1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1252+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A decades-long school backpacks ministry by North Charleston Baptist Church continues this month at a new location. The school where the ministry took place was one of two that closed in the face of declining population coupled with…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1291+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Regular small group participants are likely to be among the most mature disciples in a church, but they still need encouragement in some areas. According to the latest analysis of Lifeway Research’s State of Discipleship study, U.S....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (545+ words) After going through the Experiencing God Bible study, written by Henry, Michael and Richard Blackaby, a senior adult Sunday School class at First Baptist Church at Eaglepoint in Jacksonville realized the opportunity the Lord was putting before the members to…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (692+ words) About 150 people gathered for the June 22-25 annual meeting of the Japanese Church Planting Network. TIGARD, Ore. – This fall, a Japanese-language church is to start in Chicago, adding to 52 others in the Southern Baptist Convention. A Japanese Baptist church in Tosu,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (800+ words) Many pastors spend so much time helping others that they neglect helping themselves, according to one seminary professor. “The old adage is that we’d rather ‘wear out’ than ‘rust out,’ but there’s another, more biblical, option,” Tim Beougher, associate dean…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (357+ words) Editor’s note: Hans Wunch is association mission strategist for the Mallary Baptist Association in Albany, Ga.. No church expects this. It would be hard for me to believe that a church that truly seeks the Lord would even welcome this....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (957+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Over the past decade, churchgoers are more likely to see someone of a different ethnicity in their congregation but less likely to hear about that racial diversity from the pulpit. A Lifeway Research study of U.S. Protestant pastors…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (714+ words) GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – For Pastor Chad Weeks, Russell Baptist Church’s renewed commitment to the Cooperative Program isn’t a new direction. It’s a return to where the church began. Weeks, a fifth-generation member of Russell Baptist Church and a fifth-generation…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (928+ words) Pastors Maurice Gaiter (left) and Cliff Easter baptize a new believer in 2025. METROPOLIS, Ill. – Kinley Logeman had never been to Chicago before a summer youth mission trip several years back. While it’s in the same state, Metropolis is completely different from…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (611+ words) Vietnamese woman wear handsewn patriotic gowns as they sing during a worship session at the 2026 Vietnamese Baptist Union's early July annual meeting. DALLAS – The Vietnamese Baptist Union of North America celebrated America’s 250th birthday during the Union’s annual meeting, which took…...