First person: Before my feet hit the floor, I pray this
May 27, 2025
“Let me tell you something that may not surprise you: my head can be a mess first thing in the morning,” writes Tony Martin, editor of The Baptist Record.
Mississippi's The Baptist Record
First person: How to fail forward — one step at a time
May 13, 2025
Failure has a way of getting into our heads if we’re not careful. It sneaks in through the side door, whispering things like “You’re not enough” or “You’ll never get it right.”
First person: Confessions of a first-year pastor
May 13, 2025
As I’ve reflected on the first year of shepherding my congregation, here are four confessions that in the Lord’s kindness may benefit every pastor, minister, leader, and lay person.
African American pastors urged to ‘lead the charge in evangelism’ at leadership conference
May 7, 2025
Hosted by the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board, the event featured Mississippi-based speakers addressing church revitalization, leadership development, women in ministry and international missions.
‘BeachReachers’ impact their generation one van ride at a time
May 5, 2025
By meeting the physical needs of spring breakers — providing food and transportation — BeachReachers are able to share the love of God in the midst of brokenness among students’ lives at Panama City Beach.
Church planters learn ministry, training is ‘not a one-size-fits-all process’
April 26, 2025
Church planting is not a one-size-fits-all process — neither is training church planters.
‘We need each other’: Retreat draws Chinese churches across Mississippi
April 8, 2025
For the past 15 years, the retreat has offered brothers and sisters in Christ an opportunity for fellowship and spiritual instruction in both Mandarin and English.
Hispanic pastors find rest, fellowship at Lake Tiak-O’Khata
April 3, 2025
“When they are at work in the church, they are very isolated,” said Tzib. “But with these events, it has been a blessing for them to grow closer and discuss the similar challenges they face.”
Loving toxic people: When is it OK to say, ‘We’re done’?
April 1, 2025
“There are times in life when we find ourselves face-to-face with one of the toughest dilemmas we can experience: having to distance ourselves from people who have become toxic to our emotional, spiritual, or even physical well-being.”
Persian New Year presents gospel opportunities
March 30, 2025
Nowruz is a 13-day celebration that shares many themes with the gospel message.
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