"Advent is a season of anticipation and preparation, observed during the four weeks leading up to Christmas... its rich meaning and focus on Christ make it a season worth embracing." bcne.net/articles/advent-pre…
"Thousands of university students were on the move to Boston over the Labor Day weekend and they needed a lot of help. Nearly three hundred Baptists from seven states came to their rescue at the invitation of King’s Hill Church."
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"A monumental slice of New England Baptist history happened on June 2 when the first Vietnamese church in the Baptist Churches of New England network ordained their first pastor."
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"Physical health is not the first priority in pastoral ministry, but it shouldn’t be your last either. What you do with your health may influence, indirectly, the long-term health of your church."
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More than 550 teens and their ministry leaders from 39 churches... took part in the Youth Encountering Christ (YEC) retreat January 26-28 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and in the twenty-fifth annual Quest discipleship experiences." bcne.net/news/new-england-yo…
"Grief. I’m not sure that I ever really understood grief until the last few months... After losing my wife to pancreatic cancer 7 months ago, I’m still coming to terms with what it means to grieve." bcne.net/news/yqh63psayldsam…
Pastors, here are 6 ways to minister to those in your church with mental illness.
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"We’re excited and expectant for what God has in store for teenagers and their leaders in New England. As partners in ministry, will you commit to praying for our two upcoming Youth events?" bcne.net/news/how-to-pray-fo…
"...I have a choice—to either be ruled again by my past sin and shame, or to stand in the truth of who I am in Christ. Because of Him, we have the freedom to choose, so let’s choose to stand firm." bcne.net/news/e5zaecndrxhgz5…
“Following Christ means walking in obedience in ways the world will not understand. It means submitting to God’s Word when culture says it is outdated and unpopular. Trusting the Lord requires something of us. Being a Christian is not a passive identity.” bcne.net/news/faith-when-it-…
"In the spirit of celebrating the greatest gift we have been given, the Lord Jesus Christ, here are three Advent devotionals to choose from for your daily time with God this Christmas season." bcne.net/news/three-great-ad…
“It’s important to know who our neighbors are... Sometimes our churches are not [effectively] reaching our neighbors because we still think we are the New England of 1970—and we’re not! We’re a multicultural and multi-ethnic place.” bcne.net/news/gospel-compels…
“A determined... focus on the front door keeps your people excited... because there’s nothing even remotely so motivating and magnetic as a white hot mission like the one to which Jesus is calling his Bride-to-be to reach the perishing and dying.” bcne.net/news/forget-about-t…
"The early church was used by God to transform the world, and they did it extraordinarily quickly. How did this happen? Let’s take a brief look at four means of radical love they used to transform the known world, and glean insights for us today." bcne.net/news/the-early-chur…
"As we move into a post-COVID era with lingering events still stirring, the church faces an opportune moment for revitalization and embracing fresh strategies for growth and multiplication." bcne.net/news/revitalizing-t…
“Our church members have been trying to serve the servants, and they have done an amazing job... It’s going to take a lot to get our community back in shape. We [BCNE and other churches] will do whatever we can do to get houses back to being livable.” bcne.net/news/church-serves-…
“We did not come to have a 'fun adventure' for a while and then move on to some other 'cool' place. We did not come for a 'job' or a 'position.' We came because we were called by God to plant our lives in New England.”
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“Take time to reflect on what is powering your spiritual ‘battery’ today. Is it Christ’s love for you or something else? What are you trying to make happen in your own strength?” bcne.net/news/powered-by-chr…
“I think churches have to be very creative in the way they present the Gospel and show that Christians are real people who need Christ." bcne.net/news/waterbury-bapt…
Here are four reasons we should consider leaving something in our estate to support Christian ministry in New England. bcne.net/news/im-not-rich-sh…