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Send Network Florida church discovers a mission field just twenty steps away
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (835+ words) DESTIN, Fla. – Most people in the Southeast likely last thought of Destin when they were planning a vacation along Florida’s Gulf Coast, but for one church planting missionary, the coastal city went from vacation spot to mission field. “When I…...
Small group participation linked to higher discipleship scores, Lifeway Research finds
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....
Mission extends beyond walls, says Dallas pastor
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1275+ words) “I think the days of ‘if we build it, they will come,’ is over,” said Chris Simmons, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Dallas. After 30 years leading the congregation, Simmons believes the church’s mission extends beyond its walls and into…...
College students see God at work during 8 weeks with IMB
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1079+ words) The idea was so uncomfortable at first. Emma Kate Taylor didn’t even know if it would work. “I didn’t want to be seen as weird,” she said. But she and the other Summer Sojourner missionaries couldn’t get inside the university…...
Families come to ‘the mountain’ seeking renewal at Black Church Leadership and Family Conference
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1037+ words) BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. – More than 600 pastors, church leaders and lay people traveled from across the country – 2,275 miles by plane from California, 11 hours by train from Louisiana or by car from across the region – to find renewal on “the mountain” at the…...
IMB missionary dies while serving in the Philippines
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (414+ words) Baptist Press Esther (Sook Hyung) Kim, a Southern Baptist missionary to Philippines, died July 16 after suffering a heart attack. She was 64. “The Kims, coming out later in life, are an inspiration to all,” said missionary Jess Jennings, who has served…...
Physical therapy training opens doors to share the Gospel in Nigeria, Thailand
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (795+ words) In a village in Thailand, a pastor’s wife knows how to safely move a stroke survivor’s arm. Sue Papen, a physical therapist, taught her, as well as other church leaders and national partners, simple range of motion exercises. Amy Sanderson…...
Mississippi’s ‘Pastor Training Schools’ equip local leaders for ministry
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (792+ words) JACKSON, Miss. — “Everybody knows the problem churches throughout our state and all over the Bible belt have,” said Jay Parks. “We don’t have pastors. We need pastors.” This cycle would repeat, causing discouragement among the congregation, which resulted in the…...
Crossover shows the value of cooperation for one Orlando church
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (750+ words) ORLANDO – As the shepherd of a predominantly Black church in West Orlando, being a part of Crossover 2026 was about building bridges, said Pastor Alvin White. Greater Trinity Baptist Fellowship was one of dozens of Southern Baptist churches participating in Crossover…...
Fewer churches aim for racial diversity
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…...