Hometown Hope Ministries

"A penny for your thought?" In many small and struggling churches across America, especially in revitalization contexts, pastors quietly...

What Will We Do About This? How Independent Baptists Can Wisely Engage the Renewed Openness to Christ in America In a culture many had...

In recent years, a growing number of Christians have spoken out against the phrase, “ask Jesus into your heart.” The concern is that this wording promotes a shallow understanding of salvation — or worse, that it misrepresents the gospel altogether. While I understand the concern about oversimplified or misleading terminology, I want to offer a needed clarification: While the phrase “ask Jesus into your heart” isn’t found in Scripture, the concept it seeks to express — beli

We Can Reach The Next Generation! Over the past six years, something interesting has been happening in the UK—church attendance has risen...

What Does Blameless Really Mean? When Paul laid out the high qualifications for pastors in I Timothy 3 and Titus 1, he wasn't writing to...

There’s a painful reality in ministry life that few are willing to talk about—not because it’s scandalous, but because it’s silently...

Above All Things Text: 1 Peter 4:1–9 “And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude...

Church revitalization is already an uphill battle. Many struggling churches lack the strong core of families needed to sustain long-term...

There is a troubling tendency among some preachers and teachers to filter all of Scripture through the narrow lens of their personal...

Be Ready! In 1 Peter 3:13–17, the Apostle Peter exhorts believers to be ever-ready not only to defend the Christian faith but more...

Hmmm. Do I really want in? Leadership should be marked by wisdom, humility, and a commitment to truth. However, in many environments,...

You don't have to choose one style over the other. There is somthing deeper to learn here. The Independent Baptist movement has long...

Decisions, Decisions Before transitioning from an Independent Baptist church to a Southern Baptist church, carefully consider the...

Relational Reconciliation and Restoration When a fellow believer falls into sin, how should we respond? Should we forgive them? Should we...

Loving Life and Seeing Good Days! In 1 Peter 3:8-12, the apostle Peter offers a roadmap for living a life filled with joy, peace, and...

How Did Bible College Become Big Business in America Let me begin by stating that I am not against pastoral education. I am a firm...

Don't Forget! It Was His Brothers That Did This To Him! Betrayal: A Fact of Life Betrayal is a painful reality we all face at some point...