William L. Self
William L. Self, DST, is senior pastor of the Johns Creek Baptist Church, Alpharetta, Georgia, United States.
Articles by William L. Self
The church is worth the effort
July 2012
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but…
A Deteriorating Body--A Deteriorating Ministry
April 1969
THE old-fashioned pastor, who traveled on horseback and spent much of his time in necessary physical exercise, was probably in much better health than the minister of today who spends a great deal of his time in sedentary activities involving…
Dying the big deaths
March 1998
A deacon in the church I pastored was nicknamed by his colleagues at the newspaper as "Dr. Death" because his job was to update biographical files on 500 prominent people just in case one should suddenly die and the…
A Politics-free zone
November 2007
Editor’s note: Religious freedom and the relationship of church and government has been discussed and debated for many years. This article is an adaptation of a sermon preached to a Baptist congregation in the United States. It is our…