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Site Map: Small Town Baptist .NetThe Small Town Baptist web site is a library providing free resources for those who serve traditional churches (more or less) in small town America. New pdf and audio files are regularly added in sections for Preaching, Leading Worship, Small Town Ministry, Strategies, and Beliefs & Doctrine. There are training materials and resources for Sunday School, Deacon Ministry, the Ministry of the Baptist Association, and Strategic Planning. The Doctrine section offers text and audio files on biblical beliefs including two lengthier sub-sections on the Trinity and on the Person and Work of God the Father. Another subsection includes devotional material in audio and pdf called "Recovering Church Health." While some of the material reflects our Baptist background, other evangelical believers will find almost all of our offerings helpful for use in their churches.
Preaching Tab: Small Town Baptist .Net Steve Scoggins Resources: A Sub-IndexPodcasts, Sermons, & StudiesThis page provides a single index to off-site links in multiple places with resources from Pastor Steve.Steve Scoggins Sub-Index: Small Town Baptist .Net WorshipLeading Meaningful Praise and Prayer MeetingsMany are re-thinking how to lead worship, seeking ways to make it less like attending "The Church Show" - and more about people gathering to actually worship. Included is a devotional booklet on the Attributes of God. Music isn't the only way to express praise; so multiple fact sheets provide ideas for how to say it and not just sing it!
There is a resource booklet for conducting a prayer emphasis and, also, resources for leading prayer meetings which focus less on health concerns and helping your members focus on the Kingdom. For example, there is a series of free brochures providing prayer guidance for "Calling Out the Called" to ministry.
Included are booklets, articles, and audio files.
Worship Tab: Small Town Baptist .Net
Small Town Ministry Tab: Small Town Baptist .Net StrategiesPlanning for Growth and Ministry
Sub-sections on this page include:
There are two pages which are linked to from this page; each is a sub-index: Small Church Ministry and Recovering Church Health.
Included are booklets, articles, and audio files.
Strategies Tab: Small Town Baptist .Net
Sub-Index: Small Church Ministry
Sub-Index: Recovering Church Health DoctrineHelps for Understanding and Teaching Biblical BeliefsThe materials under this tab offer helpful resources for teaching biblical truths. One item is a question and answer format for families to review with their children. Some resources will be helpful for the minister's personal edification. You may also want to take notice below of the sub-index on the Trinity and on God the Father.Doctrine Tab: Small Town Baptist .Net The Trinity: A Sub-IndexAs Christians, we understand God to be triune. So, to praise Him as well as we can, we need to understand Him as well we can. This page is designed to help explain the Trinity as clearly as possible, based on seven "guardrails."
• Guardrail 1: There is One, and Only One, True God
This page provides audio files, fact sheets, glossaries, and off-site links. These attmept to answer natural questions which arise, and how to preach and praise Trinitarily. God the Father: A Sub-IndexIf people struggle in discussing the Trinity, they really struggle in knowing what to say about God the Father. However, the New Testament has much more to say about the Person and Work of God the Father than we may realize! This page provides audio files and fact sheetsBookletsIn addition to the audio files and fact sheets on this site, there are also booklet-length resources. These are for 8.5 by 11-inch paper; you can print them out, punch holes in them, and place them in a ring binder. Some of these are devotional booklets, which are also useful in preparing a sermon series. Permission is granted to print them out and use these materials in the ministry of your church. It is OK to use a portion of a booklet. These are listed below in alphabetical order:
Adult Teacher Training (21 pages) Sign up below to be added to our "New Resources Added" e-mail list. You will never receive more than one e-mail per month. ADD ME TO THE E-MAIL LIST Some visitors to the site may recognize some material from our previous site, The Baptist Start Page.
Unless otherwise noted: Articles, fact sheets, and audio are from Derek Gentle, who spent 24 years of his ministry in Tallassee, Alabama.
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