Best way to get teens to church is to go with them
___By Mark Wingfield
___Managing Editor
___HOUSTON--The best way for parents to ensure their children will attend church once they leave home is to make a regular practice of attending church as a family while the kids live at home.
___That's the conclusion of a yearlong study by Carol Lytch, coordinator of Lilly Endowment programs for strengthening congregational leadership at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary. Full Story
Woman offers idea to assist street beggars
___NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Ever driven by a homeless person holding up a cardboard sign at an intersection and felt guilty because you didn't know how to respond?
___The November issue of HomeLife magazine offers a practical suggestion from Judy Ballentine, a member of Tallaweka Baptist Church in Tallassee, Ala.
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Texas prayerwalkers take bold steps
___By Ken Camp
___Texas Baptist Communications
___BANJA LUKA, Bosnia--Two Texas Baptist couples saw immediate answers to some of their prayers as they recently spent nearly 10 days walking the streets of two vastly different Bosnian cities.
___As the Texans walked and prayed, previously closed doors of opportunity swung open for Southern Baptist missionaries, and long sought-after provisions miraculously appeared.
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Florida allows latitude on BF&M
___By Bob Allen
___Associated Baptist Press
___DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (ABP)--Florida Baptists declared solidarity with the Southern Baptist Convention last week, overwhelmingly updating their constitution and bylaws to incorporate language of the 2000 Baptist Faith & Message.
___However, messengers to the Nov. 13-14 Florida Baptist State Convention in Daytona Beach opted against making the revised statement a litmus test for leadership as earlier proposed by state Executive Director John Sullivan and the convention's Executive Board.
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