker affirm their partnership and Baptists' spirit of oneness to realize God's vision of helping provide every child in need a safe, loving home where they can hear and experience the Gospel.

'It's like a family' | NC Baptists supporting Ukrainian refugees: Friday, March 4

#WakeUpCLT To Go

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 2:04

Baptist churches across North Carolina are continuing to offer aid with more than 1 million people being displaced due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Baptists on Mission, a Cary-based agency under the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina umbrella, is sending teams of volunteers to eastern Europe to support refugees escaping the war. A six-person team is scheduled to leave for Poland on Friday, March 4, and a 12-person team is scheduled to depart for Hungary on March 7, according to the agency.Tom Beam, disaster relief coordinator for Baptists on Mission, told WCNC Charlotte the team will assess the situation over a 10-day span along with the Polish Baptist Union to see how future teams can help refugees.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/nc-baptists-churches-support-ukraine-refugees/275-9a5bed37-e67c-45a9-a18e-04879c523fc9Hickory city leaders are considering hiring outside attorneys for guidance following the collapse of two wooden arches on the City Walk pedestrian bridge last month. Hickory City Attorney John Crone told the Hickory Daily Record last week that "in all likelihood" the city would bring in outside counsel and that he was unaware of any lawsuits related to the incident, which was caught on camera. The arches, which were recently completed, collapsed during a thunderstorm in mid-February. Hickory Mayor Hank Guess said there's still no word on what caused the arches to collapse. The city announced Thursday that the arches will be removed this weekend. As a result, Highway 127, which runs under the Rudy Wright bridge, will be closed.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/hickory-bridge-collapse-update/275-34edae58-5633-4d03-b2d6-3865a9834144Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!

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Reaching Others Overseas and Here

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 29:02

On this episode of Punching Holes in the Darkness, Baptist State Convention of Michigan Executive Director, Tim Patterson talks with an international missionary who is ministering in Central Asia. This missionary who cannot be identified for security reasons shares about his ministry in a Muslim-majority country, and how the tools he uses to reach others can be used here in Michigan, too.

Alabama Baptist State Convention annual meeting takes place (+ more news)

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 18:42

Welcome to the audio digest of this week's issue of The Alabama Baptist and The Baptist Paper. Each episode features news headlines and feature stories read by TAB Media Group staff and volunteers. New episodes are released weekly on Wednesday mornings. Articles of Interest: Alabama Baptists celebrate missions efforts and adopt plans to extend reach (6:49) Beloved evangelist Hill honored with legacy award (10:52) Braves Radio host and Mississippi College grad Ben Ingram savors World Series moment (14:45) Visit TAB Media HERE Subscribe on iTunes HERE

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October 10, 2021 - The Wilderness Cry // Matthew 3

Heritage Baptist Church - Monroe, MI

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 37:31

In chapter three, Matthew tells us about one of the most interesting people in the New Testament as he paints a picture of an oddly dressed and uniquely fed voice in the wilderness. Dr. Tim Patterson of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan helps us to gain some insights into John's message and how it continues to apply to us today. -- New to Heritage? Want to get more involved? Looking for a Group or Ministry Team? Let us know at https://forms.gle/FaBJ99oqcHSdqfUB8 -- Stay Connected: Website: http://www.hbcmonroe.org Heritage Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeritageBaptistChurchMonroe

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Fill The Tank Sunday: North Carolina Baptists Break a Record - EP50

The Sent Life

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 22:32

On this week's episode of #TheSentLife:

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50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Missions from Southern Mountains to Northern Backyards

50 Stories of Transformation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 36:50

Dewey and Kathie Aiken serve as on-site missions coordinators for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, who graciously sends PA/SJ churches mission teams to assist in all kinds of ministries.

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Episode 3: The Role of Fostering in Church Revitalization with Sam Rainer

Evangelism with Johnny Hunt

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 38:08

The “RevitalizeNC” podcast is hosted by Terry Long, senior consultant for church revitalization with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Each episode includes an interview with a leading expert in the field of church revitalization to offer help, hope and encouragement to pastors and ministry leaders. This third episode that came out today (Sept 20, 2021) features Sam Rainer, President of Church Answers, the co-founder and co-owner of Rainer Publishing, and the president of Revitalize Network, discussing the role of church fostering in church revitalization.

