First person: Why people really pick a church
August 7, 2025
Pastors, your community is full of people quietly searching for a church home. But not everyone is looking for the same reason.
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Baptist evangelists highlight teamwork with pastors to reach lost
August 6, 2025
Evangelist Jon Reed, president of the Georgia Baptist Evangelists, and secretary-treasurer Jeff Cleghorn are delighted with the emphasis that is being placed on evangelism.
‘Gut check moment’: NC church moves forward after thousands stolen in online scam
August 6, 2025
The church’s hope for a long-anticipated building project was shattered when the church discovered that online scammers had stolen $793,000 — in the middle of its capital campaign.
New Hampshire becomes first Northeastern state to ban transgender interventions for minors
August 6, 2025
New Hampshire has become the first state in the Northeast to ban transgender medical interventions for minors, with two new laws set to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
‘Reach the community’: WMU serves families with back-to-school block party
August 6, 2025
Texas WMU and the ministry partners responded to the need in Brownsville, where the poverty rate of 24.9 percent is more than double the national average.
‘Deep anguish and alarm’: Group condemns lawmaker offering reward for attacking Christians
August 5, 2025
India’s Catholic bishops this week strongly condemned law enforcement for failing to prosecute a state legislator who publicly offered up to $12,663 USD (1.1 million rupees) for violent attacks on Christian leaders.
Trailer with purpose: Baptist association equips churches for outreach
August 5, 2025
While churches often rely on shared resources for ministry, one Southern Baptist association in southwest Missouri found a way to turn a donated travel trailer into a block party trailer — designed to help churches reach their communities.
Patton named Arizona Mission Network executive director
August 4, 2025
Monty Patton, associate executive director of the Arizona Mission Network of Southern Baptists, has been named executive director. In a special-called meeting at First Southern
Baptist leaders plea for end of mail-order abortions
August 4, 2025
Forty Baptist leaders representing 22 states joined the Family Research Council to send a letter to the White House asking President Trump to stand firm in defending the unborn and to protect women and girls from the dangers of the abortion pill mifepristone.
Bible Studies for Life Sunday School Lesson for August 10
August 4, 2025
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for August 10, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
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