Baptist churches have a centuries-long history of supporting missionaries, but short-term mission trips have become popular among evangelical church members only since the 1960s.
For eight days beginning on April 10, the Crisp County Courthouse in Cordele was the site of the first-ever Crisp County Bible Reading Marathon. Volunteers gathered there to read the Bible from cover to cover.
Before becoming a director of missions, and even more so while serving in that role, Rick Standard saw a need that kept surfacing among pastors, especially those in small and mid-sized churches.
As two major wildfires continued to threaten homes and communities in southeast Georgia over the weekend, Georgia Baptists were responding on multiple fronts, with Disaster Relief units supporting first responders on the scene and Mission Georgia working through local churches to help meet community needs.
Nick Morgan noted he has been humbled by the fact that running the Boston Marathon in 2025 has opened doors to share the gospel with a number of people.
Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief has begun deploying volunteers and equipment to help meet needs in Brantley County, where wildfires have destroyed dozens of structures and evacuations have been ordered.
Blue Bryan, lead pastor of Purpose Church in Hoschton, and his wife Heather have been walking through a difficult season the past two years as Heather battles Erdheim-Chester disease, a rare blood cancer that is incurable, but treatable.
Nearly 500 Georgia Baptist Collegiate Ministries students spent their spring break on mission this year, serving in eight international locations, seven sites across the United States, and seven places in Georgia.
Spirit-led discipleship, courageous fatherhood and intentional leadership. These were among the main topics highlighted as more than 200 men recently gathered at Cartersville First Baptist
After more than five decades in ministry and more than 1,700 revival meetings, veteran evangelist Keith Fordham has distilled a lifetime of experience into a
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