Merry Christmas 2022

Dear Friends, We pray the Infant of the Nativity, the Sacrifice on the Cross and the Messiah of the Empty Tomb fill your hearts, families and ministries this holiday season. Blessings to each of you from the...

Better Off

Nothing will be impossible for God. Luke 1:37 What God initiates, He completes.     –Henry Blackaby Do you trust God to complete what He has initiated? He will do it! Every time! Exodus 13 teaches two truths about God’s relationship with His people: We are fickle and...

Small Church Academy is Live!

  Are you ready? The time has come to pour your hard-earned experience into the lives of other ministers! How?  Through Small Church Academy! The BSCLN is proud to announce that we are ready to enroll leaders for the first module of Small Church Academy!  Would you...

An interesting article: Joe McKEever

   I just read a wonderful article written by Joe McKeever and shared by LifeWay Research. Joe is a great friend to the BSCLN and to small churches everywhere.     This article would be good reading for anyone associated with smaller-attendance churches. Even more, it...

Because of Hope — WMU Emphasis Book

Pennie and I were honored to be among 50 contributing authors to WMU’s new emphasis book, Because of Hope.   The book offers inspiring faith reflections of 50 individuals through stories and devotional thoughts.   As an individual or as a group, you can journey...