BRN’s Cliff Jenkins earns doctorate, leadership award
Cliff Jenkins, director of multiplying churches for the Baptist Resource Network of Pennsylvania/South Jersey, focused his doctoral project on multiethnic church planting.
Small New Jersey churches gain strength and diversity in union
Grace Falls Church, a congregation of about 30 worshippers McNickle has pastored since 2013, and One Hope Church, a 45-member church Filipino American pastor Robert F. Trice replanted in 2019, are now one.
50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Planting Churches, Raising Up Leaders
A former church planter, Cliff Jenkins, director of multiplying churches at the Baptist Resource Network and lead church planting catalyst for the North American Mission Board, understands the importance of church planters practicing soul care and pouring into other leaders.
50 STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: ‘A Great Uniting’: Mentorship to global partnership
Pastor Ricky Wilson of Christian Faith Fellowship in Downingtown, Pa., takes us all the way to Zambia, Africa, where he has established a global ministry partnership.
BRN Exec urges churches to fill out 2021 ACP report
Barry Whitworth, executive director of the Baptist Resource Network, urges churches to submit their Annual Church Profile (ACP), an important tool for churches, the BRN and the SBC to understand God's activity in our region. Starting this year, Whitworth pledges to change the scorecard on baptisms. For every baptism reported, the BRN will deduct those numbers from 14 million people in our region who do not have a saving relationship with Jesus Christ. "At first, it might seem small in the face of an enormous task. But consider what happens when we all do our part," he says. "I truly believe we can accelerate Kingdom movement!"
A ‘Relentless’ WMU
The Pennsylvania/South Jersey WMU met on November 13th, 2021 at Country and Town Baptist Church in Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania. 59 people were in attendance as they focused on the theme: Relentless.
They completely ran out of food–but then God provided
A family arrived just as Wholesome Riches volunteers had just completely given away all their food at their Thanksgiving food distribution this year. What happened next was a miracle.
Happy Thanksgiving!
On behalf of the entire Baptist Resource Network team, Executive Director Barry Whitworth extends gratitude to the Lord for the church leaders and members across Pennsylvania and South Jersey.
5O STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: Out of the Mess: An account of personal and congregational transformation
Pastor James Hogan of Faithbridge Community Church not only shares about the incredible transformation God has done in his church, but in his own life!
Justice meets mercy in the person of Juwan Bennett
Juwan Bennett is co-pastor at New Life Christian Fellowship Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pa., and a Ph.D. candidate in Temple University’s Department of Criminal Justice. In a Q&A with BRN's LaVeta Jones, Bennett discusses the role of mercy within the discipline of criminology.