3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1029+ words) Senior pastors at Southern Baptist churches have had to make do with less pay and even less purchasing power recently. Compared to two years ago, the average Southern Baptist pastor’s pay package and total compensation have decreased while inflation continues…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (246+ words) What do you get when a pharmaceutical rep, an assistant superintendent of education, and a banker walk into a church? For Green Valley Baptist Church in Pontotoc, Mississippi, it’s a 13 member staff of entirely bivocational ministers with no formal training…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (329+ words) Between 2024 and 2025, the number of Americans going to a Christian church at least twice a year grew by 8 million. Recent research from the American Bible Society called the trend encouraging — even as a closer look revealed deeper concerns and some…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (638+ words) Are you up for a personal challenge? Grab a sheet of paper and a pencil and make a list of all the areas you believe God has gifted you to serve in the local church. It could be teaching, administration,…...