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The Necessity of Baptism

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 13:44

Todd Unzicker is the Executive Director-Treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, and in this episode he joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Catherine Renfro to share what Southern Baptists in North Carolina are doing to lead churches to make much of Baptism Sunday on September 12, 2021.

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Episode 4: NAMB and that woman preacher thing

Bootleg Baptist

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 69:08

This week I'm joined by Pastor Eric Stewart, lead pastor of One Life church, my fellow elder, and former church planting catalyst with the North American Mission Board (NAMB) as we discuss women preachers in the SBC, what both NAMB and the Baptist State Convention of Michigan believe on this issue (we support this with documentation), and what we see that scripture as well as the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 clearly says on this subject. Before you just blow us off, hear us out, we aren't just complaining but are dealing with the principle of the matter. If we are wrong or have misrepresented anyone we are open for a discussion with any leadership in the SBC. So, give it a watch on Facebook or Youtube or check it out on all podcast feeds on Friday. Check out my church at: www.hisonelife.com Check out our abortion ministry, ONElife for Life, at www.onelifeforlife.org You can get Spurgeon books mentioned in this episode at: www.charlesspurgeonbooks.com Get Eric's book at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088N7XT6M/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_RFBG1PCEF6SJTP1ARC0R?fbclid=IwAR1oSt5n0kr8buJL3sOcIoMB8yLcJ4szqk6AZPPQO5USIYMcX9Qb7zX2qp0. Thanks to Reformed Man for the shirt! You can get yours at: www.reformedman.com

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Todd Unzicker: Mobilizing a Generation to Live On Mission

Next Gen on Mission

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 27:11

In this episode, Todd Unzicker, executive director-treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and joins Shane and Paul to provide insight on what it takes to get Next Gen students moving in ministry. Todd's also played key roles in mobilizing churches for The Who's Your One? evangelism initiative, the Go2 collegiate missions initiative and the Caring Well initiative that helps churches prevent sex abuse and care for victims.

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Todd Unzicker: Mobilizing a Generation to Live On Mission

Next Gen on Mission

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 27:11

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BCH & BSCNC: On Mission Together

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Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 16:29

Join Dr. Michael C. Blackwell as he welcomes Todd Unzicker, new Executive Director & Treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Listen as EDT Unzicker shares his heart, passion, and enthusiasm for NC Baptists. Blackwell and Unzicker discuss the ongoing partnership between NC Baptists and BCH in reaching hurting children and families for Christ.

Building a Prayer Strategy

Not Alone

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 15:22

Prayer is more than just getting through a daily devotion. Rather, God is inviting His children to come into His presence to abide with Him and to encounter Him. God is calling His church to be a praying people. This podcast conversation will lead us to be intentional in building a vital prayer strategy in our own personal lives, in the life of our families, and in the life of the local church that God has placed each of us in to serve Him.Darrell Webb, prayer strategist with the SBC of Virginia, talks with Chris Schofield, director of the office of prayer for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, about the necessity of prioritizing prayer in the life of every believer.Not Alone Podcast Episode 12

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Be the Church!

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 30:02

In this episode of Punching Holes in the Darkness, Host Tim Patterson sits down with Pastor Joel Wayne of Chapel Pointe in Hudsonville. They discuss the need to strengthen existing churches, and the Chapel Pointe’s partnership with the Baptist State Convention of Michigan (BSCM) called “Be the Church.”

Caring Together

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 30:57

In this episode of Punching Holes in the Darkness, guest host Mike Durbin talks with two members of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan “Caring Together” team. Pastor Art Werry and Dr. Michele White discuss the issues of dealing with sexual abuse in the church, and how the BSCM wants to help churches prevent abuse and deal with it when it happens.

Accelerate the Spread of the Gospel- You and Your Church

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 32:43

This episode of Punching Holes in the Darkness looks at a new path for you and your church to reach unreached people groups around the world. Host Tim Patterson talks with Doug Keesey and Paul Wynn of oneMESSAGE.tv, a new ministry reaching the unreached. They share how God called them to use their vocational talents to launch this new ministry. They also partner with groups like the Baptist State Convention of Michigan to help churches tell their story.

