By: Waylon Bailey First Baptist Church’s Discovery Class may be the most important event that you can be a part of at FBC Covington. As a pastoral team, we believe every member of First Baptist Church should have completed the Discovery Class. That’s our goal, and we hope to achieve that in the future. The Discovery Class is for all …

By: Waylon Bailey ~ One of the highlights of my day is what happens early in the morning in our offices at First Baptist Church. We meet together for the first fifteen minutes to pray about our day, asking God for His direction and leadership. It’s such a blessing to begin the day in this way. We pray for you …

By: Waylon Bailey ~ I smiled as one of our pastors described the importance of Easter Sunday. He said: “Easter is our Super Bowl. It’s the biggest day of the year. If we don’t make it happen on Easter, we have missed a real opportunity.” While that may be an exaggeration, it is only a slight exaggeration. Easter is a …

By: Waylon Bailey ~ First Baptist Church has two campuses, one in Covington and one in Metairie. If God should so allow, we hope to have other campuses in the future. We felt led to move first to Metairie, not because it is a easy place to start churches and do ministry but because it is hard. Metairie and the …

By: Waylon Bailey ~ Please Welcome Chris Kroll Martha and I will take a few days away this week. I am pleased to announce that Chris Kroll will preach in all four weekend worship services. Many of you have met Chris or at least know who he is. Now you will have the opportunity to hear him preach. Chris and …

By: Waylon Bailey ~ In the same way Jesus changed history, He also changed the whole conversation of history. “Who is Jesus?” has become the question above all questions. C. S. Lewis famously showed that this question is before any other question. Is Jesus who He said He is? He cannot simply be a good man. Either He is the …

By: Waylon Bailey ~ I’m not a big fan of cold weather. I’m ready for a break in the weather and a real return of some South Louisiana weather. The good news is that Easter with all its hope will be here before we know it. To get us ready for Easter, I will be preaching a new series from the …

Recently, I met with the four new nominees to be ordained as deacons of First Baptist Church. At the conclusion of the meeting, I reflected on our time together. I remarked to several people about their “good hearts,” their desire to “serve God,” and their interest in being “servants of the church.” Soon, we will begin the year long process …

By: Waylon Bailey ~ First Baptist Church has a class for new members and those who are interested in membership. We meet six times a year, and we put a lot of eggs in this basket! Because its so important to us, I want everyone to attend. Since 2000 we’ve had over a thousand people attend. We’ve gotten positive feedback …

Several years ago before I had grandchildren of my own, I spent time playing in my front yard with a four year old boy. His mother was inside with my wife planning and praying about an important church event. For the first time in a long time, I saw the world through the eyes of a four year old boy. …