What probably is the first Southern Baptist church to worship in a Marshallese context joined the Northwest Baptist Convention at its recent annual meeting.
When it comes to church planting, it should begin with prayer, identifying potential leaders, training and sending them out. At least, that’s the way Risen Life Church does it — and church plants like Redeeming Life Church have benefitted.
“While this tragedy has made us all heartsick, the Father has used it to knit the hearts of our two congregations together around this mission to not just build a home but to bring the gospel to those who need Christ,” —Pastor Brian McCoy
“To reach people, it takes a lot of honesty, one-on-one conversations and consistency,” pastor Austin White told The Baptist Paper. He could have added “patience.”
“There are fewer Christians in Utah than any country in the western hemisphere,” according to Plant4thegospel.com. “The next closest would be Cuba at 6%.”
A dozen years after it launched in 1998, Creekside Community Church in Elizabeth built its first building with help from Southern Baptist construction teams. Thirteen
For decades, a continuing concern for short-term missions teams has been the follow-up with new converts. Have the new converts grown in their relationship with
Several people have written about the factors derailing the mission of Christ in North America, but these efforts don’t “seem to be moving the needle,”