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Newsjournal of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan | January 2025 | Volume 69, Number 1


David Doran Jr.
Jan 314 min read
Church planting and the need for leadership
LINCOLN PARK – Church leaders met in Detroit last year to strategize with the hope of church planting. Between the whiteboard and the...
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Denise George
Jan 314 min read
George Liele: The world’s first Baptist missionary
George Liele Editor’s note: Feb. 2 is George Liele Church Planting, Evangelism and Missions Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention. In...
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Ruth Bowles
Jan 313 min read
First Person: God is faithful and just to forgive
A lcoholism has its claws wrapped tightly around the souls of the small town I grew up in, here in the Amazon region of South America....
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Daniel Kim
Jan 313 min read
My mentor saved me from rookie mistakes
“Daniel, as part of your role at Gospelife Church, you’ll be meeting with Dave as your life mentor,” the executive pastor said. “Take the...
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Ed Emmerling
Jan 315 min read
Red Rover, Red Rover, send “Johnny” right over!
FLUSHING – Do you remember the childhood game of Red Rover? This was always one of my favorite games to play. You know, as the chubby,...
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Tony Lynn
Jan 314 min read
Arabic adventures in Michigan
PLYMOUTH – I dove into one of life’s biggest adventures with Send Network Michigan this past year. There are no flights, passports,...
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Garth Leno
Jan 313 min read
The Great Confusion
WINDSOR, ONTARIO – Matthew records “The Great Commission” at the end of his gospel (Matthew 28:16-20). They were some of the last...
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Wayne Parker
Jan 313 min read
SEND Detroit Update – January 2025
We have been blessed in Detroit through God’s faithfulness to his churches and our city. In the past few months, two new churches have...
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Jessica Wimberly
Jan 313 min read
Good Morning Coffee Co
WESTLAND – I am the first lady at OneMission church. My husband Antonio Wimberly is the pastor. We are planning to open a coffee shop...
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Lauren Milewski
Jan 313 min read
New training center prepares African missionaries to reach nations
International Mission Board missionaries commissioned a new facility, Lead Global Training Center, in Nairobi, Kenya, on Jan. 26 to...
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Diana Chandler
Jan 315 min read
China adoptions eyed anew by Lifeline Children’s Services in Trump term
Lauren and Harrison Smith of Selma, Ala., shown with their three daughters and a son of Chinese origin they are adopting domestically,...
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Karen Pearce
Jan 313 min read
‘Home Church’ can provide vital relationship to missionaries
Excerpt from “The Church and the Missionary,” The Great Commission Baptist Journal of Missions , published by the International Mission...
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Aaron Earls
Jan 314 min read
Few pastors bank on prosperity gospel
Tima Miroshnichenko photo | Pexels Few pastors hold or teach beliefs connected to the prosperity gospel. Still, these beliefs are more...
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Spencer Plumlee
Jan 313 min read
First-Person: Pastoring in ‘Negative World’
In his new book Negative World , Aaron Renn chronicles the changing cultural posture toward Christianity over the last 60...
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Baptist Beacon
Jan 3014 min read
Classified Ads
Classified Ad Submission Guidelines Baptist Beacon classifieds are posted free of charge. All classified posts will run for 2 consecutive...
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Jessica Wimberly
Jan 33 min read
It is well with my soul
WESTLAND – I can remember as a young child listening to the lyrics of the song “It is well with my Soul” by Horatio Spafford, being sung...
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Scott Barkley
Jan 32 min read
In planning for 2025 improvement, think realistic and enlist others
DALLAS (BP) — The road to building better habits doesn’t start tomorrow, and it doesn’t start alone, GuideStone Financial Resources...
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Eric Reed
Jan 33 min read
The Southern Baptist President – More or Less
Editor’s note: Former President Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100 after spending more than a year in hospice care....
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Karen L. Willoughby
Jan 36 min read
Church planter reaching Appalachia’s booming Hispanic population by looking, listening
Henry Garcia graduated this December with a Master's degree in Theological Studies from SWBTS. His wife Evie stands with him. HUNTINGTON,...
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Ed Emmerling
Jan 33 min read
Looking forward, moving forward
FLUSHING – As we enter 2025, it’s easy to let it arrive before we’ve truly prepared for what’s ahead. At the Baptist State Convention of...
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