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Five Discipleship Trends in Effective Churches Right Now; Plus Four Things to Know This Week, March 12, 2026

3/11/2026

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A Word to the Wise: 
 
Five Discipleship Trends in Effective Churches Right Now
The return to midweek discipleship
Why marriage ministry must integrate with kids and students
Why affordable theological training is essential
How stewardship reflects spiritual maturity
Why groups—not worship—drive consistency
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Sam Rainer, Church Answers, https://churchanswers.com/webinars/five-new-research-based-discipleship-trends-most-church-leaders-are-missing/
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Four Things to Know This Week
 
1.  AMS Replant Lab Spurs Hope Renewal for Dying Churches (Baptist Press)
 
2. Baker to Chair 2026 Committee on Resolutions, Portal Opens March 15 (Baptist Press)
 
3. 3 Pivotal Trends in Theological Education: The 2026 ATS Report (Ed Stetzer, Logos.com)
 
4. What Three Godly Heroes Are Teaching My Seminary Students (Chuck Lawless, Church Answers)

    
Thank you for reading. Please share it with pastors and other AMSs you believe would benefit.
 
To the praise of His glory,       
  
Ray
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P. S. I also host the “SBCAL Podcast with Ray Gentry” each Tuesday morning.
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    I’m Ray Gentry, the President/CEO of the Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders (SBCAL). I’ve served Southern Baptist churches & associations in various roles for over 35 years. I have served as an associational leader for five associations, starting in 1993. The most recent one being the Southside Baptist Network, McDonough, GA.

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