Georgia Baptists are heading into a pair of evangelism conferences with a full head of steam, having seen a 30% increase in baptisms over the past year and more than 92% increase since 2020.
For most congregations and associations, a disaster response is rooted in a reactive, compassionate response to needs. Whether from personal connections, social media or other media, hearts are moved to “do something.”
Local and federal authorities continue to investigate a shooting at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston after a woman opened fire right before an afternoon service. The shooter was shot and killed and two others were wounded.
How should preachers, teachers and students of God’s Word engage AI? Here are a few possibilities …
Here are some of the questions to ask in an exit interview. What questions would you add?
“I am in awe of how God allows us to be part of His plan. It is very apparent that God wants, needs and desires for bivocational pastors … to take time to refuel,” Roger Britton noted.
What’s tragic, according to Barna, is that these findings among preteens track with the attitudes of those who influence them — parents and children’s ministry leaders. How can the Church respond?
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention face a pair of new lawsuits that accuse the SBC of covering up sexual abuse in local churches.
Steve Looker and The Refuge Church are on a mission to reach 55,000 souls in Zanesville, a community in the Appalachian region of eastern Ohio.
But the story of the two-and-a-half year old “replant” began seven years ago …
On her knees in the midst of the dirt and debris left behind in her flooded home, Saphina Khalfan cried out to God for help.
Within a minute, she heard voices outside. They were Texas Baptist Men volunteers coming to help.
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