Call to Ministry Follows Inasmuch Day
From near death to a ministry calling – that’s the short version of Dr. Frank Smist’s story. In October, his church — Leawood Baptist Church, Leawood, Kansas — conducted their third Inasmuch Day. Frank participated. And the result was far more than he or anyone else could have expected. “God used our Inasmuch Day to call me […]
Is Compassion Seasonal?
Here’s a question for Christmas: Is compassion seasonal? How many people do you know who are conscientious in serving people in need at Christmas but do not give it much thought at other times? Is compassion ministry another item on our Christmas To-Do list like shopping, attending parties, and the Christmas Eve service at church? […]
Mercy vs. Evangelism
Tim Keller, John Piper, and Don Carson discuss whether churches should be committed to mercy or to evangelism in this video from The Gospel Coalition:
The Witch-Doctor’s Wife said “Yes!”
He said “No,” but she said, “Yes” to volunteers from Open Baptist Church, Gaborone, Botswana (in south-central Africa), who were delivering food boxes to families as one of their Inasmuch Day projects. He is a traditional witch-doctor. She is his wife and normally would not have gone against his authority, BUT she had already seen […]
Inamuch Unites Churches and Races
Something extraordinary happened in Lowndes County, Alabama, one of the poorest counties in the state, where many traditional prejudices are alive and well. A dozen churches of various denominations and races conducted their first Inasmuch United. One person called this reconciling event “ground-breaking.” The idea that churches would work together was unheard of in the […]
