Suzii Paynter on life, Lent and CBF

 CBF's new executive coordinator says keeping a spiritual focus helps her undertake a demanding schedule of travel and meetings.

Okla. medical ministry to grow with grant

A $7.7 million grant will boost operations of Good Shepherd Ministries, an arm of First Baptist, Oklahoma City.

Church sold as members go missional

An aging congregation in the Atlanta area could not sustain its property, so now it will become a retail center.

Bring ye all the tithes into the PayPal

Today’s electronic giving options reflect the legacy of pew rents and envelopes in a credit/debit card generation.

To tithe or not to tithe?

Are Christians required to give 10 percent of their income to the church? Is it based on gross or net income? Would God accept less in hard times?

Study seeks 'positive agenda for affluence'

The United States remains an affluent country but its citizens and institutions sometimes aren’t certain how to use wealth responsibly, authors John L. and Sylvia Ronsvalle say in their annual "state of church giving" report.

Leap off the fiscal cliff

Cutting taxes on the wealthy is not the way to grow an economy.

Performing the business of ministry

Recognizing that being a pastor involves more than sermon preparation and visiting hospitals, seminaries are responding with programs to equip ministers to handle the business side of leading a church.

ABPnews Summer Campaign

August 2012

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Twice a year – once during the summer and again toward the end of the calendar year – we ask for your financial support as a reader of ABPnews.

ABPnews is reader-focused and reader-supported. Contributions from readers like you make our ministry possible. 

Your support keeps ABPnews free as an independent news service that reports on matters of faith without the threat of censorship or control by special interests. 

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In June our Board of Directors introduced The Fund for ABPnews, an annual fund that will sustain and strengthen the unique ministry of Associated Baptist Press. I hope you will read more about the fund – and about how you can make a difference through your investment in a free press for freedom-loving Christians.  

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If you are a new donor to our ministry, the Baugh Foundation will match dollar-for-dollar your one-time contribution. Even better, the foundation will match your commitment in the form of an annual pledge, matching your total pledge amount fulfilled by Dec. 31.

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