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FROM THE COLLEGES: 28 baptisms among Carson-Newman, Shorter U football teams • Biblical Recorder
2+ week, 4+ day ago (436+ words) JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — Though temperatures pushed over 90 degrees on Carson-Newman (C-N) University’s campus, it did little to deter an Aug. 19 gathering at historic Mossy Creek. The assembly witnessed a life-changing event for 18 members of C-N’s football team, as each was…...
Smallest, largest churches see strongest discipleship scores, according to Lifeway Research • Biblical Recorder
2+ week, 4+ day ago (954+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — The size and location of a church may reveal more than we realize about the discipleship of its churchgoers. The latest Lifeway Research analysis of State of Discipleship study data finds churchgoers in the smallest and largest congregations,…...
Pastors, churchgoers say their congregation is multigenerational • Biblical Recorder
3+ week, 4+ day ago (548+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — When pastors look out from the pulpit and congregants glance around the pews, most say they see a church with people from across the generations. Almost 4 in 5 pastors (78%) and 9 in 10 churchgoers (91%) believe their church is multigenerational, with a…...
Lake Lure church’s partnerships, faithful obedience transform South Sudan ministry • Biblical Recorder
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (681+ words) LAKE LURE, N.C. — Over the last 12 months, a Rutherford County church of about 130 members has helped plant a church, establish a Bible college and construct a school building in South Sudan. This fall, the church will send a team to dedicate…...
Georgia churches’ ‘Gridiron Day’ draws more than 1,200, sees 177 professions of faith • Biblical Recorder
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1343+ words) VILLA RICA, Ga. — What began 14 years ago as First Baptist Church Villa Rica’s Gridiron Day has grown into a countywide outreach, with two churches partnering this year to reach students from all five Carroll County high schools. First Baptist Villa…...
Pastors report growing attendance, but fewer unchurched newcomers • Biblical Recorder
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1178+ words) BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Looking out at those gathered for a weekend worship service, around half of pastors say their congregations have grown. Slightly more than half of U.S. Protestant pastors (54%) report the average worship service attendance at their church has increased…...
Florida church invests in gospel work, future leaders in Cuba • Biblical Recorder
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1468+ words) CHIPLEY, Fla. — When Pastor Mike Orr returned from Cuba and stood before First Baptist Church Chipley to share what he had witnessed, he presented his congregation with a need. The Baptist seminary in Havana was growing. More students were coming…...
9/11 tragedy opened doors of ministry for NC Baptists on Mission • Biblical Recorder
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1409+ words) CARY, N.C. — Sept. 11, 2001, began as an ordinary workday for Richard Brunson. That morning, he and some colleagues were gathered in a conference room on the fourth floor of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina’s office building in Cary for a…...
Georgia church’s mission team takes gospel to streets, campuses in DC • Biblical Recorder
2+ week, 4+ day ago (879+ words) BUFORD, Ga. — A mission team from Everlove Baptist Church of Atlanta returned from Washington, D.C., with a renewed confidence that God can use any believer, anywhere, to share the gospel. The team, made up of nine adults and seven students…...
Texas town’s Downtown Bible Class still meeting after 100 years • Biblical Recorder
1+ week, 4+ day ago (586+ words) HILLSBORO, Texas — A citywide Bible class started by a First Baptist pastor a century ago has survived wars, the Great Depression, changes in church participation, a pandemic and more. M.B. Hays, former First Baptist Church of Hillsboro pastor, died in…...