Vision Baptist Church

  The Father smiled, and the wise men shook their heads at the dream of the youth, but now the place where they met for prayer and the grove where they walked in counsel have become shrines.” -         Robert Wilder  The Story   It was 1806 and divine circumstances were about to reveal to the [...]

This Sunday, August 13, 2006, we will have “Back to School” Sunday.  We will have special gifts for all the children plus a message about Surviving Spiritually in School.  Plus as a church we will pray for our children and families to honor God through their school and studies.  Invite someone and pray that God [...]

We are excited to have the privilege of hosting a class on “Hundredfold Men” this week at the Training Center.  God is working in the lives of many as we study how to disciple men and mentor leaders.  The goal is to prepare all the men we can to get the gospel to the world. [...]

The following just came in an email.  I believe that these are minimum standards for our ministry: -         Thou shalt not go to lunch alone with the opposite sex.* -         Thou shalt not have the opposite sex pick you up or drive you places when it is just the two of you.* -         Thou shalt [...]

It is so amazing to see how God uses every event in our lives to teach us and prepare us for the road ahead. It has been a wonderful month for Katie and I as we have been traveling on deputation. Each church that we have been in has been used by God to teach [...]

I am reading the World Magazine and thought that there were some very interesting thoughts in an article entitled  “Race to the Bottom”.  They ask the following question:  What do you call an industry that doesn’t produce a product?  Answer: gambling. The first paragraph says, In 1979 at the Cheltenham Mall in Philadelphia I struck [...]

The Forsyth County News announced that our public schools have already registered 28,198 students to attend our 27 public schools.  They fully expect that to rise by the end of the week.  The system’s projected peak is only 213 more than what they already have.  I bring you this bit of news to ask you [...]

We are finally back in Ouagadougou. We are glad to be back home. Furlough was a good break for me physically as my body was tremendously worn out, but we are extremely excited about the future. We have great plans. We have a great desire to have a church in the middle of town. We [...]

The Gates have prepared a special web page to remember their dad.  If you weren’t able to get to the funeral and would like to express your love you can see pictures, read about the family, and leave a note of love for them.  David loves God and has given his life to take the [...]

These questions are definitely a little or a bunch of overkill but it will do you good to review them and pick out the ones that you should ask the pastor that you and your church are considering calling as your pastor. There is no more important position in the ministry than the pastor. Many churches [...]