Faithful Unto Death – What We Can Learn Today From St. Polycarp
I joined several other believers this summer on a pilgrimage to Patmos. Along the way, we visited ancient Smyrna, modern day Izmir–a city of 6 million Muslims.
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David Crosby – Pastor’s Roundtable on Doing Justice: Not The Social Gospel
The Care Effect ministries of First Baptist New Orleans are a product of and a manifestation of the gospel of Jesus Christ. But they are not an illustration of the social gospel. These ministries are an effort to mimic the life and work of Jesus of Nazareth who was powerful
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Chad Gilbert – Pastor’s Roundtable on Preaching
As I entered the meeting room, I saw Pastor Jerry Davis seated near the sound booth. Pastor Davis is a man of God I am privileged to call my friend, but also a mentor. As we warmly greeted one another, he said, “I am here because of you.” Now before
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Dr. Mike Miller – Foundations of Preaching
What is preaching, and why do we do it? Many are the articles, books, and lectures dealing with the practice of preaching. In fact, I’ve written a few articles myself and delivered quite a few lectures concerning various aspects of preparation and delivery. A lot of ink has also been
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Kevin Ralls – A View from the Vieux
My wife, Teresa, and I just got back from two weeks at Vieux Carre Baptist Church. We were blessed to be allowed to serve with some new friends there and experience the shared life that they live with Jesus. They seek to live out the life of Christ, allowing Him
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NOBA Typhoon Haiyan Relief
The New Orleans Baptist Association partnered with the Louisiana Baptist Convention and Baptist Global Response to serve the people of the Philippines who were devastated by Typhoon Haiyan. I was able to join a team of 5 Louisiana Baptist men on a mission to present the gospel and to be
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Pastor Dean Ross–What Can the Church Learn From Mardi Gras?
Christians are often divided on Mardi Gras and the extent to which we should celebrate or participate in it, but no one can argue that it is an integral part of New Orleans culture. Often the revelry associated with Mardi Gras can be seen as negative or sinful in
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Pastor Dean Ross – How Did a Promoter Become a Pastor?
Many of you know at least part of my story: I remember one night standing on the stage of the UNO Lakefront Arena watching about 5,000 people pour through the doors. My production ministry was doing well, we had booked and worked with some of the biggest Christian artists and
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Pastor Tom Bilderback–”It’s Just What God Called Us To Do”
In February, I got a desperate phone call from a Mr. Thomas, whose son, Aaron, was addicted to heroine and living in an abandoned warehouse in New Orleans. He told me that he lived outside of Louisiana and had been looking for someone who might be able to check on
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Dr. Mike Miller–Part 3: “Put Me in, Coach!”
Right now I’m thinking of a certain Major League Baseball team that spends a lot of money to sign the best talent in the league. In fact, most of us who are fans of other teams have probably been irked by this other team “stealing” some of our favorite
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James Welch Coming On as President of NOBM
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