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Advent has a way of sneaking up on ministry leaders. We’re moving fast—finishing the year, closing budget gaps, holding together volunteers, carrying people’s pain, preaching through December, and trying to maintain pace to and through Christmas Eve. If you’re tired but still hopeful, if your heart feels a little worn thin, you’re exactly the kind […]

Walker Memorial Baptist Church — Franklin, TN Walker Memorial Baptist Church, a warm and welcoming congregation in Franklin, TN, is seeking a part-time Preschool/Children’s Director to lead and grow our ministry to young families. Our mission is simple and heartfelt: Pray, Love, and Serve — and we are looking for someone who embodies this in how they disciple children […]

Building a Food Ministry Network in Middle Tennessee At a recent gathering of churches across Nashville, pastors, leaders, and ministry partners came together around a shared conviction: meeting physical needs is a vital part of gospel ministry. What unfolded was a rich conversation about food insecurity, practical strategies, and the power of partnership. Three ministry leaders […]

Jesus continued going around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, […]

How Caring for Others Opens the Door for Relationship Church planting doesn’t always begin with a launch team, a building, or a worship service. And church engagement doesn’t always begin with a big event, a program, or a strategy. More often, both begin with something much simpler and far more personal: paying attention to the needs […]

Our partners at Restoration Corner Ministry are in need of food donations for their annual Thanksgiving Collegiate Potluck at TSU this year. Many students cant fly home this holiday due to flight situations. On November 27th students that can’t make it home for Thanksgiving will be treated to a meal. They are expecting 200+ students […]

Philippians 1:3–5 — “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.” As Paul opened his letter to the Philippian church, he expressed heartfelt gratitude for their partnership in […]

A member of your church staff may be interested. https://www.tn.gov/tbi/divisions/training-division/tbi-faith-leader-s-academy.html

November naturally turns our hearts toward gratitude. We thank God for family, provision, and the daily mercies that sustain us. But as pastors and gospel servants, our thanksgiving must run deeper still—to the grace that called us out of darkness and the mercy that placed us into ministry. Paul reminds Timothy, “I thank him who has […]

In a time when digital reach has never been greater, it’s easy for pastors to lead from a distance—to equate influence with impact, and visibility with faithfulness. Yet, the ministry of Jesus was marked not by platform, but by presence. He touched the sick, sat at tables, and walked dusty roads alongside people.In 2025, as […]