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2019
Ramadan Stories: Hospitality in the Middle East, Africa, and Tennessee
Jim and Sarah are friends of Snowbird in Tennessee. They love Jesus, raise their kids in the truth of the Gospel, serve their church, love their neighbors, and actively engage …
2019
Ramadan Stories: Hospitality, Faith, and False Gods in Saudi Arabia
By Isaac Thomas* The night before Ramadan started, I went out to dinner with a few local men to grab burgers, fries, and some surprisingly good banana pudding. They were …
2019
Courage, Terror, And Friendship In The Middle East
This story is from a former missionary that served as a teacher to Muslim students in the Middle East. The Taliban eventually pushed out all American-based schools in the area …
2019
Brittany Price Brooker Testimony
Brittany Price Brooker : Respond Conference : April 27, 2019 This year at Respond, Brittany shared her incredible testimony of the steadfast love of the Lord through the sudden death …
2019
Is Ecclesiology Really Important to Youth Ministry?
“Hey man! Welcome to the Student Ministry! How are you?” “I’m good.” “Awesome. Is this your first time at church in a while, or have you been going somewhere else?” …
2019
2 Books That Help Us Understand Race and Unity in the Church
Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America By Christian Smith & Michael Emerson “From the isolated, individualistic perspective of most white evangelicals and many other …
2018
Our Favorite Books for College Students
We pride ourselves on high-quality teaching, but relational discipleship is at the core of our existence. Our passion is equipping students to grow and develop into mature followers of Christ, …
2018
5 Tools that Aid Faithful, Expositional Preaching
One of the most important responsibilities (joys) we have as preachers of the Gospel is to rightly divide the Word of Truth for our people. As pastors and student pastors …
2017
Center Grove Baptist: The First Week of Camp at Snowbird
Winter 1997. The year a North Carolina youth pastor came across a magazine ad for a student camp that would change everything. Snowbird’s founders had been in the planning stages …
2017
Know Before You Go: 11 Questions to Ask Your Mentor Before Serving Overseas
Being a “missionary” by definition means that you’re being “sent out.” Being “sent” infers a connection to a local body of believers. If no one is sending you, then are …