Mike discusses the church's disciple-making mandate and the vital need to reproduce Christian leaders in the days ahead with Clare Jewell, director of Generate. Generate, formerly known as Regular Baptist Church Planting and the Regular Baptist Builders Club, is the GARBC's ministry arm that resources churches for church planting, church revitalization, and disaster relief. Find out more about this ministry at generate.church.

Mike discusses church revitalization and community engagement with special guest Dennis Wilkening, lead pastor of First Baptist Church, Colville, Wash.

Mike and Knute discuss pastoral mentoring, church ministry, and the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.

"Should I stay or should I go?" In this episode, Mike discusses some of the right and wrong reasons for pastors to consider transitioning to another church or ministry.

David and Mike discuss Mike's new book No Contest, which examines the problems of competitiveness, comparisons, and cynicism in the Christian life from a Biblical perspective. No Contest is available now from Regular Baptist Press.

Mike and Bob discuss the many issues surrounding the difficult decision to leave a church.

Mike interviews Steve DeWitt on the subject of Christ's supremacy and beauty.

How should the church corporately and Christians individually think about the COVID-19 crisis? How can we follow Jesus while in a state of lock-down and what resources are available to help us do so? David and Mike discuss these questions in this episode of the Baptist Bulletin podcast.

Articles
Why We Care about COVID-19 (Mike Hess)
Spiritual Stimulus—Finding Renewal in a Time of Mandatory Rest (Mike Hess)
COVID-19 and Anxiety (Ryan Frank)
How God's Love Helps Us When We Are Afraid (Rob Green)
Church Polity and the Coronavirus (Mark Snoeberger)
CARES Act Offers Forgivable Loans and Financial Assistance to Churches (Mark Johnson)

Educational Resources
Strong Kids Curriculum at Home
At-Home Discipleship Resources from Kids4Truth Clubs
COVID-19 and Vacation Bible School

The Magi feature prominently in nativity scenes, Christmas cards, and the imagery typically associated with the Christmas story, but who were they really? In this episode we discuss the historical identity of the Magi and offer some reflections on the account of their visit to the Christ-child in Matthew 2.

This episode features a panel discussion on pastoral recruitment and the call to ministry from the Moving Together for the Gospel conference at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Toledo, Ohio. This was a joint conference of the Michigan Association of Regular Baptist Churches, Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches, and Crossroads Fellowship.

The following pastors and ministry leaders comprised the speakers panel:

• Ken Floyd (MDiv, Grace Theological Seminary), executive director of the Michigan Association of Regular Baptist Churches
• Mike Hess (MMin, Baptist Bible Seminary), national representative of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
• Duke Crawford (MA, Faith Baptist Theological Seminary), pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Toledo, Ohio
• Paul Golden (MDiv, Baptist Bible Seminary), executive director of alumni and development, Clarks Summit University
• Dean Taylor (DSM, Northland International University), chair of the pastoral studies department, Faith Baptist Bible College
• Jeremy Pierre (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary), associate professor of biblical counseling and chair of the biblical counseling and family ministry department, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
• Thomas White (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary), president of Cedarville University
• Chuck Pausley, state representative of the Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches
• Doug Schroeder, executive director of the Crossroads Fellowship