Introducing the FBCB Blog

Good morning church family! I hope you are all having a wonderful start to your week. I wanted to take some time to introduce the newest addition to our online presence.

Over the past several weeks, the staff and I have been pondering how to further our church's involvement on social media, particularly through our app and website. We have discussed many avenues on how to expand the ministry of our church into this sphere. Although more additions will be made in the future, we want to introduce the FBCB Blog!

We will use this platform to share spiritual encouragement and more details about church events, expand on ministry opportunities, highlight the activities of our church, and so much more!

• Spiritual Encouragement: The primary purpose of the FBCB Blog is to provide spiritual encouragement to you and the other wonderful members of our congregation. Starting next Monday, we will publish weekly devotions for you to read and participate in. After you read a blog post, you can comment any questions or insights you gleaned from the devotion, allowing the author to clear up any confusion. These posts will not follow a consistent theme; rather, they will simply be spiritual insights that the author wishes to share.
• Church Events: With the addition of our blog, you can see expanded info for upcoming events, providing more personal information on how they relate to our church vision. 
• Ministry Opportunities:  Through the FBCB Blog, we will provide you a way to learn more about how a particular ministry will be conducted, how it will forward the goals of our church, and how you can get involved!
• Church Activities: Throughout the week, we have many activities and ministries going on that we want you to be know about! We will keep you up to date through this new blog so stay tuned!

The start of the work/school week can be a stressful time. Each of us have too many things going on in our lives to count. If you are like me, getting trapped into a negative web of thinking can be easy! Too often, my thought process is this: I have so much to do, so I will get all of that stuff done and then I will read my Bible, pray, etc. God continually reminds me that He is not another task to be completed but the paper on which the to-do list is written. Everything that we do should be oriented around worshipping and glorifying our Father in Heaven. Thus, starting our week off grounded in the promises of God is vital!

As stated, we will be posting on this blog every Monday will spiritual devotions aimed at starting your work/school week off right. These Monday posts will never be as long as this one so you should be able to read them quickly.

Our mission at FBCB Bogalusa is simple: to make disciples. Each of our ministries is aimed at this goal, including the addition of this blog. As Christians, we often fall into the trap of believing that once someone comes to Christ, he or she can be left alone. This is not only false, but detrimental to the health of the church.

According to Oxford Languages, a disciple is a follower or student of a teacher, leader, or philosopher. As a college student, I am frequently expected to learn from those with much more wisdom and knowledge than I possess. This is an absolutely necessary process that I must endure to eventually become a teacher myself. During this process, I fail, get up, try again, keep failing, try again, succeed, fail again, and so on and so forth. However, this difficult process will be worth it in the end, as all good things are. Just like my academic journey, we are continually expected to follow Jesus Christ. Just as a college student continues to learn from his or her professor, so should we continue to learn from Jesus Christ. And as we learn, we should be teaching others as well. Let us be bold and excited to share the gospel and continue to disciple those who believe as we do!

Throughout the week, you will see posts that encourage you to grow in your walk with Christ. I pray that you use these opportunities to reflect on your own walk and share your experiences with others. Regardless of whether you have been a Christian for decades or minutes, know this: we are NOT the type of church to leave you stranded after you come to Christ. We are here to be your community and we have every intention of sticking to that!

We want you to be included in the FBCB Blog! As stated, you will have the ability to leave comments on each post, which will allow us to clarify any questions you may have or hear your insights. Also, using the form below, you can give us suggestions on topics to discuss in the future!

As this new ministry begins, I hope you will share this blog with others and stay active in this a part of our church community. If you have any questions, please reach out to the church office.