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Generations of Followers
Generational Disciple-making may be a new idea for some. When you make a follower of Jesus, can they turn around and do the same thing...
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Jun 19, 2023
Writing to be Spoken
How do you improve your sermons and address six problems church members say they have with sermons? 1) too many complex ideas, 2) too...
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Jun 19, 2023
Sermon Length Today
The Pew Research Center study in 2019 revealed that sermons typically last 37 minutes. As I read the graphic, I realized what is underway...
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Jun 19, 2023
Should churches go beyond their walls to help other churches?
On Wednesday, July 6, Goshen was hit with an EF2 tornado ripping through with 130 mph winds. Lake Lorelei and a few other communities...
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Jun 19, 2023
Ken Dillard Retiring after 33 Years
Dr. Ken Dillard has been serving in collegiate ministry in Cincinnati since 1992, over 31 years ago. He has announced his retirement to...
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May 24, 2023
Ken Dillard's Farewell
I am sitting here in the Tangeman Student Center on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. This is my last day on campus with...
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May 24, 2023
SBC Giving Options
Editor’s Note: Giving to CABA is separate from giving to the Cooperative Program and the SCBO. Did you know that as an SCBO church, your...
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May 18, 2023
Canvassing Training
Luke 10:1-12 provides a terrific outline for what to do and not do when sending out volunteers to go door-to-door. This may be...
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May 18, 2023
Decision Counselors and Follow-up
When I accepted Jesus as my Savior as a boy, I walked the aisle at the end of an evangelistic service. Someone filled out a card with my...
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May 18, 2023
Evangelism actions a church can take
At a local church's Mission Conference, a friend wanted me to list all the ways that a church can evangelize. I believe it would be used...
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May 18, 2023
Creating a Missions Culture
No current IMB personnel have been sent by a CABA church. A few years ago I conducted a study among newly-commissioned IMB...
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May 18, 2023
Director's Report: State of the Association
God has been moving in our midst over the past six months! These praise reports measure four areas of our strategy’s effectiveness. A. ...
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May 18, 2023
Missing Opportunities
Ever have a poignant dream? Last night I dreamed that goons threw a guy off a boat that had a rusty old iron ball welded to a short chain...
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May 18, 2023
Why have a Baptist Association?
CABA was formed in 2013 out of two associations. The concept of Baptist associations in what became the SBC in 1845 was started in...
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May 18, 2023
When Your Dad Dies
The late humorist Grady Nutt said that during a wake, the home was so full that the only place he could meet with the widow was in the...
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May 18, 2023
New churches can multiply
Over the years one observation that I have made is that God moves and raises up church planters in his timing and sometimes when we least...
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Mar 20, 2023
Generations of Followers
Generational Disciple-making may be a new idea for some. When you make a follower of Jesus, can they turn around and do the same thing...
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Mar 20, 2023
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
There once was a certain kind of evangelical Christian I felt free to make fun of. I was pastoring a fast growing church in an urban...
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Mar 20, 2023
Looking Ahead
Going into my 7th year at CABA, I sure hope Jesus returns! But should He tarry, here are some things you'll want to get excited about as...
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Mar 20, 2023
Generational Disciple-making
How many of you do you want? You are called to make disciples. As with Paul (1 Cor 11), you model for others a basis of what to do and...
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Mar 20, 2023
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