When a new child enters your world — whether it’s a newly adopted son or daughter, a foster child or a new student in your church preschool — they often come broken from trauma. Here are some tips to help you meet them where they are.
When ministry wives traded their familiar routines for hiking boots and backpacks, they discovered more than mountain vistas along the Appalachian Trail.
Preaching from Ephesians 4, Clint Pressley shared with the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Monday evening (Sept. 22) what it looks like to “Walk Worthy,” which is the theme of the 2026 SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando.
UPDATE: On Tuesday (Sept. 23), the SBC Executive Committee approved a referral from the June annual meeting involving the appointment of an EC task force
Jon Moore, pastor of Concord Church in Booneville, is also network supervisor for Prentiss Connect, having worked in the fiber cable business for 15 years. What stands out, though, is what God has done at Concord Church.
The phone buzzed, flashing an unidentified caller ID. The Middle Eastern pastor deliberated before accepting the call. It wasn’t spam but a voice from the past.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — The Baptist Paper staff members continue their review of the audio files from the 2009–2010 meetings of the Great Commission Resurgence Task
Cindy Collier and her daughter hadn’t talked in a year, but as the water came up to her chest, she knew she had to make the call.
Andrew “AJ” Ireton owns a small construction company in Van Zandt County, but his clients know he won’t be available for a couple of months. The Baptist layman will be building a children’s home in eastern India.
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