Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for January 19, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
“For some, this weekend will be breaking point,” writes Chuck Lawless. “They will have had enough of the headaches of ministry, and they will walk away from their calling.”
July 24, 2024. That’s the day Maribel Chávez’s whole world changed.
The Georgia Baptist Mission Board offers Missional Outreach Leader Training to promote missions engagement within churches.
“I flunked out of accounting 40 years ago, and that’s how I became the new editor of the Baptist and Reflector. I should explain,” write Chris Turner, editor of Tennessee’s Baptist and Reflector.
“This update opens the door for more meaningful conversations about faith to shine through without fear of being silenced or hidden,” one church communication director says.
The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board announced Wednesday (Jan. 8) a series of staff changes as part of a restructuring plan aimed at better addressing ministry needs affirmed through the Acts 2:17 Initiative.
Leaders from the Baptist General Convention of Texas and the North American Mission Board agreed in principle to a clear path forward for providing church-starting resources and support for BGCT churches desiring access to NAMB resources…
While people in central Illinois dug out from heavy snowfall, the state’s southernmost counties were covered in ice and fallen trees causing power losses, leaving many without shelter. That’s when local churches came to the rescue.
More than 400 Christian leaders in India ended 2024 with a strongly-worded appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to put an end to a surge in violence against Christians that was especially heightened during the Christmas season.
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