Hand-In-Hand

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 26:07

In this episode of Punching Holes in the Darkness, guest host Dr. Tony Lynn spends some time with Church Planting Catalyst, Tim Shrader. Tim’s call is to discover, develop and deploy church planters in the Detroit area. Tim and Tony have a conversation about the great need for cooperation between new and established churches as the Baptist State Convention of Michigan aspires to grow to 500 churches by 2025.

Awaking to A Reality: An Interview with Micheal Pardue (Part 2)

Appalachian Baptist Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 25:44

Join Brent and Travis as they interview the president of the North Carolina Baptist Convention, Dr. Micheal Pardue, Sr. Micheal and his wife of sixteen years, Rachel, have four sons, Elijah, Jason, Kyle, Micheal, Jr., and three daughters, Kristen, Addelyen, and Lilyanna. Micheal is a native of Taylorsville, NC, where he grew up at East Taylorsville Baptist Church. He was baptized in 1995 and answered the call into vocational ministry at 13. Micheal holds a B.A. in Theater Arts from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC, a M.C.M. from the T. Walter Brashier Graduate School at North Greenville University in Greer, SC., and an Ed.D. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Pardue is active in local, state, and national Southern Baptist Convention life. He currently serves as President of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. You can contact Micheal at mpardue@fbicard.org. NOTE: This is part 2 of the interview, please go back to last week's episode for the whole conversation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message

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Awaking to A Reality: An Intreview with Micheal Pardue (Part 1)

Appalachian Baptist Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 27:40

Join Brent and Travis as they interview the president of the North Carolina Baptist Convention, Dr. Micheal Pardue, Sr. Micheal and his wife of sixteen years, Rachel, have four sons, Elijah, Jason, Kyle, Micheal, Jr., and three daughters, Kristen, Addelyen, and Lilyanna. Micheal is a native of Taylorsville, NC, where he grew up at East Taylorsville Baptist Church. He was baptized in 1995 and answered the call into vocational ministry at 13. Micheal holds a B.A. in Theater Arts from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC, a M.C.M. from the T. Walter Brashier Graduate School at North Greenville University in Greer, SC., and an Ed.D. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Pardue is active in local, state, and national Southern Baptist Convention life. He currently serves as President of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. You can contact Micheal at mpardue@fbicard.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message

Homecoming At EBC - 125 Years Oct 4 2020 Dr. Chuck Register, Guest

Ebenezer Baptist Hillsborough, NC

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 63:28

This year marks the 125th anniversary of Ebenezer Baptist Church. Today, we celebrate God's faithfulness and grace. As we look back at our heritage, we also consider what this generation will leave as a legacy. Our guest speaker for today is Dr. Chuck Register, Associate Executive Director-Treasurer and Director of Church Planting and Missions Partnerships for the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

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Dr. Brian Upshaw-"Blizzard or Ice Age-Collegiate Ministry in the Pandemic"

NoCampusLeft Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 28:21

In this episode, Tom Knight talks with Dr. Brian Upshaw, Team Leader for the Disciple-Making Team at the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. They talk about the challenges of collegiate ministry and discipleship during the pandemic. How do ministry leaders adapt to the new normal? Is the present situation more like an interruption or a disruption? Is it more like a blizzard what we wait out, or an ice age to which we must adapt? They also also talk about how students can't just rely on programs for spiritual development. Like us on Facebook @NoCampusLeft on Twitter @NoCampusLeft on Instagram The views expressed by guests on the NCL podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the BSCNC.

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Dr. Chuck Register--"Compassion Fatigue"

NoCampusLeft Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 31:54

In this episode, Tom Knight talks with Dr. Chuck Register, Associate Executive Director-Treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Dr. Register explains the term compassion fatigue, and how he became personally aware of it while pastor of FBC Gulfport during Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Register talks about the symptoms of compassion fatigue, and how to avoid it. He also conducts a quick overview of Christopher Ash's book Zeal Without Burnout.

