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For a pastor, there will always be the “calling.” The “calling” is their purpose, the reason they are on call 24 hours day. The calling is the reason some willing be heading out on vacation and will turn around because of a member of their church just passed away. The calling keeps them in the pulpit each week and develop vision. The “calling” isn’t to a particular church, event, or to the job. The “calling” is to surrender to Jesus’s authority as a minister of the church. T

This past week, our denomination held its 119th state convention for Oklahoma Baptists. It was truly a great two days of hearing reports, seeing what the Lord is doing, and reconnecting with friends. On Monday, we had our Pastor’s Conference. I look forward to this day every year just as much as I look forward to Christmas—and I love celebrating Christmas. One of the guest speakers scheduled was Pastor Jimmy Scroggins, lead pastor at Family Church in West Palm Beach, FL. Due

I was talking to a friend the other day and looking at how it feels as though my generation, which would be the millennial generation, was built in a society that taught us to recluse ourselves deeper into ourselves. Where GenX had video arcade games to go and hang out, video consoles brought millennials home. Where phones were paid by the minute for talk and text and forced those older than us to still have conversations face to face, by the time were in high school and coll