If you’re familiar with our Plant Alabama family, then you probably know and love Lamar Duke. Lamar has been serving as our Lead Church Planting Strategist for the last six years and has been doing tremendous work in this area. We call this a family…
Planting Alabama
Almost five million people call Alabama home, but approximately three million do not have a church to call their spiritual home. “It’s sad,” said State Missionary Lamar Duke, lead church planting strategist with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM). “Alabama is considered to…
Church Plants Ministering to Large Unreached Sector of Alabama
Last year Lamar Duke was asked to pull together some numbers for a report. He did — and when he finished he sat at his desk and wept. “Since 2013 we’ve planted 85 churches,” said Duke, church planting strategist for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions…
Alabama Church Planters Network Dinner Focuses on Maximizing God-Given Abilities
Some prayed silently, some raised their hands and sang along quietly, but everyone worshipped. As the worship team from New Beginnings Fellowship, Trussville, played, those at the Alabama Church Planters Network Dinner praised the Lord for what He is doing in their communities. Held Nov.…
Week of Prayer Sees Boom in Church Plants
Lamar Duke says that if he could have every week go the way the Myers-Mallory Week of Prayer for State Missions went this year, he’d be dancing for joy. “That entire week (Sept. 9–16) we had a red-letter week in church planting,” said Duke, church…
It’s a matter of stewardship, really!
The Five Points Baptist Church in Huntsville had about a dozen people attending. They have had a great legacy in the past, and for that, we are so thankful and appreciative. Then, on the other hand, Essential Church is only two years old and already…
Samford MTI offers online certificates in church planting, disciple making
The Samford University Ministry Training Institute (MTI) has new online certificates in church planting and disciple making designed to help pastors, staff members and laypeople further develop their leadership skills in these areas. “These new certificate offerings are designed to provide affordable and accessible high-quality…
How One Associational Missionary Assisted with Church Planting in His Association
Terry Long, who serves the Choctaw Baptist Association, shared with me several months ago that he was burdened about the need for an African-American church plant in his area. After several conversations and a trip over to share with the leadership of the association, it…
Coming in Second is NOT Bad!
It is football season and many people believe that “winning is everything”! But maybe not so much. We have discovered the three best days to launch a new church are: The Sunday after the Super Bowl One month after school starts Easter Sunday Sunday, September…
Most Important Tax News for Church Planters Special Guest: State Missionary Lee Wright
We, here at your State Board of Missions, seek to provide helpful assistance to each and every pastor/planter in Alabama. Lee Wright, one of your fellow state missionaries, and I were discussing the new tax laws for 2018 recently. We thought you might benefit from…