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Florida associational leaders gather for 2023 summit
Florida Baptist associational leaders gathered in Jacksonville Jan. 9-10 for the 2023 Florida Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders summit.
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Evangelizing, discipling and growing believers in Panama City Beach
In his first three months as lead pastor, Ethan Jago welcomed 17 new members and baptized 10 new believers at 5 Bridges Church in Panama City.
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Florida Baptists’ most-read stories of 2022 offer inspiration and challenge
nspirational stories about the naming of a new president for The Baptist College of Florida, churches using creative strategies to reach their communities with the gospel, pastors…
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Korean pastor called from retirement to plant church
Pastor Jongha Park planned to retire, but God had other plans.
He had been in ministry since 1996, serving as pastor at a Baptist church in Daytona Beach and for 20 years as…
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Say YES to VBS!
Vacation Bible School, or VBS, remains one of the most popular ways for churches to reach their community and unchurched families.
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‘Sending’ churches engage in community
What can a church do when it desires to reach its local community but isn’t sure where to start?
That’s the question Steven Ruff, who has served for five years as pastor of First…
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Music minister walks for 24 straight hours to raise money for missions
For Jon Tyner, minister of music at Olive Baptist Church, worship and missions go hand in hand. That’s why Tyner and three friends took on the challenge of walking for 24 straight…
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Mission:Dignity recipients in Florida ‘eternally grateful’ for 13th check
Bernice Kirkland served alongside her pastor-husband until he passed away in 2010. Her late husband, Ezra L. Kirkland Jr., preached from 1945-2010 in churches across Mississippi,…
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Three churches, three languages, three conduits for spreading the gospel
Three churches on one campus, reaching three distinct people groups, is a glimpse of God’s work at its finest, believes Scott Markley, lead pastor of First Baptist Church of Lake…
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‘Rough roads’ lead to gospel impact
The seven-person team from First Baptist Church in Crestview traveled on “rough roads, through mud and rocks” in a recent mission trip to Honduras.
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