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Pastor Michael J. Brooks: Whatever happened to church membership?

Pastor Michael J. Brooks: Whatever happened to church membership?

The Anniston Star — I saw her at a funeral recently and remembered her telephone call. She was a member of our church, though I'd not met her since I was the new pastor. She called to tell me she'd joined another church. "This church won't send acknowledgement, so I wanted you to know for your records," she said.
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Pastor Michael J. Brooks: What do we do when Christians mess up?

Pastor Michael J. Brooks: What do we do when Christians mess up?

The Daily Home — Interestingly, three stories appeared in the same week about Christian leaders who messed up. One is a coach who behaved hypocritically. Another is a televangelist living in a $7 million mansion who pays no property tax. He said God told him to "Minister this house to [your wife].
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Reflections: Speech that honors the Lord

Reflections: Speech that honors the Lord

The Trussville Tribune — Editor's Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks My generation remembers the TV serial "Dallas" featuring the oil-baron Jock Ewing family. All the mischief was done by corrupt son J.R., but son Bobby was the luckiest Ewing. He married three beautiful women, including April (Sheree Wilson, who later married "Walker Texas Ranger!), Victoria Principal, and Priscilla Presley.
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Michael Wilson retires after seeing hand of God in unique ministry

Michael Wilson retires after seeing hand of God in unique ministry

The Alabama Baptist — As Michael Wilson prepares to retire from Samford University's Center for Congregational Resources on July 31, he says he sees how God worked to lead him to the position he's held for the past 15 years. "I've loved this ministry," he said. "Everything I did before was preparation for it.
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A bag with holes - The Greenville Advocate

A bag with holes - The Greenville Advocate

The Greenville Advocate — Best-selling author James Patterson in his new autobiography told about being on the "Oprah" show in Chicago. He and his co-writer came to promote their latest book that contained a lot of questions they called "mostly ridiculous." Ms. Winfrey took one of the questions and asked it of her audience: "For two million dollars, could [...]
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Pastors called to be 'intentional leaders,' use gifts wisely

Pastors called to be 'intentional leaders,' use gifts wisely

The Alabama Baptist — Pensacola pastor Ted Traylor worked in his family's grocery store as a boy, and when he answered the call to ministry, his mother gave him some sage advice. "She said, 'We're in the people business at the IGA. If you can sell green beans here, you can share the gospel in your church.'
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Pastor Michael J. Brooks: A bag with holes

Pastor Michael J. Brooks: A bag with holes

The Daily Home — Best-selling author James Patterson in his new autobiography told about being on the "Oprah" show in Chicago. He and his co-writer came to promote their latest book that contained a lot of questions they called "mostly ridiculous." Ms. Winfrey took one of the questions and asked it of her audience: "For two million dollars, could you give up your faith?"
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Reflections: When Hollywood Comes To Town

Reflections: When Hollywood Comes To Town

The Trussville Tribune — Editor's Note: This is an opinion column. By Michael J. Brooks During our years in Selma, Ala., two movie production crews came to the city. The first was the crew of "Blue Sky," who filmed at the former Craig Air Force Base. Powers Boothe, Tommy Lee Jones, and Jessica Lange were in town for several months.
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Small groups leaders gather at Pinnacle for discipleship training, fellowship

Small groups leaders gather at Pinnacle for discipleship training, fellowship

The Alabama Baptist — State missionary Steve Layton said that was the major question explored at this year's Pinnacle Alabama, an annual conference for Sunday School and small group leaders hosted by the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions.
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Pastors called to be 'intentional leaders,' use gifts wisely

Pastors called to be 'intentional leaders,' use gifts wisely

The Alabama Baptist — Pensacola pastor Ted Traylor worked in his family's grocery store as a boy, and when he answered the call to ministry, his mother gave him some sage advice. "She said, 'We're in the people business at the IGA. If you can sell green beans here, you can share the gospel in your church.'
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On Second Chances - The Greenville Advocate

On Second Chances - The Greenville Advocate

The Greenville Advocate — It was a fearful time in 2006, when a number of rural churches were burned in Alabama. I remember a deacon's meeting in which we discussed whether we ought to take night shifts at our church to protect our property. One of our deacons dismissed the idea: "We'd probably end up shooting each other," he [...]
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Discipleship specialist Claude King challenges small groups leaders to be diligent in prayer

