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, 3+ week ago   (582+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – In a culture filled with athletes, entertainers and online personalities competing for children’s attention, the B&H Kids “Here I Am!” series seeks to introduce young readers to a different kind of role model: men and women whose…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (857+ words) HAZLEHURST, Ga. – When Michael Creamer arrived at Eureka Baptist Church in 2018, only three people were attending. Eight years later, the church is averaging around 65 in worship, has welcomed new believers and new members, and is seeing renewed energy through worship,…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (914+ words) We almost can’t help ourselves. When we gather with a group of friends or people who share something in common, we often start talking in a way that excludes others. We don’t mean to leave others out, but if someone…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (515+ words) Thomas Jefferson leafs through drafts of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Fifteen years later, he would be influential in the establishment of religious liberty in the Bill of Rights. "Declaration of Independence" (1819) by John Trumbull, via Wikimedia Commons Editor’s note:…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (171+ words) Knocking on doors in hopes of sharing the Gospel has been part of my life for 35 years of ministry leadership. I learned to share the Gospel at age 25 and have been involved in door-to-door evangelism since age 26. Front door evangelism…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (402+ words) Itinerant preachers were responsible for much of the growth of non-Anglican churches in the years leading up to the American Revolution. Image from the General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church Editor’s note: The following is…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1001+ words) NICEVILLE, Fla. – The Church on Bayshore has grown from 500 in Sunday morning worship to more than 1,300 since James Ross was called as pastor in 2017. The reason for the growth, Ross says, is because the church shifted its focus to young…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (651+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. – Speaking to messengers at the 2026 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting, Lifeway Christian Resources’ new president and previous interim CEO both reaffirmed the entity’s commitment to equipping churches to make disciples with resources built on Scripture. Joe Walker, Lifeway…...