New Orleans Baptist Ministries is the community ministry arm of the New Orleans Baptist Association, responsible for carrying out the cooperative compassion ministry goals of the churches of NOBA through financial and strategy development, execution, and management. Over the past decade NOBM has launched Baptist Community Health Services, a full-service
Continue readingA beautiful Hymn recites these words: Joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies; with angelic host proclaim, ‘Christ is born in Bethlehem!’ Hark the herald angels sing, ‘Glory to the newborn King.’ Many may say that they don’t have a good reason for joy since their
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[Originally published in Baptist Press; posted here with permission.] En la iglesia bautista El Buen Pastor, en Metairie, Louisiana, se juntaron pastores, líderes, misioneros y servidores laicos hispanos de los bautistas del sur, unidos para recibir entrenamiento sobre el Crossover el próximo junio en New Orleans. El Crossover es un
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[This article was originally posted in the Baptist Message. Reposted with permission.] By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer NEW ORLEANS (LBM) – Louisiana Baptists have a golden opportunity to reap a harvest of souls during a pair of evangelistic efforts preceding the 2023 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, which is
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(This article is published with permission of the author, originally published on nolabaptist.org.) In the December 2020 issue of First Things, Mary Eberstadt wrote an article titled, “The Fury of the Fatherless.” Her argument in the article is that much of the dysfunction that we see in Western society can
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Nothing brings joy quite like food. As Scripture makes clear, food brightens the countenance (1 Sam. 14:27), revives the spirit (1 Sam. 30:12), strengthens the heart (Ps. 104:15), and signifies God’s favor (Ps. 23:5; Lk. 1:53). Where food is, rejoicing often follows (Deut. 12:7), and our daily need for food
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“What child is this who laid to rest On Mary’s lap, is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While the shepherds watch are keeping.” The angels welcomed the Christ Child at His birth in Bethlehem with both praise and blessing. We heard a call for peace on earth for
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[This is adapted from Dr. Luter’s sermon to Franklin Avenue Baptist Church on May 31, 2020. The full service can be viewed here. Dr. Luter is pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, and formerly the president of the Southern Baptist Convention.] It’s hard to believe that this is the twelfth
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[Steve Noblett is the Executive Director of the Christian Community Health Fellowship in Memphis, TN. This article is posted with permission from the CCHF website.] In 2005, New Orleans took a direct hit from a category 3 hurricane. For over 100 miles both sides of I-55 were jammed with folks
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Yesterday afternoon as I was collecting my thoughts for this devotional, CNN reported that 70% of COVID-19 fatalities in Louisiana are African Americans, even though African Americans comprise only 32% of the State’s population. Governor Edwards observed that most of the fatalities have involved persons with multiple co-morbidities. In other
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