We asked participants in the 2025-2026 Helping Churches Thrive Shared Learning Cohort to share some insights about how the new initiative is helping their church. Read below what participants from First Baptist Church in Morehead City, NC had to say. Why do you think the Helping Churches Thrive Shared Learning Cohort is right for…
Applications Open May 1 for the Helping Churches Thrive Shared Learning Cohort It doesn’t take long in a conversation with church leaders today to hear a common realization: the world around the church has changed—and many congregations are still learning how to respond. Across North Carolina, churches are navigating shifting participation patterns, widening generational gaps,…
We asked participants in the 2025-2026 Helping Churches Thrive Shared Learning Cohort to share some insights about how the new initiative is helping their church. Read below what participants from Zebulon Baptist Church in Zebulon, NC had to say. Why do you think the Helping Churches Thrive Shared Learning Cohort is right for your…
The College Readiness Mentorship Program at Duke University started as a pilot in 2025 with four high school students. These students were members of newcomer families who arrived as guests in our Triangle Welcome Houses. They met with a small group of Duke University students at Temple Baptist Church to discuss ways to support the…
We asked participants in the 2025-2026 Helping Churches Thrive Shared Learning Cohort to share some insights about how the new initiative is helping their church. Read below what participants from First Baptist Church in Elkin, NC had to say. Why do you think the Helping Churches Thrive Shared Learning Cohort is right for your church? Through…
How? How can we pursue the Great Commission to “make disciples of all nations” in our own communities? How can we fulfill the Great Commandment to love God and our neighbor? How can we welcome the stranger in our midst, and thus find our places on the right hand of the King at the Great…
This past weekend [February 21–22], I experienced a reality that I never anticipated. Someone decided to make a post about our church, First Baptist Church of Albemarle, and very specifically about me. The author of the post clearly stated his disagreement with our church’s belief that women can serve as pastors and preach. To make…
Greystone Baptist in Raleigh has become the first congregation in our state to complete the requirements for Christians Caring for Creation (C3)’sCertified Congregation. Greystone has completed requirements in all four areas of C3’s assessment: worship, discipleship, outreach and facilities and grounds. The certification process is a quantitative self-assessment reviewed and approved by the C3 Board…
Last October, a group of 13 clergy had the extraordinary opportunity to participate in a spiritual pilgrimage to the sacred Isle of Iona, situated off the western coast of Scotland. The pilgrimage allowed clergy to immerse themselves in the holiness of the “Cradle of Christianity” in the United Kingdom. Each day was filled with meaningful…
I have been a practicing artist since 2020 (thanks COVID!) but my love of art has been lifelong. During that social distancing season, I found painting was a way to stay in and accept the present moment in all of its beauty and challenge. Often, images would come to me to execute; sometimes with words…