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GUEST POST: 5 Ways Christian Hip Hop Can Serve the Church

January 7, 2014
By H.B. Charles Jr.
The following is a guest post by Cameron Triggs, Pastor of Youth and Young Adults at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, FL. He blogs at camtriggs.com.   “I’ve been thrown out some of the best churches in America.” Guess who said that? No, it was not Lecrae, Da’ Truth, Trip Lee or some other “rambunctious” rap artist. Actually, the man who uttered these words has also written monumental songs that can be found in those weird little red books called “Hymnals”. Need another hint? OK, he wrote a little song called “Take My Hand, Precious Lord”.  Are you...
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Notes from Sunday – 01/05/14

January 6, 2014
By H.B. Charles Jr.
The first Sunday of 2014 was a blessed day of worship at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church! We started new worship times – 7:45 and 10:30 AM. The congregation handled it well the first week. I trust the schedule change will give our Bible Study Fellowship leaders the time they need and give me time to preach the 1st service without rushing. It was good to have our guests in worship with us. Always encouraging. Our new Pastor of Worship – Joe Pace – led worship for the first time. It was great! I am looking forward to ministering with...
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Saturday Shout-Outs: New Year, Triggs Blog, & Ministry Links

January 4, 2014
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Happy New Year! Saturday Shout-Outs is my weekly bulletin board of things worth noting and reading. Thanks for reading. Check out the new blog by the Pastor of Youth & Young Adults at the Shiloh Church: Cameron Triggs. Daily Record: Bishop Rudolph McKissick retiring after 47 years at Bethel Baptist  Hope to see you at the Jacksonville Pastors' Conference. NYTimes.com: Evangelicals Find Themselves in the Midst of a Calvinist Revival  Justin Taylor: How to Read the Whole Bible in 2014 R. Albert Mohler: Some Thoughts on the Reading of Books Phillip Jensen: Don't Teach the Bible Jared C. Wilson: Milestones...
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Saturday Shout-Outs: Crystal, JAX Pastors’ Conference, & Ministry Links

December 21, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Merry Christmas! A big shout-out to my wife, Crystal, who celebrated her birthday this week. Happy Birthday, Sunshine! A big shout-out to the Music & Arts Department of at the Shiloh Church for a wonderful Christmas Concert this week! You make it happen! Thanks to Kathy Taylor for leading us in musical praise during the our Christmas Concert! Please join us for the Jacksonville Pastor's Conference 2014. Ray Pritchard: 48 Messages Celebrating our Savior's Birth  Colin Hansen: My Top 10 Theology Stories of 2013 Darryl Dash: 7 Reasons to Preach God-Centered Sermons Justin Lathrop: How To Become An Indispensable Staff...
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“What’s Really Going On?”

December 20, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
I am a  pack rat. My church staff is trying to go paperless. I just bought a new file cabinet to make room for all the various files I keep. Some are decades old. Not long ago, I found a filed article entitled, “What’s Really Going On?” I won’t mention the name of the author. And you wouldn’t know her if I did. But this article helped save my ministry. It was the early 1990s. And I was getting beat up pretty bad in a church fight. Actually, it wasn’t a fight – it takes two to fight. It was...
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Making a Smooth Transition

December 16, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
The following is a guest post written by my friend Lance Mann  who serves as the Senior Pastor at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in Crockett, TX.  The first Sunday in December 2013 was like every other first Sunday. We arose this morning, attended Sunday School, participated in the baptism of a new member, and had a wonderful time in worship. But in actuality, this really wasn’t like any other Sunday. It was one year ago this Sunday, where I was introduced as the new Senior Pastor of the St. Luke Baptist Church, Crockett, TX. Our transition has had a few “bumps in...
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Saturday Shout-Outs: 15 Years, R.A. Williams, & Ministry Links

December 14, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Thanks for reading my weekly bulletin board, Saturday Shout-Outs. You can sign up for email updates of future posts under the picture to the left. Thanks for the kind and warm congratulations as Crystal and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary this past Thursday. Check my interview with Dr. R.A. Williams Jr. Hope to see you at the Jacksonville Pastor's Conference 2014! R. Albert Mohler: Nelson Mandela and the Ironies of History Tim Cantrell: How One South African Pastor Prayed Yesterday Ryan Huguley: 5 Ways to Love Your Pastor's Kids Thom Rainer: When a Pastor Receives an Anonymous Letter Mike...
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Thankful for 15 Years of Sunshine!

December 12, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Today is a blessed day in my life. It is the fifteenth anniversary of my marriage to my Crystal. Crystal and I met at Los Angeles High School. She was in the tenth grade. I was a senior... and a senior-pastor (but that’s another story). We met in Coach Williams’ World History Class. It was the easiest class in the school (Do the math: the football coach was the World History teacher!). Our first (romantic) words to one another were... Crystal: “Did you do the homework?” Me: “Nope. You?” Crystal:  “Me neither.” After that class, we did not see one...
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Saturday Shout-Outs: On Preaching, West Point, & Ministry Links

December 7, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Saturday Shout-Outs is my weekly bulletin board of news, articles, and events. Thanks for reading. You can sign up for email updates of future posts under the picture to the left. Congratulations to my friend Romell Williams and his wife, LaTashia, on their birth of their new son this week! Praise the Lord! Thanks to Pastor W.T. Edmondson for the opportunity to minister the word during the church conference at the Bethlehem Baptist Church in West Point/La Grange, GA. A big shout out to ChurchLeaders.com for posting "What Should You Expect From Your Preacher? by Pastor Charlie Dates. You can...
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Saturday Shout-Outs: Thanksgiving, 7 Churches, & Ministry Links

November 30, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Happy Thanksgiving! I am planning to finish my series on the Lord's Letters to the Seven Churches in Revelation 2-3. Thanks for your prayers. I plan to wait for 2014 to start my next series. It will be an exposition of the Epistle of Ephesians. Should be fun! Preorder "On Preaching" by H.B. Charles Jr. (May, 2014) Save the Date: Cutting It Straight Expository Preaching Conference at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville (September 24-26, 2014) Practical Shepherding: What is an important reason a pastor should commit and stay in one church? Anthony Carter: Sunday Best  Erik Raymond: Delayed...
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Saturday Shout-Outs: Chicago, Armor Bearers, & Ministry Links

November 23, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
Saturday Shout-Outs is my weekly bulletin board of things I have found interesting and worth sharing. Enjoy! A big shout-out to Pastor Charlie Dates for the opportunity to speak this week at the Church Institute at the Progressive Baptist Church of Chicago. I have high expectations for Charlie Dates. And the Lord is doing great things at the Progressive Church. Remember them in your prayers. This week was my last revival of the year. Praise the Lord! Thanks to all the pastors who graciously allowed me to preach the word to your congregations this year. I have blogged since 2005....
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Saturday Shout-Outs: Karen Waddles, Philadelphia, & Ministry Links

November 17, 2013
By H.B. Charles Jr.
A big shout out to the pastors of the Pennsylvania Eastern Keystone Baptist Association for the opportunity to preach their annual session this past Thursday and Friday in Philadelphia. SAVE THE DATE: The Cutting It Straight Exposition Preaching Conference will meet at the Shiloh Church in Jacksonville, September 24-26, 2014.  Preaching Today: "A Psalm for Giving Thanks" (Psalm 100) by H.B. Charles Jr. Men of Integrity: Prayer: Don't Give Up! from It Happens After Prayer by H.B. Charles Jr. Check out the Karen Waddles Interview. Thabiti Anyabwile: What I Love About the People in Prosperity Gospel Churches Scott Slayton: If I...