Holding the Rope: The Church’s Role in Supporting Missions
Before embarking on his daring journey to proclaim the gospel to the unreached nation of India, William Carey made a request of the Baptist...
THOMAS SPIVEY
Discipleship Team Lead
Don’t Waste Your Summer
Swimming pools, vacations, and baseball—these are just a few of the many things we look forward to every year as spring gives way to...
The Wisdom of the Cooperative Program
Unlike many understandings of the church, Baptists view each local congregation as autonomous, meaning that they are not under the...
Focusing on the Cross
The most significant pair of events in world history are the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. No set of occurrences have had more...
Deacons: Servants of the Flock
God has ordained two offices in the local church: elders and deacons. At Oak Park, we understand and are comfortable discussing what elders...
Help for the Lonely
Loneliness is a common problem in our modern age. Even before COVID-19 and its associated effects, Americans were already reporting...