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Study: Evaluating church discipleship strategies

October 10, 2025

Most pastors are confident their churches are helping people grow as Christians. Just don’t ask them how they know that.

College sophomore’s nonprofit aids survivors of human trafficking

October 9, 2025

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor sophomore Hannah Balkenbush knows exactly where her hope lies—in Jesus Christ. That conviction is the driving force behind Beautiful Hope Ministries.

Florida church celebrates more than 100 new believers on Gridiron Sunday

October 8, 2025

More than 100 professions of faith were made on Gridiron Sunday at First Baptist Church DeFuniak Springs. The event, held in August, featured a powerful message from evangelistic guest speaker Ken Freeman.

First person: Is there a ‘best’ way to preach Scripture?

October 7, 2025

Recently, while walking verse-by-verse through 1 Corinthians, I found myself wrestling with texts that, frankly, I would have never chosen to preach if my only concern was what people wanted to hear.

First person: New Kids Edition offers faith-based, low-tech fun for readers

October 6, 2025

The Baptist Paper Kids Edition premieres this week. Scripture, science, jokes, art, baking, crafting, puzzling — there’s something to engage mind, body and spirit on each page.

Christian patriotism — and why this author says it should be embraced

October 6, 2025

In the wake of the assassination of conservative Christian influencer Charlie Kirk, Dan Darling acknowledged Christians are living in “troubled times” — and some are

Who sinned during the lost years of congregations?

October 5, 2025

I saw the signs of future sin way before we entered the lost years of the congregation my family helped launch when I was in high school. It was certainly not intentional sin. It was all unintentional. We caught it before it became an ongoing sinful practice.