John Arthur, pastor at Eureka First Baptist Church near Aiken, South Carolina, will pass the six-decade mark Jan. 1 — and he still preaches every Sunday.
Robbie Lane, the starting shortstop on the East Georgia State College baseball team, has hit a grand slam of a different sort in an at bat as an aspiring minister.
Christians in the small southern Georgia town of Dawson are putting the spotlight back on Jesus this Christmas season, shifting the focus away from Santa who, for generations of Americans, has been the face of the holidays.
Irish singer-songwriters Keith and Kristyn Getty returned to the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for their Christ-centered concert “Sing! An Irish Christmas.”
On average, pastors are planning four events or activities to help their churches celebrate Christmas this year, according to a Lifeway Research study.
“I think the direction we are going to see global missions moving is to partner more with the global church to mobilize workers and increase momentum,” missionary says. The Week of Prayer for International Missions is Dec. 3–10.