Mississippi News May 8, 2025
May 8, 2025
Obituaries Thomas “T.E.” Everett Davis, a devoted preacher for more than 50 years, died April 17. He was 94. Staff changes Ryan Wade is the
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First person: Still watching for Baptist smoke
May 8, 2025
I’m thinking about our own Baptist conclave coming soon.
5 ways to engage students during the summer break
May 8, 2025
By implementing some communication strategies, planning and brand development, you can maintain student connections throughout the break while allowing yourself some breathing space, too.
African American pastors urged to ‘lead the charge in evangelism’ at leadership conference
May 7, 2025
Hosted by the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, the event featured Mississippi-based speakers addressing church revitalization, leadership development, women in ministry and international missions.
Evangelist slain after leading Muslims to Christ at gospel event
May 7, 2025
Islamists killed an evangelist after he led several Muslims to faith in Christ at an open-air event in eastern Uganda last month, sources said.
HLGU seeks protection from ‘discriminatory and unconstitutional’ mandate
May 7, 2025
Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU), affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC) since 1857, has formally requested a religious accommodation from the U.S. Department of Education from a Biden-era regulation, 34 CFR §668.14.
New paradigm: Celebrate the replacement of revitalize and replant strategies
May 7, 2025
The Year of Jubilee for your association in 2026 presents an excellent opportunity to replace a decades old approach to revitalizing and replanting congregations. We
Lessons from an astronaut in church attendance
May 6, 2025
What does an astronaut do immediately after nine months in space? Go to church, of course.
First person: Is simply ‘loving Christ and loving others well’ really the answer?
May 6, 2025
Loving people well and learning to consistently become more Christ-like means personally, deeply and genuinely investing in the community around us.
Gospel singer, songwriter Squire Parsons now experiencing ‘Sweet Beulah Land’
May 6, 2025
Parsons’ “Sweet Beulah Land” was voted song of the year in 1981 by readers of Singing News Magazine, where he was voted favorite baritone (1986–1987), favorite male singer (1988) and favorite songwriter (1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995).
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