Discipleship specialist Claude King challenges small groups leaders to be diligent in prayer

alsbom.org — Believers have a wonderful promise from Christ in Matthew 18:19-20. "When we pray alone, the Lord is with us, ... but there's an additional
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Prepare to meet God - Luverne Journal

Prepare to meet God - Luverne Journal

Luverne Journal — It was a last minute and very fluid situation when our son determined to make a job-related move to Denver. He flew and asked us to drive his car. Since the moving van was delayed a bit, we took three days rather than the two we'd originally thought.
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Faith Column - The Cullman Tribune

Faith Column - The Cullman Tribune

The Cullman Tribune — The younger generation doesn't understand a number of words and phrases, including "broken record," "ice box," "party line," "ungawa" and "Kemo sabe." Another phrase is one we don't hear too much anymore, "Who does she think she is, the queen of Sheba?" This phrase is used to describe one with an inflated opinion of themselves-someone full of pride.
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Michael Brooks' Reflections: Will the real Lot please stand up?

Michael Brooks' Reflections: Will the real Lot please stand up?

Journal Record — It was a TV program called "To Tell The Truth." Three people came onto the stage claiming to be a person of accomplishment, but two were imposters. Panelists asked questions to determine who spoke truth, and then the announcer iconically said, "Will the real John Doe please stand up?"
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'New Scorecard' to measure small group success

'New Scorecard' to measure small group success

thebaptistpaper.org — Ken Braddy loves golf, but he has often been disappointed in his scorecard. But by watching the Golf Channel and reading "Golf Digest," he learned that other measurements are important, too. "I discovered that 'fairways in regulation,' 'greens in regulation' and 'number of putts' are significant, and tell us about improvement in our game," said Braddy, director of Sunday School for LifeWay Christian Resources.
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Made In America

Made In America

The Tallassee Tribune — I struggled with a car purchase three years ago wondering what my dad would've said. He was a steel worker, and his company was keen on buying American. So, I've always done so, until then. I did careful research and purchased a "foreign" car.
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Pastor Michael J. Brooks: Evil walks among us

Pastor Michael J. Brooks: Evil walks among us

The Daily Home — She was in the youth group in a church I served while in college. I see her often since she works at a business nearby. She told me she found her childhood diary and read an entry about traveling with me to a youth function. She was probably 13 and I was 19 or 20.
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Michael Brooks' Reflections: Facing a firing squad

Michael Brooks' Reflections: Facing a firing squad

Journal Record — He was a young pastor neither immoral nor heretical, but simply naïve and unskilled in human relations. He could conjugate Greek verbs but didn't know how to take time to earn the trust of the congregation before he could lead them.
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Pastoral wellness expert offers 3 tips for 'restored souls'

Pastoral wellness expert offers 3 tips for 'restored souls'

The Alabama Baptist — Tim Dowdy said every pastor identifies with God's call to Jeremiah: "Go where I send you, and speak what I tell you" (Jer. 1:7), but obedience to this directive doesn't mean the pastor won't live under great stress. "The last two years have been especially difficult," he said.
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Clifton tells church leaders even 'small' churches have large ministry footprint | The Alabama Ba...

Clifton tells church leaders even 'small' churches have large ministry footprint | The Alabama Ba...

The Alabama Baptist — "The median attendance in North American Protestant churches is 67," he said. "A Southern Baptist Church with 200 or less on Sunday is in the 90 th percentile in our denomination. God has a plan for every church, and every church is called by Him to make a large footprint in its community."
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Holding up the pastor's arms

Holding up the pastor's arms

Washington County News (Chipley, FL) — Michael J. Brooks A distraught parishioner stood at the doorway after a Sunday morning service. The pastor had just tendered his resignation, effective in 30 days, and he tried to comfort her. "Now, now, Gladys, God will take care of you and this church," he said.
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Understanding the church as city of refuge - Clarke County Democrat

Understanding the church as city of refuge - Clarke County Democrat

Clarke County Democrat — Adm. James Stockdale faced the nation at the vice-presidential debate in October 1992. Businessman Ross Perot named him as his running mate, so Stockdale stood with Vice President Dan Quayle and Sen. Al Gore in Atlanta. When it was his first time to speak, Stockdale said, "Who am I?
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