This last Sunday (18 November 2018) saw the induction of a new pastor, Karl Buchan-Smith, at Witbank Baptist Church. The church’s process of finding and calling a new pastor has not been without hitch however, as is often the case, and took over two years to finally find the man of God’s choosing. Karl, who…
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Paul commands Timothy the pastor, and the Spirit commands pastors and believers, “Keep a close watch on yourself and the teaching” (1 Tim 4:16 ESV). The words ‘the teaching’ refers to a definitive ‘body of doctrine’ that is to be believed and taught and passed on. And Paul and the Holy Spirit believe that…
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In my life and having a Grade 1 school teacher for a wife, if ‘A’ is for ‘Associate with others’ then ‘B’ is for ‘Balance.’ There are two dangers (and many others beside) for pastors to avoid in the ministry – either ‘kickback’ and ‘go easy’ or ‘kill yourself’ and ‘die hard’ in ministry. …
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The Baptist Northern Association exists for one reason only – to serve the local church! Naturally the needs of one church are different to the needs of another so we’ve picked up a few skills and built a few partnerships to help. Firstly we do training. This last weekend was our annual “One Life” Conference…
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“A great blessing!” “So good to go over the basics again!” “Great hanging out with a group of pastors like this!” These were some of the comments about the recent “One Life” Conference. Besides an outstanding venue with an out-of-town feel and great food (thank you Smith family), we had a great time of fellowship…
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Biblical History Perhaps the greatest demonstration of governance in the Old Testament is seen in Moses’ step-father, Jethro’s advice to Moses as the leader of God’s people; “Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God, and…
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Times are hard in South Africa. The shrinking economy has had a far reaching effect on people and organisations. The cost of living in South Africa has risen. This week the unemployment figure reached a ten year high at 27,7 percent with a youth unemployment rate at 55,9 percent. We’ve started to hate hearing stats…
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Today, I feel hope for the future of our Baptist Union! We have taken a number of steps forward and “one giant leap” ahead when I think about all that unfolded last week at the Baptist Union Executive meeting. Last week’s meeting could well be described as a roller coaster ride of climbs, turns, u-turns…
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So it seems some are not sure what the BNA Consultation is all about (starting Monday 20 February starting at 2:00p.m. at Constantia Park Baptist Church at 645 Rudolf Street, Pretoria). It is simply an ‘information ingathering session.’ Questions like, “What are the benefits of belonging to the Baptist Union?” and “What keeps us together…
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Dear church leaders I know its almost the end of the year and people are trying to find ways of lightening the load, but there is at least one more big thing that needs consideration. I believe it is of vital importance that we as a church leaders decide and ideally agree on some form…
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