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Surrender (Luke 9)

First Baptist Granite Falls

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020

Join us as Chuck Campbell with the Baptist State Convention of NC leads us through Luke 9 to discover what it means to “surrender” our lives to Jesus for the sake of His kingdom. The post Surrender (Luke 9) appeared first on First Baptist Granite Falls.

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Introducing “Punching Holes in the Darkness”

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Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 3:37

Join host Tim Patterson as he explains the mission of this new podcast for the pastors and church leaders of Michigan churches. In the coming weeks, Executive Director and Treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan, Tim Patterson, will give a voice to pastors and leaders inside the state. He will also invite national church leaders to explore the issues every church faces as they try to reach the communities in their mission field.

‘God’s Great Work’ Through Immigration Issues

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 54:37

In this episode, we invite you to learn what the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina is doing on the immigration front to assist churches in loving their neighbors in different cultural contexts. Speakers: John Faison, Larry Phillips, Amaury Santos

Episode 21: Interview with Florida Baptist State Convention Executive Director Tommy Green

Baptist 21

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 32:18

In this episode, we discuss Baptist State Conventions in the 21st Century, why State Conventions exist, the future of State Conventions, and more.

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#134 Episode 2: Lai Salmonson- Current Ministry

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 22:35

Second episode with Lai! In this episode, you will hear what he does at the Baptist State Convention as a web master and also as a lay leader at Fairview Baptist Church. He also shares about a wonderful story of God's work at the flee market saving souls for Christ impacting the nations.

NC Baptist State Convention Annual Review

Appalachian Baptist Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 62:05

In this weeks episode we will discuss all the things that happened at this years NC Baptist State Convention. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/appalachian-baptist-network/message

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#133 Episode 1: Lai Salmonson- Personal Story

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 28:02

First episode with Lai Salmonson! Lai serves as the webmaster of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. He also serves as a lay leader at Fairview Baptist Church in Apex. In this episode, you will hear his wonderful story of how God saved him and his experience growing up as a Vietnamese-American.

#131 Episode 2: Zac Lyons- Current Ministry

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 27:42

Second episode with Zac! In this episode, you will hear his role as the senior consultant of the Great Commission partnerships at the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. He shares about strategies to work with local bodies of Christ to reach NC, U.S. and the world. He points out the importance of "Christ-like" humbleness to partner together for the Kingdom.

#130 Episode 1: Zac Lyons- Personal Story

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 25:17

New episode with Zac Lyons! Zac is the senior consultant of Great Commission Partnerships at the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. In this episode, you will hear Zac's personal story of how God saved and called him. He also shares about his third culture experience as a missionary kid similar to 2nd generation immigrants.

Building a Biblical Family in an Asian Context Conference 2019: Mark Smith

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary - Audio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019 65:32

Mark Smith, Senior Consultant for Family Evangelism & Discipleship at the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, speaks during the Main Session of the 2019 Building A Biblical Family in an Asian Context Conference at SEBTS. His talk is entitled "Equipping Busy Families to be Disciple-Makers".

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Building a Biblical Family in an Asian Context Conference 2019: Mark Smith

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary - Audio Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 65:32

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Loving the Foreigner through Immigration Issues

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019 51:28

This episode focuses on what the Baptist State Convention is doing on the immigration front to assist our churches in loving their neighbors in their various cultural contexts. Speakers: Amaury Santos, Larry Phillips, John Faison

I Heart Children - Cheryl Markland

JHBC Sermons

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 34:06

May 19, 2019 “I Heart Children” - Deuteronomy 6:4-5 A sermon by Cheryl Markland, Senior Consultant for Childhood Evangelism and Discipleship at the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina Jonesboro Heights Baptist Church, Sanford, NC

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Making Disciples on the College Campus

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 40:27

Our culture is rapidly changing, and there is nowhere this is more evident than on the college campus. Hear from the Baptist State Convention’s Collegiate Partnerships Team about the current North Carolina collegiate landscape and how your church can be part of impacting lostness on the college campus. Speaker: Darrick Smith

#80 Episode 2: Alex Stowers- Current Ministry

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 20:39

In this episode, Alex shares her ministry at the Baptist State Convention and her experience with Asian Americans. Listen to her stories of what God is doing among Asian Americans.

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