Baptist BeaconJan 31, 20172 minSTRENGTHENINGA voice for the hurting in African American communitiesLANSING, MI – God has brought Michigan African American Churches into a deeper partnership with each other through the Michigan African...
Baptist BeaconJan 31, 20172 minSTRENGTHENINGThe joy and pain of a pastor’s wifeDETROIT, MI – As a young lady I found myself trying to break free of the church and the fact that my daddy was called to be the Senior...
Baptist BeaconJan 31, 20173 minSBC NEWSFirst Person: 'We don't get religion'JACKSON, MS (BP) – "We don't get religion," New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet said, his words sparking a whirlwind of...
Baptist BeaconJan 31, 20173 minSTRENGTHENINGPastors preventing substance abuseBIRMINGHAM, AL – Nearly 1 in 10 Michigan residents abuse illicit drugs. It’s a higher rate than the national average. Drug abuse among...
Baptist BeaconJan 31, 20173 minSTRENGTHENINGReaching the urban communityYPSILANTI, MI – A Sunday morning service in the African American community looks different in 2017 than it did thirty years ago. Years...
Baptist BeaconJan 31, 20173 minSTRENGTHENINGThe aggression of depression - Part 1SOUTHGATE, MI – President of the Baptist State Convention of Michigan’s (BSCM) Pastor Conference shares the following story. “One year my...
Baptist BeaconJan 31, 20172 minSTRENGTHENINGChurch partners reach family of 9DETROIT, MI – One Sunday in the middle of January a family of nine came to Victory Fellowship Community Church in Detroit. By the end of...
Baptist BeaconJan 31, 20173 minTOP STORIESFocusing on God's goalsFENTON, MI – “Our goal for the 2016 Frances Brown State Mission Offering was $90,000 and we missed it! We only needed $1,528.68 more for...
Baptist BeaconJan 31, 20172 minSENDINGThe chaplain's sacred momentsGRAND RAPIDS, MI – I came along side his bed and he said “I don’t need a chaplain because I believe just like the Indians.” I asked him...