Dr. Ray Gentry

President & CEO, Southern Baptist Conference of Associational Leaders; Associational Mission Strategist, Southside Baptist Network, McDonough, Georgia

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“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.” -Corrie Ten Boom https://t.co/p08Rtil2wq via @danreiland

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Vision always begins in your heart, with a burden to see something better for the lives of the people you serve. https://t.co/0j6BIxhQbx via @danreiland

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To forgive someone’s debt to you is to absorb the debt yourself. Forgiveness, then, is a form of voluntary suffering. In forgiving, rather than retaliating, you choose to bear the cost. -Tim Keller https://t.co/Ygnd4GZjEh via @joshuareich

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There are two roads any leader can walk. Their work is all work, or their work is their joy. The amazing thing is that it’s a choice. https://t.co/xsFfFe9lx6 via @danreiland

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The burden from lack of forgiveness is greater than the burden to find the grace to forgive genuinely. https://t.co/U6EjH7XjJe via @danreiland

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Pr. 20:7, “The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.” (NKJV)
“People’s behavior is a good indicator of what they are.”(ESV Study Bible)

[Shane Pruitt @shane_pruitt78]

Self-help: You are enough.
Bible: You’re not enough. God is enough.

Self-help: Believe in yourself.
Bible: Deny yourself. Believe in God.

Self-help: Follow your heart.
Bible: You need a new heart. Follow Jesus.

Self-help: Live your truth.
Bible: Jesus is the Truth. He is Life.

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"The Associational Mission Strategist is the single most important denominational position in the SBC." Dr. Rick Curtis speaking at the NAMB RePlant Lab, 2.27.23

[Shane Pruitt @shane_pruitt78]

When we throw people on stages because of their giftedness, instead of their godliness - eventually their lack of godliness will catch up to them.

It’s only a matter of time, before ungodliness removes it’s mask of giftedness, and reveals it’s ugly self.

Prioritize godliness.

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On June 12, April's 39th birthday, she said
“Soon I will see my faith with my own eyes. . . If He has been this good to me while I’ve been here, He will be even better to me there”
Now her faith is sight. If you do not have that kind of faith in Jesus Christ, I pray you will.

[D. Ray Davis @DRayDavis]

@Peter_Witkowski You just keep preaching the gospel to yourself. I did and that gospel was sweeter than ever. Here’s an entry from early in my journey:

https://t.co/PUPuf7VxPT

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"Both the carelessly indifferent and the maliciously critical are called to account. Repentance is in order... We will neither seek God nor serve one another until biblical humility is reclaimed within us and among us." #SBC https://t.co/ImWGhLUZl3 via @drtonywolfe

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While 35% of pastors say they feel isolated in their role, it doesn’t have to be that way. — @smcconn https://t.co/oaTIQV9BHO via @LifewayResearch
This is one of many reasons Baptist Pastors need to be involved and contributing time, energy, and resources to their association.

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Far too often when there’s a ministry gap in our churches, we focus on leadership placement over leadership development. — @toddadkins https://t.co/bsOBGJhb6l via @LifewayResearch

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"Gospel centered churches are the only hope of the world." Tom Wood, co-author of the book Gospel Coach, leading Gospel Coach training at the Southside Baptist Network today.

[Union Baptist Association @UBAhouston]

If you have a leadership vacuum, chances are you have a reproduction problem.
@drtonywolfe

https://t.co/wUmmKC7BXS

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Here is my latest blog post: "Why Associations Should Consider Merging." I hope it is helpful.

https://t.co/vBUXIGckqX

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Made me smile, too.

[Susie Hawkins @SusieHawkins1]

Pure joy!

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"The key—if you want to build habits that last—is to join a group where the desired behavior is the normal behavior."

–@JamesClear

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This is sad.
On any given day, evangelical Christians in the U.S. are twice as likely to open Facebook as their Bible, according to LifeWay Research. https://t.co/ddl027GYGd