[Perspective] Reflections on Easter
This coming Sunday is Easter Sunday. As I have grown older, my perception and understanding of Easter has grown dramatically. This article will focus on
April 16, 2025
This coming Sunday is Easter Sunday. As I have grown older, my perception and understanding of Easter has grown dramatically. This article will focus on
Jimmie Sheffield retired as associate executive director of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention in 2003 and currently assists the Evangelism+Church Health Team. Since early childhood,
Annette and I said “yes” to each other on June 6, 1958. We are approaching 66 years of being married. In today’s world that is
As I think about giving gifts, I am reminded that this season provides a wonderful opportunity for giving to missions.
I can sincerely say I have always been excited about working for the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.
The 2023 Prayer Gathering will take place on Monday evening, August 28, and Tuesday morning, August 29, at The City Center next to Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock.
Building trust means that you must be trustworthy.
Recently, I have been thinking about what it means to finish strong. I am 85 years old and realize that I don’t have that many
Thanksgiving is a special day in the Sheffield household. We have one daughter, five grandchildren and eight grandchildren.
I first felt God’s call on my life in my junior year of high school. In the summer following that year, I surrendered my life to vocational ministry.
We need to remember that Jesus invited us to ask Him when we know of a need.
In previous articles, I have shared my journey in ministry. To be truthful, I would not have been effective in ministry without Annette.
Conversation involves talking and listening. If we are going to be effective in our prayer lives, we will need to become better listeners.
Administrative Professionals Day is Wednesday, April 27. The term “administrative professionals” is an over-arching term that includes secretaries, ministry assistants, receptionists, bookkeepers, office managers and much more.
Change is all around us. We all know that change does affect us from time to time; so, I want to share in this article how I have dealt with change in my ministry life.
We learned that you have to take it a day at a time. You make it through the current day, and then you start over the next day.
If you are going to be successful as a number two leader, you must know who you are in Christ and what God has called you to do.
God gave us this body, and we are to be good stewards of everything that God gives us.
When someone brings up the subject of the annual Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC) meeting, what comes to your mind? Too long? Too boring? Waste of time? Not for me? You might add others. But for me, I am
Deacons have been some of my best friends in ministry.
At 83 years of age, I am still working part time for the Arkansas Baptist State Convention.
Without a doubt, your pastor needs support and encouragement. Having served in the ministry for 60+ years, I can tell you that I have always appreciated lay people who encouraged me on a regular basis.
I have seen and experienced many cases of conflict in my 60+ years in ministry. Some of these conflicts have been between individuals, some have been between leaders and groups of people…
The 2021 National Day of Prayer (NDOP) takes place on Thursday, May 6.
Somewhere along the way, I began to understand the need for building trust among those I was trying to lead and even in my relationships with others.
Being eighty-three years old and in the ministry for over sixty years, I often wonder if I would do things differently if I were able to start over.
As I look back on over 60 years of ministry, I have discovered many changes in my role as a minister.
I began to think about my prayer life and my journey in prayer. It has certainly changed through the years, and I am deeply grateful to God for this journey and His leadership.
I am strolling through memory lane again. Last month I wrote about changes that affected the way we do church in the last sixty plus years. In this article, I want to share what has motivated me in my ministry and how that changed through the years.