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…...

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, 2+ week ago   (378+ words) When disaster strikes, Southern Baptists are renowned for their efforts to meet immediate needs of those suffering. That capability, though, flows from decades of cooperative partnership that has established the network necessary for such compassion ministry. On this Send Relief…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1350+ words) NOBTS alum Chris Crain named AMS of the Year Crain, a two-time graduate of NOBTS, was awarded this honor at the SBCAL annual meeting on June 7th ahead of the SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. “I was quite honestly shocked…...

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,…...