Daily Archives: July 6, 2012

13 posts

Kingdom calling, not about church’s survival

Churches commission missionaries and honor Sunday school teachers, but they may never recognize members who view their marketplace professions as places of ministry. By Ken Camp Stewardship sermons often focus on finances. Even when preachers include stewardship of time and talents, emphasis on their use at church typically trumps application […]

What does it mean to fulfill calling?

Is vocational stewardship an ivory-tower concept divorced from real life? Or is it an imperative calling for all citizens of God’s kingdom? By Ken Camp Many Americans have a clearer idea what they will do on summer vacation than how they will fulfill any God-given sense of vocation. Some Christians […]

NABF plans 2014 anniversary

North Americans at this week’s BWA annual gathering in Chile penciled in calendar dates of March 6-7, 2014, for the 50-year anniversary of the 1964 founding of the North American Baptist Fellowship. By Bob Allen North Americans attending the July 2-7 Baptist World Alliance annual gathering in Santiago, Chile, convened […]

‘Business as mission’ fulfills calling

New Christian business model puts helping others ahead of the bottom line. By Jeff Brumley Some Christians live out their faith by pastoring churches, visiting prisoners or serving as missionaries. Jordan England does it by designing and selling furniture. “This is my calling,” said England, the 31-year-old owner and CEO […]